Money, Values & You — A Financial Literacy Course for 6th Graders
| Topic | Details |
|---|---|
| What investing means | What investing means: putting money to work to grow |
| Saving vs. investing | Saving vs. investing: safety vs. growth |
| Ownership (stocks) vs. lending | Ownership (stocks) vs. lending (bonds) |
| Why people invest | Why people invest: building wealth over time |
| What is risk | What is risk: the chance of losing some or all of your money |
| What is reward | What is reward: the potential gain from an investment |
| The risk-reward tradeoff | The risk-reward tradeoff: higher risk = higher potential reward |
| Diversification | Diversification: not putting all your eggs in one basket |
| What a stock is | What a stock is: a small piece of ownership in a company |
| How businesses raise money by | How businesses raise money by selling shares |
| What shareholders are and what | What shareholders are and what they get |
| How stock prices go up and dow | How stock prices go up and down |
| What halal investing means | What halal investing means: investing according to Islamic principles |
| Industry screening | Industry screening: avoiding haram businesses |
| Sukuk | Sukuk: the Islamic alternative to bonds |
| Building a values-aligned port | Building a values-aligned portfolio |
Discover what investing means and how it differs from saving. Learn the difference between ownership and lending.
Learn why higher potential rewards come with higher risks, and how to think about risk wisely.
Understand what stocks are, how businesses raise money, and what it means to be a shareholder.
Learn how Islamic investing screens for values, avoids prohibited industries, and uses sukuk instead of bonds.