Junior Investment

Cultivating Investing Skills in the Next Generation

The Junior Investor programme, developed by CFAL, is a financial literacy course that allows students an opportunity to manage a virtual $100,000 stock portfolio. The winner of the programme will be determined by the school that has the highest return for their portfolio while maintaining a balanced investment strategy. The school that finishes in first place will receive $3,000. Second and third place prizes are cash awards of $2,000 and $1,000 respectively. Members of past teams are also afforded internships at CFAL.

As sponsor of the programme, CFAL donates the time of its securities analysts and traders to facilitate trade instructions and coach classes in the finer points of analyzing the Bahamian securities market and the global investment climate.

The program was started in 2002 with only four schools. That year, St. Anne’s High School emerged as the programme winner.  Today more than 14 schools on average commit to participating in the programme every year.  Past winners have been St. Augustine’s College, C.I. Gibson and Bahamas Academy.