Club Profile: Investment Club
By Allyson Kang,
BlueDevilHUB.com Editor-in-chief–
Davis High’s Investment Club is a business-focused club that currently meets on Thursdays for virtual presentations on macroeconomy, personal finance and the stock market.
“We work to showcase the beauty of the stock market in order to break down misconceptions about investing and make this underutilized form of income […] easier to understand,” junior and club co-president Kai Keltner said.
So far, the club has completed presentations on topics like “what is money?”, intro to macroeconomics and general investing knowledge.
Members have also started competing with each other through the Investopedia Stock Market Simulator, an online investing simulator.
“Whoever has amassed the most ‘money’ through their investments will receive a gift card at the end of the year. It’s also good practice for when I eventually decide to invest in real stocks,” said Joshua Yoon, senior, club communications officer and participant in the Investopedia club competition.
Both Yoon and Keltner enjoy the club’s tight-knit, diverse community.
“Our […] members come from different backgrounds, hold different viewpoints […] all which contribute to each individual’s own investment philosophy. This means everybody has something to bring to the table,” Keltner said.
The Investment Club is looking forward to expanding their activities next semester. Since the club is a registered corporation in California, it usually invests actual money in the stock market using its corporate brokerage platform. Kelter plans on employing it in the “near future,” in addition to continuing usual traditions like watching finance-related films and inviting guest speakers.
Because of investing’s role in money management, Yoon believes “everyone should at least try and meet with us for one meeting.”
“I feel like it’s super fun and super important for us high schoolers as all of us will either go into the workforce or to college. Eventually, we will all have to manage our own money, and investing in stocks could serve to be a good source of income,” Yoon said.
