G2020 Young Finance Scholar Program
A program designed for students in high school who are interested in building a solid understanding of finance and business knowledge. Students also can pursue a global research and internship experience under the sponsorship of an international organization during the rest of their high school years.
- GDP / income and output
- Unemployment / inflation / interest
- Monetary policy and fiscal policy
- Case study
- Supply and demand
- Market structure and the invisible hand
- Consumer and producer
- Individual, family and firm’s resource allocation/decision making
- Case study
- A brief history of Wall Street
- Who are the key players on Wall Street
- What is an investment bank?
- Securities brokers and dealers
- Private equity and venture capital firms
- Assets vs. liability
- Equity vs. debt
- Revenue vs. cost
- Tax and income
- Cash flow
- Breakout Room Discussion
- Equity securities
- Equity markets
- Equities trading
- Equity strategies
- Breakout Room Discussion
- The concept of ethics
- What is right or wrong in doing business?
- Aspirations, fairness, and cooperative efforts
- Business vs clients and society
- Case studies
- Communication Skills for College & Career Preparation
- Breakout Room Discussion
- What is an IPO?
- Timing and major steps in the IPO process
- Fundamentals of bond issuance
- Case study: Uber IPO
- Breakout Room Discussion
- Who works in M&A
- M&A definitions and types
- M&A waves
- M&A activity in the world
- Motivations and drivers
- M&A process
- Breakout Room Discussion
- Evolution of digitization and technology in finance
- Blockchain and Bitcoin
- Concept of Sustainability and Sustainable Development
- ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) criteria
- Sustainable and Green Investing
- Breakout Room Discussion
- Creation of wealth
- Saving and investing
- Investment asset and return
- Business model vs. value creation
- Breakout Room Discussion
- Fund Manager Game Final Presentation