Wall Street 101 is a competitive experiential learning program hosted by Bentley University for rising high school juniors and seniors with an interest in finance and capital markets. Students choose from five course tracks covering personal finance, stock valuation, FinTech, macroeconomics, and global trade, all taught by Bentley faculty with real industry experience. The program combines college-level lectures with hands-on projects like stock pitches and investment strategy analyses, plus interactive simulations and presentations from Wall Street professionals. It is an excellent opportunity for students to build genuine financial expertise and experience university-level academic rigor before heading to college.
Understanding budgets, saving, and basic financial decision-making.
Evaluating information carefully before drawing a conclusion or making a decision.
Guiding a group toward a shared goal and keeping everyone moving together.
Delivering ideas clearly and confidently in front of an audience.
Setting long-term goals and mapping out the steps to reach them.
Making sense of numbers and datasets to find patterns, test ideas, and support decisions.
Students learn stock valuation, investment research, and financial analysis using industry-standard databases like Bloomberg and FactSet.
Program includes stock pitches, investment strategy analysis, and exposure to Wall Street professionals and capital markets.
Students participate in macroeconomic simulations and policy debates exploring the link between macroeconomics and capital markets.
Entrepreneurial strategies involving FinTech and AI are covered alongside team-based project work and business problem-solving.
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