Kansas City teens are getting a hands-on lesson in budgeting, saving and investing through a virtual stock market competition designed to promote long-term wealth building.A group of Kansas City high school students is learning how to manage money and invest for the future—without risking a dime.More than 70 students from 40 area schools are taking part in the Dollars & Since Challenge, a nine-week virtual stock market simulation. Each student receives $100,000 in virtual money to grow through smart investing.Program Director Lorin Crenshaw says the goal is to introduce teens to financial principles they can use for life.“We focus on high school students—the principles of wealth, creation, savings, budgeting, investing,” Crenshaw said.Crenshaw says many of the students have never thought about personal finance or considered careers in business or investing. His message to them is simple:“I tell them, you’re the CFO of you. You’re driving yourself like a business.”The challenge is supported by 100 Black Men of Greater Kansas City, a mentorship organization that helps students build skills for long-term success.Marcus Jackson, a member of the group, says the students often surprise themselves.“I think sometimes they underestimate how quickly they can learn these concepts,” Jackson said.The top five performers were honored at the end of the challenge. The top two earned a trip to compete nationally in New Orleans.For Crenshaw, it’s not about short-term wins—but lifelong habits.“The earlier you start, the greater the value creation,” he said. “Starting them out young allows them to capitalize on one of their biggest assets, which is time.”
Kansas City teens are getting a hands-on lesson in budgeting, saving and investing through a virtual stock market competition designed to promote long-term wealth building.
A group of Kansas City high school students is learning how to manage money and invest for the future—without risking a dime.
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More than 70 students from 40 area schools are taking part in the Dollars & Since Challenge, a nine-week virtual stock market simulation. Each student receives $100,000 in virtual money to grow through smart investing.
Program Director Lorin Crenshaw says the goal is to introduce teens to financial principles they can use for life.
“We focus on high school students—the principles of wealth, creation, savings, budgeting, investing,” Crenshaw said.
Crenshaw says many of the students have never thought about personal finance or considered careers in business or investing. His message to them is simple:
“I tell them, you’re the CFO of you. You’re driving yourself like a business.”
The challenge is supported by 100 Black Men of Greater Kansas City, a mentorship organization that helps students build skills for long-term success.
Marcus Jackson, a member of the group, says the students often surprise themselves.
“I think sometimes they underestimate how quickly they can learn these concepts,” Jackson said.
The top five performers were honored at the end of the challenge. The top two earned a trip to compete nationally in New Orleans.
For Crenshaw, it’s not about short-term wins—but lifelong habits.
“The earlier you start, the greater the value creation,” he said. “Starting them out young allows them to capitalize on one of their biggest assets, which is time.”
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