From Learning to Earning: Building Financial Skills Through Experiential Learning

From Learning to Earning: Building Financial Skills Through Experiential Learning

I³R will host a transformative one-day workshop for students, combining investment fundamentals education with hands-on portfolio building using real money. It starts with Investment 101 basics through interactive learning exercises and visual demonstration of investment compounding effects. The workshop will also feature a wealth-building challenge where teams use the latest tools alongside traditional financial analysis methods to identify and pitch real investment opportunities, with each team receiving $200 to invest in actual portfolios. After 6 months, the team demonstrates the investment performance and strategies learned in a 2-minute educational clip. The team showcasing strong investment gains and engaging educational clip will receive the "Razorback Investor Influencer of the Year" award, receiving additional investment capital and a social media feature boost for their winning clip.

The I³R Investor Influencer Challenge transforms students from financial novices to confident investors and educators in one powerful experience. This workshop breaks through that barrier by combining education with immediate action using real funds. The 6-month tracking period teaches patience and discipline while building financial habits that last lifetimes. By creating social media content, students become financial educators themselves, multiplying impact across their networks.