Diving Deeper Into Financial Literacy

Insurance fraud means lying to an insurer for money, from staged burglaries to fake medical bills. See real scandals and the legal consequences.

A parent's real-life playbook for financial literacy for teenagers: teach earning, budgeting, saving, and first accounts through everyday moments.

Choosing an investing app for teens? The best first app is a simulator, not real money. See the three app types, the trade-offs, and where to start.

How to learn to trade stocks: what really happens when you place an order, the order types that matter, and how to practice on live prices with zero risk.

How to learn about investing from zero: what to learn first, the habit that matters most, and why to learn to invest with virtual money before your own.

Practice stock trading for free with virtual money and live prices. Rapunzl co-founder Myles Gage on the five habits that turn practice into real skill.

A free stock market simulator lets you trade virtual money at real prices. What 'free' really includes, the catch with brokerage apps, and how to choose.

Real-time vs. 15-minute delayed stock data: why classroom simulators run on a delay, and how the major student simulators compare.

MarketWatch's Virtual Stock Exchange is free and sets up in ten minutes, but its own games page says ages 16 and older. What that means for your class.

Compare EVERFI alternatives for districts in 2026: centralized reporting, rostering and SSO, data privacy and DPAs, live vs delayed data, and cost.

Evaluating Stukent Mimic Personal Finance? Five Stukent alternatives for high school, compared on investing depth, standards paperwork, and cost.

Junior Achievement runs on volunteers and a field trip. When you need an in-classroom course you control, here are five honest JA alternatives.