Monday, December 29, 2014

Financial Expedition (FINEX) 2015 - Learn Finance Through An Amazing Race

Finance is a boring subject to many people. Learning finance seems to be even tougher. But what if I told you today that finance can be learnt in a fun and simple way? I'm partnering Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Interactive investment club to promote a Financial Expedition event which is happening on 17 January 2015.

This is a good chance for all students to learn finance through games and also interact with other people from other Junior Colleges, Polytechnics and Universities. There are attractive prices to be won too. I heard the first price is an iPad Mini. You’ll also get an attractive goodie bag together with a nicely designed event T-shirt.


What is Financial Expedition (FINEX) 2015?

FINEX is a team-based financial expedition challenge for students from Junior Colleges, Polytechnics and Universities to gain financial literacy in an engaging and exciting way. 5 game stations will be set around the Central Business District (CBD) in Singapore and participants can access to simplified virtual marketplace designed by committees.


There are 5 games stations with 1 Finale station. They are really quite creative to come up with the games to inculcate financial literacy. 

1st Station: Shop Smart

2nd Station: Pandora Box

3rd Station: Minesweeper

4th Station: Triopoly

5th Station: Young Warren Buffet

Finale Station: Wolf of Wall Street

I'll not go into the details of the stations itself. You'll find out more about it when you join the event. The finale station is quite interesting where students will get to experience how the trading mechanism works in real life. Those of you who're thinking of trading in the markets, be sure not to miss this one out.  


What will you gain from FINEX 2015?

Not just Financial knowledge, FINEX emphasis on application of financial literacy in our life. Each game station will focus on one specific financial instrument, participants are able to learn the basic knowledge or mechanism of that particular financial instrument, and apply the knowledge gained in the exciting games.


You'll get to learn everything from personal finance to investment to trading. You don't have to have any prior financial knowledge. Just go there and learn while having fun.

Highlights of FINEX 2015

Interested in financial literacy, but have low financial knowledge? We have you covered. This is a great opportunity to kick-start your journey, as FINEX covers basic knowledge and application in real life.

This year, organizing committee initiated the virtual marketplace, where it simulates the trading platform. Not just bid ask price, a candlestick chart and economic news which is updated frequently will also be included. Participants can get a taste of a simplified trading platform.


This simulated marketplace will give you an experience on how the markets actually move.

Below are the details for the event:

Date: 17 January 2015 (Saturday)
Time: 9am – 3pm
Venue: Central Business District

For more info, visit their website: www.finex2015.com 

or Facebook page: www.facebook.com/finex2015

You can register for the event directly from their website. Form a team of 3 and play together with your friends. Meet like minded people from all the other schools along the way too. Register for the event today and enjoy yourselves!

Share it with your friends and get them to come along! 


*This is a sponsored post by NTU Interactive investment club FINEX 2015

8 comments:

  1. Sounds like fun but I'm too old to play. LoL

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    1. Hi Derek,

      How we wish got such events when we were younger right? Haha. Maybe there is just that I didn't notice it. Lol

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    2. Hi SGYI,

      It is never too late. Do you wanna organize one for oldies like me? :P

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    3. Hi Derek,

      Haha, you can gather the whole finance community for one. Name it thefinance.sg event. Haha

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  2. Hi SGYI

    This sounds like a real fun event which covers a whole range of business methodology and ethical perception (hopefully) instilled into students.

    I still remember from the movie the wolf of wall street where jordan belford asked his sales guy to sell a pen. Classic selling.

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    1. Hi B,

      I watched the wolf of wall street too. Yup, classic selling of the pen. Haha Lots of things going on inside the markets.

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  3. Hello SGYI,

    I wish there were such fun events during my college days. Haha. Guess I could only get my feet wet by risking real money last time.

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    1. Hi SRSI,

      I guess finance can be fun too. Venturing into the stock market seems like a game back then. But now I know its serious business.

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