[Last updated: 3/17/25] 

With the recent news about the ups and downs in the stock market, students might be wondering how they can weather the storm as they start to invest. Enter: Index Funds. 

Two Cents' video, What the Heck is an Index Fund?, describes what index funds are and why they can be a good investment for the majority of investors. Students can reflect on how investing in index funds can be a safer investment than picking individual stocks, especially when the market has a downturn. 

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Try these NGPF activities to dive deeper into the topic: 

• INTERACTIVE: What's the S&P 500?
• MOVE: Let's Make the S&P 500
• COMPARE: Types of Investment Funds

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Sonia Dalal

Sonia has always been passionate about instruction and improving students' learning experiences. She's come a long way since her days as a first grader, when she would "teach" music and read to her very attentive stuffed animals after school. Since then, she has taught students as a K-12 tutor, worked in several EdTech startups in the Bay Area, and completed her Ed.M in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is passionate about bringing the high quality personal finance content and instruction she wished she'd received in school to the next generation of students and educators. When she isn't crafting lesson guides or working with teachers, Sonia loves to spend her time singing, being outdoors, and adventuring with family and friends!