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Analyze. Model. Invest. | A Project-Based Introduction to Investing and Quantitative Finance

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8 sessions

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This series ended on August 7, 2025. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

This series is part of Schoolhouse Summer Camp! Explore Summer Camp

About

Think investing is just for Wall Street pros? Think again.
Finance doesn’t have to be confusing—and math doesn’t have to be scary.

We’ll start with the basics of how markets work and build your investment knowledge from the ground up. But from there, we’re going to do things differently. That’s right—in this course, you won’t just learn about investing; you’ll build real models to apply it.

(Wait, the fancy math models? Yeah. You bet.)

Welcome to the hands-on, project-based series designed to make finance fun and empowering; comprehensive, yet comprehensible. And no, I wasn’t joking about the project part—you’ll actually be creating your own investment dashboards and quantitative models using real-world data of companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Walmart. And it won’t cost you a single penny.

We’ll be working with real tools, real data, and real skills that you can use—whether you're aiming for Wall Street or just want to grow your money smarter.

You don’t need to be a math genius. I’m just hoping you’re curious to learn :)


Tutored by

Emily M 🇺🇸

Certified in 2 topics

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Hi, I’m a high school senior and I’m terrified of networking. I’m not sure if it’s a weird combo that I’m OK with speaking but mortified when it comes to reaching out to people, but anyway, nice to meet you. (Indirectly and one-sided, I guess.)

Schedule

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

You will not be withdrawn if you don't or can't attend a session, but I recommend that you do attend all of them, as each one builds on the other.

If you can't attend a session, please message me as soon as you are able to. I can potentially review the session's concepts with you on a separate date, though this is a tentative idea.

Note: That all being said, I should be pretty flexible with the dates/times (at least, in the first couple of days of posting this)---please reach out to me if you don't think the schedule works for you. We can try to work something out.

SESSION 1

15

Jul

SESSION 1

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Tue 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTCJul 15, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTC

Session 1 - Introduction to Investments
- What is investing? Why do people invest?
- How investing works
- Types of assets (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, alternatives)
- Overview of financial markets
SESSION 2

17

Jul

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Thu 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTCJul 17, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTC

Session 2 - How Stocks Work
- Equity vs debt
- Stock tickers, prices, market cap, P/E ratio
- Dividends and capital gains
- How to read a basic stock chart
- Real-time examples from Yahoo Finance and TradingView
SESSION 3

22

Jul

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Tue 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM UTCJul 22, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM UTC

Session 3 - [Project: Build an Investment Dashboard]
- Pull real-time data using the GOOGLEFINANCE function
- Track portfolio allocation, stock performance, % gain/loss
- Graph charts (e.g., pie chart for allocation, line chart for value over time)
- Include conditional formatting (e.g., red if stock is down)
SESSION 4

24

Jul

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Thu 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTCJul 24, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTC

Session 4 - Financial Terms Every Investor Should Know
- Understand key financial and economic terms used in investing
- Learn how these concepts affect market behavior and investor decisions
- Gain the confidence to interpret market news and macroeconomic reports
SESSION 5

29

Jul

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Tue 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTCJul 29, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTC

Session 5 - Understanding Risk and Return
- Time horizon, volatility, compounding
- Risk types (market, credit, liquidity, etc.)
- Diversification and correlation
- Efficient frontier
SESSION 6

31

Jul

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Thu 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTCJul 31, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTC

Session 6 - [Project 2: Comparing Stock Returns]
- Calculate stock returns using stock price historical data
- Calculate the average return of a stock and its volatility
- Calculate risk-adjusted stock performance
- Compare the performances of different stocks
SESSION 7

5

Aug

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Tue 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTCAug 5, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTC

Session 7 - [Project 3: Two-Asset Markowitz Model]
- Calculate the covariance and correlation of two assets
- Calculate the variance and Sharpe ratio for a two-asset portfolio
- Optimize for the highest Sharpe ratio in a two-asset portfolio
- Understand the efficient frontier
SESSION 8

7

Aug

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Thu 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTCAug 7, 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM UTC

Session 8 - [Project 4: Build Your Own Investment Portfolio]
- Create your own portfolio of stocks
- Investopedia’s Stock Simulator or on Google Sheets
- Simulate the portfolio’s performance in real-time
- Analyze and interpret results

(Bonus: We may be able to build correlation matrices too)

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Jul 15 - Aug 7

4 weeks

75 - 90 mins

/ session

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Tuesdays

5:30PM

Thursdays

5:30PM