
James Fletcher
Founder and President of Young Investors Society
Portfolio Manager at APG Asset Management
Greetings! I am the founder of Young Investors Society (“YIS”). YIS is dedicated to preparing the next generation of investors. It is our goal to encourage young people and give them the tools they need to be outstanding long term investors – investors in companies, investors in their communities and investors in themselves.
YIS programs promote financial literacy, teach sound investment fundamentals and provide leadership and investment management experience for high-school-age youth.
We offer a multi-pronged approach which includes school-sponsored investment clubs; beginning and advanced courses that teach investment basics; annual stock pitch competitions; and our very popular Dollar-a-Day investment matching challenge. Our curriculum is written by some of the brightest minds in the industry, and then packaged into engaging lesson plans and video content.
We make the process turn-key for teachers, even those with little or no investment background. Simply put, we believe there is no other investment program out there as hands-on and as impactful to kids as YIS.
We help kids learn, then invest, and then inspire others to do the same.