Money Manager Academy
Become the CEO of Your Money: Start a Financial Journey with Business School Faculty
Stony Brook University Pre-College Summer Camp 2024
The MMA Summer Camp is offered by the Center of Entrepreneurial Finance (CEF) and Trading and Investing Lab (TIL) at the College of Business of Stony Brook University. Stony Brook University is ranked the #1 public university in New York in the U.S. News & World Report 2023 and 2024 Best Colleges ranking. Its College of Business is fast-growing and AACSB accredited, with outstanding business researchers and leaders serving as instructors.
1. Course description
The camp is designed to prepare and inspire ambitious and achieving high-school students to be a successful manager of their finances. The program equips participants with basic financial literacy and financial toolsets to manage various aspects of personal and business finances, including but not limited to budgeting, spending and savings, credit and debt, time value of money, investing and planning, insurance, business finance, entrepreneurial finance, etc.
2. What students will learn?
This one-week program consists of 20 hours of lectures or interactions with a team of professors, practitioners, and graduate or undergraduate teaching assistants.
- Day 1: Budgeting, spending, and savings
- Day 2: Credit, debt, and insurance
- Day 3: Business and entrepreneurial finance
- Day 4: Financial goals and investing
- Day 5: Financial planning
3. What will they be doing?
Each business day comprises lectures, experiential learning through hands-on projects, and occasional guest talks.
4. When and to whom it is offered?
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- Dates: July 21-26
- Eligibility: High-school students (9th to 12th grade)
5. Instructor name, title and bio:
Danling Jiang, Ph.D. : Dr. Jiang is a Professor of Finance and Associate Dean for Programs at College of Business, Stony Brook University. She is also the Co-Director of the Center of Entrepreneurial Finance, the Trading and Investing Lab, and the Blockchain Business Lab. Her research involves studying stock and digital asset investments, corporate finance, and financial decision-making based on the psychology and behaviors of market participants.
Richard Chan, Ph.D.: Dr. Chan is an Associate Professor of Management at College of Business, Stony Brook University. He is also the Director of Center of Entrepreneurial Finance. His research domain is broadly situated at the intersection of psychology, technology, and entrepreneurial finance.
Thomas Tallerico, MBA, MS: Mr. Tallerico is an Adjunct Professor of Finance at College of Business, Stony Brook University. He is a Senior Project Manager at Brookhaven National Labs for 37 years. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses at Stony Brook University since 2004, covering topics related to principles of finance, investment, risk management, and entrepreneurial finance.
Boyan Doytchinov, MBA, CFA, and CFP: Mr. Doytchinov is the Director of Financial Planning at Snyder Wealth Group, a financial service firm in Long Island. He specializes in financial planning including retirement, portfolio management, tax planning, insurance, estate planning, and cash flow management.
6. Program fee, registration, and contact
- Registration deadline: April 1, 2024 (early bird rate); May 15, 2024 (regular rate)
- For program fee and registration, please visit here
- Questions about registration and fee shall be submited here.
- Questions about the program content should be sent to cef@stonybrook.edu.
7. Sponsorship
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- We are seeking sponsorship to provide scholarships to low-income students, especially underrepresented minorities and females.
- We welcome local companies to sponsor the children of their employees to participate in the program.
- Interested firms or individuals please email cef@stonybrook.edu.