Learn more about our objectives and what we have achieved so far.
Central goals of DCHS Invest meetings:
- Give members insight on the different investment vehicles possible throughout their financial journey
- Give members awareness of what is happening in today’s economy
- Give members methods to gauge the fair value of an investment
| Previous Topics (2024-2025) | Previous Topics (2025-2026) | Now (2026-2027) |
|---|---|---|
| - What is a stock? | - Institutional investors | - Stock options (calls & puts)1 |
| - Buying and selling shares | - Efficient market hypothesis1 | |
| - Metrics: Market capitalization, volume, date ranges | - Initial public offerings (IPOs) | |
| - Understanding different sectors | - Acquisitions and government oversight | |
| - Index funds | - Inflation & interest rates (& their macroeconomic effects) | |
| - Analyst opinions | - Advanced fundamental analysis of companies1 | |
| - Market downturns and recessions | - DCF models | |
| - Fundamental analysis of companies1 | - Insider activity | |
| - Revenue, net-income, & EPS | - Precious metals | |
| - PE & PS ratios (forward & trailing) | - Dual class share structures | |
| - Capital expenditures | ||
| - Stock splits |
1 topic of significant interest and involvement.
Other activities at DCHS Invest meetings:
- Year-round MarketWatch competition
- Simulated stock market portfolio, where you try to earn the highest percent return
- Start with $1,000,000 (simulated cash)
- Buy or sell shares of companies
- Margin trading and short selling is disabled
- Compete against other members from 8/28/26 to 5/28/27
- Winner is crowned at the end of the competition
- Simulated stock market portfolio, where you try to earn the highest percent return
- Gimkit games on stock-related concepts
- These occur roughly once every three meetings
- Game winner typically gets a prize
- (Maybe)The University of Pennsylvania Investment Competition
- Competition against other teams from across the world
- Teams of five
- Simulated stock market portfolio, where you try to earn the highest percent return
- Write a cohesive midterm and final report, detailing your investment methodology tying it to a case study individual
- These reports are judged to determine the winning teams
- This 2026-2027 school year, we will poll interest to determine whether we should enter the competition again
- Competition against other teams from across the world
External Financial Resources
Tracking companies and statistics: finance.yahoo.com or stockanalysis.com