Wisconsin 5th graders score big on stock market–hypothetically

I don’t know too much about the stock market, but this is either a beacon of hope for investors or further evidence of the irrationality of our economy:  a group of four 5th graders from Neenah, Wisconsin won a statewide economics contest by turning $100,000 of imaginary money into $203,000 over ten weeks.

The group of four girls, who say that if they actually had that much money they would “probably buy a lot of toys,” competed against teams all over Wisconsin, and won the grand prize:  a trip to the New York Stock Exchange.

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