Play the Market With New Mutual Mania Game.Business EditorsGUELPH, Ontario Guelph (IPA: gwɛlf) (population 114,943[1]) is a city located in the Southwestern region of Ontario, Canada. , Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2000 Experience the thrill of Wall Street without losing your shirt by cashing in on the fun new board game, Mutual Mania Mania ancient Roman goddess of the dead. [Rom. Myth.: Zimmerman, 159] See : Death (R) from Competitive Edge Enterprises, Inc. In today's society, when Internet concepts spawn To launch another program from the current program. The child program is spawned from the parent program. (operating system) spawn - To create a child process in a multitasking operating system. E.g. millionaire teenagers; every "Yahoo" wants to be the next Warren Buffet; and Wrestling and Martha Stewart <noinclude></noinclude> Martha Stewart (born Martha Helen Kostyra on August 3, 1941) is an American business magnate, author, editor and homemaking advocate. She is also a former stockbroker and fashion model. have gone public, the world is revolving around Wall Street. Want to eliminate the risk and just have fun? Thanks to Competitive Edge, Wall Street is now a game - Mutual Mania lets you "Play the Market!" Mutual Mania ($29.99) plunges players onto the stock exchange floor with $25,000. Players try to follow personal strategies for success by buying and selling mutual funds to amass the highest net worth by the end of the game. Designed for two to six players, ages 11 and up, Mutual Mania uses strategy and skill in a game where money, risk and reward collide col·lide intr.v. col·lid·ed, col·lid·ing, col·lides 1. To come together with violent, direct impact. 2. ! Mutual Mania has been carefully nurtured for four years. The original idea came from Thomas Hopkins', President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , personal experience in investing. After spending 20 years in school, Tom was concerned that he had not learned enough about the stock market. His inspiration for Mutual Mania was to develop a forum where anyone could learn about investing in a fun, risk-free, interactive environment. Following in the footsteps of one of the world's most famous games, Monopoly, but instead of buying and selling real estate, Mutual Mania converted the concept to mutual funds. However, Mutual Mania separated itself from other financial games by basing the game on playing strategy and market fluctuations, rather than chance and lucky rolls of the dice. Competitive Edge has also developed a Teaching Guide that is used in conjunction with the game in Canadian school systems and is now being introduced in U.S. schools. Chuck Hopkins, VP, Sales of Competitive Edge, explained, "I don't think anyone grasps the understanding of the market until they risk their own cash. Mutual Mania takes the intimidation out of investing, gives a solid understanding of different funds and elements that impact stock performance, all within the confines con·fine v. con·fined, con·fin·ing, con·fines v.tr. 1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit. of a fun game." |
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