Give young people a safer place to practice with money.
RookLedger is a free investing simulation for lower-income communities and graduating high-school students — a place to learn the vocabulary, choices, and trade-offs before real stakes enter the picture.
Fictional assets and prices keep the learning environment grounded and low-pressure.
For learners
Start with a question, not a price chart.
RookLedger is designed for the first conversation: what is a share, what changes when you buy, and why might someone choose to wait? Learners can practice without paying a fee or handling real money.
Start with a fictional balance
Learners get a clear starting point and a small set of fictional assets to explore.
Make one decision at a time
Simple practice orders turn abstract vocabulary into an understandable trade-off.
Reflect on the whole picture
The dashboard connects cash, holdings, and portfolio value so the change is easy to see.
For pilot partners
Bring structured practice to the places learners already trust.
A pilot gives your team a low-lift way to test the experience with a real cohort, gather questions, and decide what a deeper lesson or program could look like.
- Schools
Add a practical money conversation to advisory, senior seminar, or a classroom unit.
- Nonprofits
Give cohorts a shared activity that makes trade-offs visible without asking for a deposit.
- Libraries
Offer approachable practice sessions for patrons who want a low-pressure first step.
- Workforce programs
Pair financial literacy workshops with a repeatable simulation learners can revisit.
A simple pilot path
What a pilot looks like
For an administrator, the goal is a manageable practice experience your team can guide, talk through, and learn from together.
Everything learners see is fictional and designed for educational practice—not recommendations, returns, or real-money decisions.
- 01
Pilot length
Plan for a short pilot with a clear beginning and wrap-up, rather than an open-ended program.
- 02
Group size
Start with one small cohort that your team can support comfortably and discuss together.
- 03
Time per session
Set aside about one session at a time so learners can practice, compare choices, and ask questions without rushing.
- 04
Learner view
Learners work in the practice dashboard with fictional cash, holdings, portfolio value, allocation, and a next-lesson or check-in prompt.
- 05
Educator view
Educators use the facilitator workspace to create a group, keep the learner roster together, and prepare the next conversation.
- 06
Progress summary
Wrap up in plain language: who participated, what decisions or questions came up, and what the group noticed. This is learning progress—not investment performance or financial advice.
Tell us what your learners need to practice.
Share your organization, role, cohort context, and the next step you have in mind. We’ll use that signal to shape the right pilot conversation.
Built for cohorts, classrooms, and community learning spaces.
Start focused, learn from the first group, and iterate from evidence.
For sponsors
Help make a cohort’s first practice round possible.
We’re exploring sponsor-supported access for community cohorts. Express interest and we’ll share what we learn about the program, timing, and ways to participate.
Support practice access
Help a partner offer the simulator without charging learners.
Stay close to the learning
Follow the pilot signal without promises about jobs, income, or returns.
RookLedger is an educational simulation. Portfolios, assets, and prices are fictional. It does not provide financial advice, guarantee income or outcomes, or ask learners to pay.