By Lalita Chaimonthon, BBA#15

     Visaruth Taveeruchana, BBA#14       

The Stock Exchange of Thailand, Muang Thai Life Insurance, PTT, Thai Investors Association, together with other alliances, held the Young Financial Star Competition (YFS). YFS makes up of 3 programs, namely, Money Management Award (MMA), Young Researcher Competition (YRC), and New Investor Program (NIP). Its objective is to produce new-generation stock analysts and financial planners to support the increasingly competitive Thai capital market.

This year, YFS attracted over 3,000 participants from all over Thailand. Over a period of six months, participants had to compete in various rounds, including taking tests, preparing analyst reports and creating financial plans, in which only 15 contestants would  go into the semi-final round in each of the 3 categories: YRC (SET), YRC(MAI) and MMA. All 45 of us attended the Money Adventure Camp in Pranburi where we had a chance to study the life of a small fishing community and hold an edutainment festival for local children on Children?s Day. In addition, we received personality development training from John Robert Powers Institute to prepare ourselves for the final round in which only 5 finalists would compete in front of judges.