New York Institute of Finance YFS High School program??

Heyyo

So I came across this program called G2020 Young Finance Scholar High School Program... which as you guessed it, is meant for High Schoolers. It's supposed to be a virtual program for "those who are interested in building a solid understanding of finance and business knowledge". Do you guys think it's legit cuz the tuition is like $3500... and that's hella expensive for someone like me.

now I'm taking a gap year before going to college(LAC in the East Coast). I am going to be doing an (unpaid) internship at a boutique finance firm during this time along with an FMVA certification.

So would you guys recommend this course? It seems cool and idk whether I can insert links to the program here but ill try

program link-

https://www.nyif.com/g2020-young-finance-scholar-high-school-program.html

explanation video(which is like 2 hrs long)-

https://info.nyif.com/young-finance-scholar-program/

Would you recommend that I go ahead w this program or just invest the money in an index fund lol (again its 3.5K... thatll be like 60K in another 30yrs)?

Thanks for your time... I really appreciate it!!

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FMVA + Investment Banking 3rd ed. by Rosenbaum & Pearl + Paul Pignataro YouTube channel and books + Damodaran Online

The FMVA is worth it in my opinion because it is a structured program and assumes you have very little knowledge about the subject. The other resources are high-quality content that can be found for free on the internet.

 

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