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FinanceChallenge

Dates and Times

NC Personal Finance Challenge. No team limits and the top eight teams from the online preliminary rounds will advance to the spring State Championship. 

  • High School: Fall Online Testing Dates: November 11th-December 4th
                            Spring Online Testing Dates: January 31st-March 21st
  • Middle School: Fall Online Testing dates: November 11th-December 4th
                           
     Spring Online Testing Dates: January 31st-March 21st
  • High School ONLY | State Championship: April 11 - Fidelity Investments Morrisville, NC
    Phase I: Students will take a timed written exam individually. Individual scores will be added together to form the overall team scores.
    Phase II: Each team will be given a detailed fictitious family scenario.  They will be given 48 hours to prepare a financial plan for the family.  They will then present their plan to our panel of expert judges.  Teams will be judged on content knowledge, teamwork, and presentation skills. 
    Phase III: The written scores and case study scores will be combined to determine which two teams will move forward to the quiz bowl round in each division. The quiz bowl will determine the state champion who will then qualify to attend the National Championship Round.
  • Nationals:  June 1- June 2nd, 2025
    This round will consist of a Case Study Round, and the top team from each panel will present to a VIP judging panel. The location is Atlanta, GA.