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== Overview ==
Finance Interactive is a financial simulator video game being actively developed by [https://rodrigobazaes.com Rodrigo Bazaes]. By taking the role of the CEO of an insurance company, you will have at your disposal a variety of tools to increase your financial empire. Alongside, you will learn (if not already)  standard material included in [[Corporate Finance|corporate finance]], [[insurance]] and [[investment]] textbooks without even trying!

You can try the latest version of the game for free by going to [https://financeinteractive.org financeinteractive.org]. Feel free to provide any feedback, comments or suggestions, as well as sharing it with any who may be interested in it.

== What you will learn ==

* A general overview about the world of corporate finance and insurance.
* Why a dollar now is more valuable that a dollar in the future ([[Time Value of Money|time value of money]]).
* Understand what [[Stock|stocks]] and [[Bond|bonds]] are, and why stocks tend to offer [[Equity Risk Premium|higher returns]] than bonds.
* How to analyze a company by looking at their [[Financial Statement|financial statements]].
* Understand factors influencing a company's stock price.
* Basics of risk management.
* Understand how companies (should) decide in what projects to invest.
* The tradeoffs of using [[debt]] or [[equity]] for raising capital.
* The differences between [[Dividend|dividends]] and [[Stock Buyback|buybacks]].
* Ultimately, that finance is not as complicated as some may want you to believe.

== Who is this game for? ==

* Strategy game enthusiasts (e.g., you love Paradox Interactive games).
* If you've already sinked 100s of hours to [https://www.capitalismlab.com/ Capitalism Lab] or [https://www.wallstreetraider.com/ Wall Street Raider] and looking for new challenges.
* Students and practitioners of the fields of finance, insurance and business.
* People with 0 knowledge of finance who are interested in learning (while having fun).
* If you tried learning finance in the past but found it too boring, complicated or theoretical.
* If you would like to learn about investing, stocks, bonds, etc. without losing your shirt in the process.
* If you want a safe space for testing your brilliant investing strategies.
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