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Consider joining a high school or college chapter of DECA (https://www.deca.org), a nonprofit organization that hosts competitions, leadership training programs, and educational conferences for students who are interested in careers in marketing, finance, management, and hospitality.
Ask your teacher or career counselor to help arrange an information interview with a marketing specialist. LinkedIn is another good resource to help locate potential interviewees. Perhaps you could even job-shadow a marketing professional.
Create a marketing campaign for a product or service, and test it out on your family and friends. Finally, check out the following resources to learn more about marketing and mutual funds:
- MarketingNews: https://www.ama.org/marketing-news-home/
- Marketing For Dummies (For Dummies, 2022)
- Social Media Marketing All-in-One For Dummies (For Dummies, 2021)
- Investing For Dummies (For Dummies, 2024)
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