Learn to invest like a CEO.
Two weeks at McGill University — or live online. Eight lessons, one simulated $1,000,000 portfolio to manage, and a CEO who teaches finance at McGill as your instructor.
- 2 weeks · 60 hours
- Certificate of completion
- 3 free lessons to start today
- 8 lessonsin 2 weeks, Monday to Friday
- $1,000,000to manage in a simulated portfolio
- 3 levelsBeginner, Intermediate, Advanced
- 32 studentsper class on the McGill campus
Start today — three short lessons, no sign-up needed.
Each lesson is a 2-to-4-minute video by Rami, a written guide you can read in ten minutes, and a mini-quiz to check what stuck.
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1 3 minLesson 1 · Finance
Finance basics
What finance really is, saving vs. investing, budgeting, compound interest, inflation, and why risk and return go together.
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2 4 minLesson 2 · The stock market
Stock market basics
What a stock is, how the TSX and Wall Street work, indexes, ETFs and dividends, bull and bear markets, and why diversification wins.
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3 4 minLesson 3 · Getting started
How to start investing in Canada
TFSA, RRSP, FHSA and RESP in plain English, how to choose a broker, your first ETF in five steps, and the scams to avoid.
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Why AIM?
Three things you won't find together in any other finance program for teens in Montreal.
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A CEO as your teacher
Ilyas Zakiat is the CEO and founder of BIASafe AI, a former portfolio manager, and a finance lecturer at McGill. You learn how investing is actually done — from someone who does it.
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A real university campus
Spend two weeks on the McGill University campus in downtown Montreal, 8 am to 2 pm, Monday to Friday — or follow the same class live online from anywhere.
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A million-dollar capstone
You'll run a simulated $1,000,000 portfolio with real market data, choose one strategy, and defend it on pitch day — then leave with a certificate of completion.
Two weeks. Eight lessons. One portfolio to defend.
Everything a student — and a parent — needs to know, on one card. The full lesson-by-lesson program is on the program page.
Program at a glance
AIM · Finance & Investment Summer Program
- Experience level
- Beginner-friendly · 3 levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
- Camp length
- 2 weeks, Monday – Friday
- Schedule
- 60 hours · 8 am – 2 pm, 6 hours a day
- Sessions
- Summer · June to August
- Ages
- 13 to 18 years old
- Location
- McGill University · or Online (live)
- Price — McGill
- $1,895 + tax
- Price — Online
- $1,495 + tax
- Instructor
- Ilyas Zakiat, CEO — CEO & Founder of BIASafe AI · Finance Lecturer at McGill
- Class size
- 32 students · McGill
- Course
- Finance & Investment Management · 8 lessons
- Certificate
- Online certificate at the end of the course
Class description
Learn how money really works, what moves the stock market and how real investors choose what to buy — then put it into practice by managing a simulated $1,000,000 portfolio. In two weeks and eight lessons, guided by a CEO who teaches finance at McGill, you'll go from curious to confident: value investing, growth investing, reading financial statements and building a diversified portfolio.
Experienced Instructor & Industry Expert
Learn from Ilyas Zakiat, a CEO and McGill finance lecturer who combines real-world investment experience with high-quality teaching — in a supportive, engaging and safe learning environment.
- CEO & Founder of BIASafe AI
- Finance Lecturer at McGill University
- CFA, CAIA and FRM designations
Why take the course?
Six reasons to spend two weeks of your summer with a CEO
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Head start
Get a head start on CEGEP and university.
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Skills that matter
Learn finance, economics and investment management — topics that matter today.
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Certificate
Earn an online certificate at the end of the course.
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Learn from a CEO
Learn from a CEO who teaches finance at McGill.
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Careers
Discover finance programs and careers.
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Campus life
Experience university life at McGill while still in high school.
Three sessions, two ways to join.
Quebec's summer is short: classes end in late June and school starts again in late August. We run three two-week sessions in between.
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Session 1Late June – early July 2027McGill campus · OnlineRegistration opens soon
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Session 2July 2027, before the construction holidayMcGill campus · OnlineRegistration opens soon
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Session 3August 2027McGill campus · OnlineJoin the waitlist
- 2 weeks, Monday to Friday, 8 am – 2 pm (60 hours)
- Small class of 32 students, taught in person by Ilyas Zakiat
- Investment Lab every afternoon on the $1,000,000 portfolio
- Online certificate of completion
- The same 8 lessons and the same instructor, live from anywhere
- Recordings, exercises and your portfolio in the student portal
- Online schedule confirmed before registration opens
- Online certificate of completion
Prices are in Canadian dollars, before taxes. Students 13 and under need a parent or guardian to register.
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Students, parents and counselors welcome. No commitment: this form only tells us you're interested.
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Finance & Investment Summer Program · 2 weeks · McGill or Online