Invesco QQQ has won Silver for External Learning Solution of the Year 2023 with LEO Learning, a GP Strategies company, and PRELOADED.
BRIGHTON, UK — February 22, 2023 — Invesco QQQ, an exchange-traded fund that tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index™, has won Silver at The Learning Awards for its innovative collaboration with LEO Learning and PRELOADED on the financial literacy learning game, ‘How Not to Suck at Money’. The award was for ‘External Learning Solution of the Year 2023’.
Invesco QQQ’s How Not to Suck at Money (HNTSAM) is a free, mobile-first financial education learning game that addresses the problem of US college students lacking personal finance skills.
The web-based game offers players an interactive learning experience based on real-world financial situations. The purposeful gameplay explores a series of financial dilemmas, underpinned by a learning framework that provides lasting knowledge to help players develop healthy financial habits.
"To be back at the Learning Awards and to receive Silver for our project is a great honor, particularly knowing and seeing the quality of the competition,” said Andrew Joly, Head of Strategy. “This is a consumer grade game environment delivering life-changing insights and learning for college students; I believe the project represents a major step change for our industry."
Phil Stuart, PRELOADED’s Executive Creative Director said: “HNTSAM is an amazing example of how playful learning experiences can help brands deliver meaningful and measurable impact for audiences. We are incredibly proud that this game continues to reach and help students develop healthy financial habits.”
The game is free to play and can be accessed here.