1. A method for conducting an interactive financial simulation, the method implemented at least in part by a computer and comprising: (a) transmitting an initial financial projection for a fictitious company; (b) transmitting a news story; (c) generating a new share price for the fictitious company based on an index; (d) generating a new financial projection for the fictitious company based on a set of decisions selected for implementation by a participant of the interactive financial simulation; and (e) generating a final share price for the fictitious company based on a final set of decisions selected for implementation by the participant.