Stagecoach island.

• Position: ABAMN Financial Marketing Awards: Financial Education; First Place; Asset Size; Over $5 Billion - Wells Fargo and Co. - Brief article

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Institution: Wells Fargo & Co., San Francisco

Stagecoach Island is an online virtual world that provides fun and also financial education. Anyone over the age of 14 can join. First the player creates and avatar and then explores the island's hidden secrets. The player can connect with friends and make new ones. At the same time, the player learns about smart money management. The virtual world has four neighborhoods: Island Del Sol, Desert Hollow, Sapphire Springs and Olympic Valley.

Among other things, players can:

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* Build their dream home.

* Get a virtual job to earn "shells."

* Engage in motorbike...