Building The
Next Generation
Of Investors.
Practical financial education, community, and experiences designed to help people invest with greater confidence.
together
Education.
Community.
Impact.
BCG and founder Steven Barge have worked with universities, HBCUs, nonprofits, and organizations through financial education, speaking, workshops, panels, and community programming.
Organizations We've Worked With
Investing
Shouldn’t feel
inaccessible.
Most people are never taught how markets actually work. BCG exists to close that gap — translating investing, research, and long-term wealth building into language people can act on.
Since 2020, BCG has grown from a small investing community into a platform reaching thousands of aspiring and active investors. Now, we’re expanding that mission by bringing practical financial and investing education to campuses, nonprofits and communities.
Knowledge
Before capital.
Better investing starts with better understanding.
Seven core areas · Index 01–07
Personal Finance Foundations
Budgeting, saving, credit, debt, emergency funds, and preparing financially to invest.
Stock Market Fundamentals
How markets, exchanges, and ownership actually work.
Investment Research
Reading filings, fundamentals, and the story behind a company.
Technical Analysis
Price structure, trend, and volume as a framework for decisions.
Options Education
Contracts, mechanics, strategies, and risk explained without the hype.
Long-Term Wealth Building
Time horizons, compounding, diversification, and portfolio discipline.
Risk & Investor Psychology
Position sizing, expectations, decision-making, and behavior under pressure.
BCG teaches investors how to think — not what to buy.
Build Your
Foundation.
Designed for new and developing investors who want to understand money, markets, stocks, and options while building the confidence to make more informed investing decisions.
Personal Finance Education
Build the financial foundation for investing through practical education around budgeting, saving, debt, emergency funds, and preparing your money to invest.
Stock Market Fundamentals
Learn how stocks, ETFs, markets, portfolios, and investing strategies work.
Long-Term Investing
Learn about diversification, compounding, portfolio building, retirement investing, and developing a long-term investor mindset.
Options Education
Learn the fundamentals of options, including calls, puts, contracts, strike prices, expiration dates, risk, and basic options strategies.
Options Community Channel
Access a dedicated space for options education, questions, market conversations, and learning alongside other investors.
Market Education & Resources
Access market discussions, educational resources, guides, breakdowns, and ongoing investing education.
Build Your Foundation.
- Personal Finance Education
- Stock Market Fundamentals
- Long-Term Investing
- Options Education
- Options Community Channel
- Market Education
- Investor Resources
- Community Access
Level Up Your Investing.
BCG Playmakers is the premium BCG experience for investors ready for deeper market education, advanced strategies, and more hands-on guidance.
- Everything in BCG Community
- Daily Options Trade Callouts
- Options Flow Analysis
- Advanced Options Strategies
- Guided Market Insights
- Trade Setups & Market Levels
- Advanced Investor Resources
Financial education
belongs in
every community.
BCG partners with HBCUs, universities, nonprofits, and community organizations to deliver practical financial literacy and investing education designed around the needs of their audiences.
Financial Literacy Workshops
Foundational sessions on budgeting, credit, saving, and how money moves.
Investing Workshops
How markets work, how to research, and how to think about risk.
Campus Programming
Sessions, panels, and series built with student organizations and faculty.
Community Education
Programs delivered with nonprofits and community organizations.
Speaking & Panels
Keynotes, panels, and moderated conversations for events and convenings.
Bring BCG to your campus, organization, or community.
In the room — panel & audienceSteven
Barge.
Steven Barge is the founder of Barge Consulting Group, an investor, educator, technology professional, and community builder focused on making financial education more accessible and actionable. Since founding BCG in 2020, he has helped grow the community to thousands of aspiring and active investors.
Through panels, workshops, community events, and speaking engagements, Steven brings a practical and relatable perspective to conversations around investing, financial literacy, technology, entrepreneurship, AI, and wealth building.
Speaking Areas
Education that
meets people
where they are.
Full room — students & communitySteven Barge and BCG speak at campuses, conferences, community events, and organizational convenings — translating investing and financial education into language an audience can use the same week they hear it.
Engagements are shaped around the room: a keynote, a workshop, a panel seat, or a moderated conversation covering investing, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, technology, AI, and long-term wealth building.
Real people.
Real growth.
I’m so glad I found BCG. I was able to take my daughter shopping today with some of the profit I earned.
Individual experiences vary. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Testimonials do not guarantee future results.
The next generation
of investors
starts here.
Whether you’re looking to become a more confident investor or bring financial education to your community, there’s a place for you at BCG.