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News Information Colby Eighth Grader Maddie McCarty Places First Nationally in the SIFMA Foundations National InvestWrite Competition New York NY March 9 2023 Benjamin Franklin once said An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. Maddie McCarty is getting a head start in investing. Now in 8th grade at Colby Middle School in Colby Kansas McCarty pored over her research into the financial markets to build an investment portfolio geared for longterm financial success. McCartys approach led to a thrilling achievement in the SIFMA Foundations Fall 2022 InvestWrite competition.