Create currency borders. Make a border with green dollar signs one month. Then change it to silver Euro or blue pounds sterling when you update the bulletin board.
Have a question corner that you update every few days. Questions could include such topics as "What is the currency used in Chile, Kenya and Indonesia?" or "Can you explain the gold standard?"
Use graphs and charts to convey information. Download printouts from the Dow Jones or "The Economist" to keep students aware of what is happening in the international financial markets.
Incorporate bright colors into the design of the bulletin board, because they attract attention. When people see intense reds and yellows they want to move closer and learn more about what is being highlighted.
Have a "Fact for the Day" section. Update it every morning and ask the students if they know the answer. Also do a review from time to time to make sure they are retaining the financial facts that may be study-specific or general knowledge.
Make a collage of discussion points--such as whether students should get a credit card it they can handle it, close dormant bank accounts and if they can get a good credit rating while in college--and have them debate the issues. Another idea is to divide them into teams to present the opposing arguments.
Develop theme bulletin boards. Pick a topic like the Depression and present facts and figures from the 1930s supplemented with photographs from the era.
Keep the bulletin board consistent with the topics you are covering in class and teach students to use it as an additional resource. If, for instance, you are learning about the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill, make a poster with the key points for the bulletin board.
Invite the financial students to become involved in designing and maintaining the bulletin board. Assign rotations on a weekly or bi-weekly basis and make students responsible for coming up with a theme. You could also promote it as a contest and offer a prize for the best bulletin board design.