Product Description

From the personal-finance duo Fortune magazine called funny smart cynical [and] opinionated comes savvy financial advice for todays street-smart young investors.

The Motley Fool has made investing fun and easy for millions of people. Now it custom designs its wit and wisdom for todays money-savvy teens. The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens helps teens stand out from the ho-hum mutual-fund crowd build a portfolio of stocks they can actually care about and take advantage of the investors best friendtimeto watch their profits multiply.

Strike a blow for financial independence. The Fool shows you how to:

? Question authority when it comes to managing your money
? Save cash (for investing for college...and yes even for having fun!)
? Dodge the spending and saving pitfalls that trap so many adults
? Get started investingonline and offwith just a few dollars
? Discover up-and-coming businesses that could become future blue chips

Warning: this is not your parents money guide! From identifying companies that are both cool and profitable to building a portfolio that makes tracking investments exciting?? The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens shows young investors the way to financial freedom.

Amazon.com Review

In a wise and witty manner?? brothers David and Tom Gardner?? founders of the multimedia investment company The Motley Fool?? impart their investment strategies to the adolescent masses with The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens. In eight teen-friendly sections?? the brothers Gardner and writing partner Selena Maranjian demystify the stock market by describing and defining mutual funds?? banking practices?? IRAs?? and drip investing. The authors also include numerous quotes from money-savvy adolescents who detail some of their rookie market moves in an attempt to help their peers steer clear of similar mistakes. Parents will approve of the strongly worded sections on credit card debt and the costly financial and physical tolls a smoki