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Investing basics for kids. (Ask B.E.).


Q Can you help me find information that will provide guidelines for parents to teach children the basics of making investments and managing assets?--T. Crumel Tallahassee, Florida For other uses, see Tallahassee (disambiguation).
Tallahassee is the capital of the State of Florida and the county seat of Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida in 1824. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S.
 

A There are a number of resources to help parents introduce their children to investing. Start by checking out the article "Making Investing As Easy As Child's Play child's play
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1. Something very easy to do.

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" (see September 2002). Then check out the Teenvestor Website (www .teenvestor.com/raising_investors.htm) for information on how parents can raise their kids as investors.

There are also several books that can help. John Bryant John Bryant may refer to:
  • John Bryant (cricketer) (1717 - 1772)
  • John Wiley Bryant, Texas politician (born February 22, 1947)
  • John Hope Bryant, Author, poverty eradication activist. (born February 6, 1966)
  • John Bryant (original Malboro Man)
, the founder of Operation HOPE in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , has cowritten an excellent book with Michael Levin called Banking On Our Future: A Program for Teaching You and Your Kids about Money (Beacon Press, $14). It's easy to follow--even for parents who don't know Don't know (DK, DKed)

"Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party.
 much about investing. The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens: Eight Steps to Having More Money Than Your Parents Ever Dreamed Of by Tom Gardner, et al (Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster

U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller.
, $14) will help you teach your teenager how to set investment goals, as well as how to make and save money.

Neal S. Godfrey's Ultimate Kids' Money Book (Simon & Schuster, $9.99) is an energetically written guide filled with fables, advice, games, bright colors, and cartoon illustrations to keep kids in grades 5-8 interested. And parents who want to teach their children about the stock market can turn to Wow the Dow! The Complete Guide to Teaching Your Kids How to Invest in the Stock Market by Pat Smith and Lynn Roney (Simon & Schuster, $14).--Matthew S. Scott
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Date:Oct 1, 2002
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