The Teenage Investor : How to Start Early, Invest Often & Build Wealth

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The Teenage Investor : How to Start Early, Invest Often & Build Wealth
by Timothy Olsen
from McGraw-Hill

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• I'm buying it for my class!
  I bought this book for my son who is about to inherit a large amount of money. I loved it. As a mature adult, I wish this book had been around when I was younger. I'm going to buy some copies for my Junior High class so my students can learn the basics of the Stock Market. True, it's simple, it's low risk themed, but a great way for the younger generation to get started.

• the kid's okay
  this is a good, easy read and i definitely recommend it for teenagers or people that are just starting to build some financial knowledge. the basic concepts are explained quite well, and the language is clear and straightforward. however, he sometimes sounds like a broken record and constantly admonishes the reader to use mutual funds and save money and not take risks- again and again, and it kinda gets old after awhile. this book could probably be written in about half it's length if that weren't the case.

• Reduce Risk by... putting your money in the bank?
  This book is mainly for those who are extremely afraid of risking money in individual stocks or smaller kids (<12) The only stocks he likes are index funds. Otherwise, its CDs or something having to do with the bank. The author is ultra-concerned about risk, and he's 13 years old. His ultra-concern about risk gets very annoying and repetitive after you've read 50 pages.
  This is a great book for small kids, who aren't ready to take on the more risky stock market and individual stocks- it shows you the... more info

• Disappointed by theme developed inTeenage Investor
  Purchased Teenage Investor for my grandchildren but decided not to give it to them. While the book gives a reasonable survey of the stock market it promotes the negative theme throughout that we, average investors, cannot succeed and would be better off buying mutual funds. (So, why write a book about investing?)
  This boy-writer (in my opinion) must have garnered a lot of help from dad, a lawyer, an accountant, a broker, a writer, and an editor. I read the whole book hoping to find something that read... more info

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