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Investment Advice From a Sixth Grader

Posted on April 24th, 2008 | 13 comments

My twelve-year-old son and his friends are showing a nascent interest in financial planning. They want to do more with their money than simply save up for the next new skateboard deck. And so I tried teaching them about investment risk.
I told them about interest-bearing savings accounts and certificates of deposit. I explained the basics [...]