The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens: 8 Steps to Having More Money Than Your Parents Ever Dreamed of

The pioneers of cyber-investing and personal finance education direct their wry, irreverent approach to a new young audience, delivering serious advice in fun-to-read, accessible language. This guide is designed to help teens begin investing, build a portfolio, and take advantage of the years ahead to watch their profits grow.
From the personal-finance duo Fortune magazine called "funny, smart, cynical, [and] opinionated" comes savvy financial advice for today's 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 today's 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 investor's best friend--time--to 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 investing--online and off--with 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.