Investing Basics for Kids

It is a good idea to review all investment portfolios occasionally. I believe that even buy-and-hold investors should periodically review their holdings to determine if there is something there that could be replaced with another stock with more potential. Personally, … read more Kids Investing — Portfolio Review Three Month Update→

Risk at Eight Instead of Fifty-Eight Take a Flyer One of the greatest things about investing with your kids is the ability to “take a flyer.” Not every stock that you build their portfolio with needs to be a tried-and-true … read more Kids Investing — Taking Risks→

Buying Your Kids Their First Stock Getting kids started, and more importantly interested, in trading is a great first step towards their future financial well-being and independence. We discussed setting up their first account using Stockpile here. Once their account … read more Kids Investing — Best First Stocks For Kids→

Corporate quarterly earnings might not sound like an exciting topic for eight and nine year olds, but when they own a few shares of Target stock, suddenly they’re interested. This morning Target (TGT) reported quarterly earnings that blew away expectations, … read more Kids Investing—Learning About Earnings→

My kids had seen me trading for years, and they had a rough idea of what it was I do, but recently I decided to get serious about teaching them about investing. I opened them their own Stockpile accounts and … read more Getting Kids Interested in Investing→