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. In a wise and witty manner, brothers David and Tom Gardner, founders of the multimedia investment company The Motley Fool, impart their investment strategies to the adolescent masses with The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens . In eight teen-friendly sections, the brothers Gardner and writing partner Selena Maranjian demystify the stock market by describing and defining mutual funds, banking practices, IRAs, and drip investing. The authors also include numerous quotes from money-savvy adolescents who detail some of their rookie market moves in an attempt to help their peers steer clear of similar mistakes. Parents will approve of the strongly worded sections on credit card debt and the costly financial and physical tolls a smoking habit takes on both wallet and health. In fact, parents would do well to pick up this investment primer for their own edification, if they find the stock market a confusing and chaotic business. Loaded with worksheets, helpful Web sites on a variety of financial subjects, a concise glossary, and a comprehensive index, this is one investment guide that both generations can and will turn to again and again. Traditionally, teens have been known for having a hard time seeing the proverbial Big Picture. But the Gardners respond admirably to this characteristic, by constantly emphasizing the fortune teens can make in the future by investing now and reminding them that investing money is the least labor-intensive way to make more of the desirable green stuff. A perfect gift for the burgeoning Warren Buffet in your life. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer Hubert Grade 9 Up-The authors create plenty of appeal to teens with many references to current popular culture and a generally irreverent, sometimes self-mocking tone. All the while they dispense some decidedly old-fashioned advice: set goals, save, take advantage of compound interest by beginning young, etc. Organizing their advice into eight steps, they promise substantial rewards for following it, along with the dictates of common sense. For example, in step four, "Avoid Financial Blunders," they advise readers to refrain from smoking, gambling (including the lottery), get-rich-quick schemes, and "poor purchase decisions," but devote half the pages to the biggest problem affluent teens face, the "Credit Card Death Spiral." They do promote their own Web-based service, which readers can try out for free. With so many competing books on the market, the Gardners are wise to rely on their strengths: their well-known and well-established name in the investment-advice industry and their insouciant attitude. They provide more in-depth advice, in more attractive and effective language, than the standard works, such as Jay Liebowitz's Wall Street Wizard (S & S, 2000). Jonathan Betz-Zall, City University Library, Everett, WA Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Wired Cool. Actually, quite hip....The Gardners set out to do something different in the investment world: have some fun while making a wad of money. David Gardner learned from his father how to invest, and with his brother, Tom, started The Motley Fool in 1993 with a mission to educate, amuse, and enrich. Today, the Fool works to empower individual investors, reaching millions every month through its website, premium services, podcasts, radio show, newspaper column, and more. With Tom they have coauthored several books, including You Have More Than You Think , Rule Breakers, Rule Makers, and The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens . Tom Gardner learned from his father how to invest, and with his brother, David, started The Motley Fool in 1993 with a mission to educate, amuse, and enrich. Today, the Fool works to empower individual