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Publisher Synopsis: Whether you receive a weekly allowance or income from working at a local restaurant, you know there’s something better to be done with the earnings than stashing it away in the sock drawer or blowing it all on a pair of in-line skates. You want more. You’re ready to invest in the stock market!

 Written especially for teens, TeenVestor® is the first hands-on and web-interactive investment book of its kind. By using this book, along with the teenvestor.com website, you’ll learn how to make your money multiply by steadily investing over time. Learn, log on, and let your investments take off. Everything you need to get started is right here.

• Invest in stocks, mutual funds, IRAs, and college savings plans
• Research investment options on the Internet
• Involve your parents so you can become a better investor
• Develop valuable investing and saving habits
• Learn about teenvestor-friendly websites (including www.teenvestor.com)

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction I
Introduction II (for Parents)

Chapter One:  Getting and Managing Money

Chapter Two:  Helping Teenvestors Manage Money (for Parents)

Chapter Three: Investment Basics

Chapter Four:  Balance Sheet Basics

Chapter Five:  What the Balance Sheet Reveals

Chapter Six:  Income Statement Basics

Chapter Seven: What the Income Statement Reveals

Chapter Eight: Understanding the Market

Chapter Nine: Government Information and Actions that Affect the Market

Chapter Ten: Business and Financial Concepts You Should Know

Chapter Eleven: How to Find the Right Stock

Chapter Twelve: Evaluating Stocks: Understanding What Companies Do

Chapter Thirteen: Evaluating Stocks: Looking at the Numbers

Chapter Fourteen: Evaluating High-Tech and Internet Stocks

Chapter Fifteen: Understanding Mutual Funds

Chapter Sixteen: Buying Stocks Directly from Companies

Chapter Seventeen: Other Investments

Chapter Eighteen: The Right Time and the Right Way to Invest

Chapter Nineteen: The Law, Taxes and Records

Chapter Twenty: Online Brokers

Chapter Twenty-One: Taxes and Tax-Friendly Investments (for Parents)

Chapter Twenty-Two: The Teenvestor Ten

Index

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