Tsutsie Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Can someone please suggest a great book on the stock market? My son has been asking questions on stock, bonds, trading, etc. - things I know nothing about! We have looked at "The Stock Market Game" but can't make heads or tails of it. It looks like we have to be a part of a group working together. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SunnyDays Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I have this one but we haven't used it yet: http://www.amazon.com/Young-Investor-Projects-Activities-Making/dp/1569765464/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1429117392&sr=8-3&keywords=stock+market+for+kids It looks good, and I believe I bought it for an Athena's course that we didn't end up being able to take. But hoping to use it this summer (or if we are back home next fall, that Athena's offers the course again!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingo Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 My kids aren't there yet, and this isn't a book, but the first thought that popped into my mind is Khan Academy. I just checked - they have online lessons on stocks and bonds. Check out this link: https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/core-finance/stock-and-bonds 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 The Mötley Fool Investment Guide for Teens. (sorry, can't link, iPad keeps crashing) My son loves it and is opening a market account so he can start investing. It's a great thing to start early! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 We did a simple stock project in high school economics that involved building a portfolio with a given (imaginary) amount of money, following the stocks and seeing who had earned the most by the end of the semester. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 What age is the child and what level of detail is needed? These topics are complex and highly technical in nature. There have literally been reams of pages written on these topics. If only a superficial overview is needed, you can probably just read the investopedia entry and distill for him. A more in-depth analysis would require strong comprehension skills (all topics), facility with algebra (all topics) and statistics (stocks if dividends are being studied, otherwise just bonds). Also a passing familiarity with basic economics might be useful as background for the fundamental analysis discussions. 'Trading' is a very broad topic that could encompass just about anything related to financial markets. Again an overview could be obtained via Google. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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