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Old 08-20-2006, 08:38 AM
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This Web site is designed by kids for kids. It examines stocks, bonds, mutual funds and the like. It teaches the principles of saving and investing. It also includes a stock game.

It is not only for real kids, but also for those who are beginning to learn on stock investments.

http://library.thinkquest.org/3096/


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Old 08-29-2006, 02:47 PM
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That's a nice link, actually - simply and easily explained.
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Old 09-03-2006, 03:06 PM
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Thanks, to be able to learn, one must go back to the basic and the simplest method.
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Old 09-07-2006, 05:28 AM
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There are a lot of adults that could learn from this website as well. I have always thought that investing should be something taught in school. So many young people head out on their own and think nothing about retirement until they are halfway there. If it's taught in school at least they will know.
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Old 09-07-2006, 05:09 PM
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I love this site. It dumbed it down so that even I could understand it. This is right on time because I am just forming a plan to teach my kids financial responsibility instead of spending as soon as you receive (living paycheck to paycheck, as we adults call it).
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Old 10-10-2006, 01:08 PM
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hey, thanks for that link. i do agree with parrotbay. most of the time you learn more when you admit that you don't know enough.
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Old 10-24-2006, 06:15 AM
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My son spends every dime on trading cards. I think a motivational website for kids to get into investing might be idea. Something that would help them to actually want to stop spending it left and right.

Once they are motivated then they could learn a thing or two at the thinkquest website. I wish I had someone show me all that when I was a kid.
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Old 11-01-2006, 03:57 AM
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My son spends every dime on trading cards.
Investing on trading cards is not that bad if they learn that there is a market for these items and preserving in optimal conditions rare valued cards can be translated into money over time.

However, the sooner we educate our kids on the benefits of saving, the faster they will understand credit management when college time knock their door.
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Old 11-27-2006, 05:26 AM
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I think that's a great idea. It's important to get kids fired up about saving and not just spending. It's a good idea to give them bonds for their birthdays, too, instead of money they can just blow through.
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