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May 15, 2009 9:20 pm

Does anyone know any good Investment 101 type books.  I have a client whose 17 y/o son is interested in learning about the market...I appreciate any good book titles.

Thanks

HKA

May 15, 2009 9:30 pm

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May 15, 2009 9:35 pm

Thanks…but i’m not really looking for history…more about investing.  I think history would be good…but this kid probably won’t even open the book.

May 15, 2009 9:39 pm

Stocks For The Long Run - Jeremy Siegel (There’s no way he’s reading this one.  It’s about as thick as the dictionary).

  Why don't you just give him some American Fund brochures.....
May 15, 2009 9:53 pm

Point & Figure Charting- Thomas Dorsey

  That will strain his brain.
May 15, 2009 10:03 pm

[quote=snaggletooth]Stocks For The Long Run - Jeremy Siegel (There’s no way he’s reading this one.  It’s about as thick as the dictionary).

  Why don't you just give him some American Fund brochures.....[/quote]   Not sure where I'd find them....American Funds....are they any good?  Never really heard of them.   
May 15, 2009 10:12 pm

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May 15, 2009 10:57 pm

Give him what every self-proclaimed capitalist has never read, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

May 15, 2009 11:08 pm

Get him the Peter Lynch books. 

May 15, 2009 11:30 pm
buyandhold:

Get him the Peter Lynch books. 

  Thanks...that is what I just did...told him to buy "Learn to Earn"...I'm just keeping in mind that the kid is 17 y/o...also told him some of the "For Dummies" books may be ok...but I pushed Lynch...thanks!
May 15, 2009 11:32 pm

Thanks for all of your help guys/gals!

May 16, 2009 1:23 am

Suze Orman, The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke

May 16, 2009 1:24 am

or Suze Orman’s Money Book for the Young, Fabulous, & Broke

May 16, 2009 6:22 am

At 17, a basic book that he can understand the terminology, and some decent examples to help him along, I would suggest David Chilton’s, The Wealthy Barber. It is not going to make him a FA, but it will explain many different aspects of personal financial planning.

May 16, 2009 8:16 pm
NewbieMcNewberson:

or Suze Orman’s Money Book for the Young, Fabulous, & Broke

  I wouldn't give him a suzy orman book unless he needed something useless to wipe his butt with!!!!!