My soon to be 15yr old son did a big job for me (staining the stair banisters) and I told him I would pay him $100. He now told me he doesn’t want the cash but want me to invest the money for him. I could do it for him but this could be a great learning opportunity for him t learn about investing ! Anyone have any recommendations on how best to help him learn about investing? Books, videos, you tube channels??

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Put it in an ira for him - it’s earned income and below the filing threshold so you won’t have to pay tax on it etc

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If it’s in a regular brokerage they would eventually pay taxes on the gains, if it’s in a Roth IRA they will never pay tax on the gains

My kids would be “investing” that $100 in lulu clothes and albums. Kudos to your child for wanting to invest (and where did I go wrong in my parenting? Lol)

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We have 1 girl 2 boys yes mine are the same!

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What’s to learn? Index funds have been proven to be the best bet time and again. But I like the idea of having him own it! Get a Betterment account or similar.

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I think the big lesson is that index funds perform better than picking individual stocks. If he wants to pick individual stocks just for fun, go for it. But index fund is the way to go.

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2 books that are easy for beginners esp teens: rich dad poor dad. And I will teach you to be rich.

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Our now 10 year old also decided he wanted to invest last year 😂 he and my husband researched stocks and narrowed it down to a few possibilities. He ended up choosing based on something he liked. We’ll see what it’s like when he turns 18. It wasn’t much, but same idea…a good learning experience for him!

My kids are into online games, into roblox good for you!!! Teaching them wisdom at such a young age!♡♡♡♡

Intelligent investor is a great starting point

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