Early to Rise: A Young Person's Guide to Investing... and Financial Decisions That Can Shape a Life

by Michael Stahl

Book Overview

All kinds of books, newsletters and other media talk about the importance of learning money and investment skills at a young age. But most fail to take the next step-giving teens and young adults a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563437392
• ISBN13: 9781563437397
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Silver Lake Publishing
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

An excellent introduction to the world of finance

Now in an updated second edition, Early To Ri$e: A Young Adult's Guide To Saving, Investing, And Financial Decisions That Can Shape Your Life is a guide to money matters in plain English terms, written especially for young people just starting out on their own. In an era when conventional wisdom warns against depending on benefits such as Social Security or Medicare as younger generations get older, Early To Ri$e takes the next logical step - teaching the reader how to develop an investor's mentality, the basics of money management and mutual funds, how to use stocks and youth to one's advantage, how to spot winning stocks and dump losers (hint: don't just look at how the stock has performed in the past, study the company's financial reports and prospects), and perhaps the most valuable investing advice of all, never get greedy. An excellent introduction to the world of finance; though Early to Ri$e is written especially for young people, its advice is invaluable to money market newcomers of all ages.

An ideal instruction manual and "how to" reference

Michael Stahl's Early To Rise is an ideal instruction manual and "how to" reference for young adults seeking to make sound financial decisions and investments leading to what ever version of the good life they have for now and for the future. Stahl covers stocks in terms of what they are and how to use them to preserve and create wealth, using youth to advantage when making investments, what the stock markets are and how they operate, the role and advantages of mutual funds, investment clubs, and more. Highly recommended reading for teens and young adults with an eye to their economic futures and financial well-being, Early To Rise is enhanced with a series of informative appendices include a sample stock worksheet, resources on the Internet, useful books, helpful hints, a glossary, and an index.

A must have for any investor!

This book was great. Whe I picked it up I couldn't put it down. It was filled with real world application and quality sound investment advice. It was written in terms a young person like myself could understand. Also the humor inside kept it from being an average dry and boring book like most investment books. This one is a must have. In fact let me testify that my stock portfolio is perfomrning better than ever under Mike's guidance and I am beating the 10% average. Keep in mind I have been investing for less than a year now with great results. Thanx to Mike I now can read a stock report and charts like a educated investor and pick my own stocks following my own combination of selection criteria along with Mike's. Also I have 2 IRA accounts and a retirement package in the works that is nothing to sneeze at. I am passing this on to my famliy and bringing in the dough. You gotta getthis book.

Cool book

I agree with Scott above. This book is really informative but the thing is, the author makes it fun for people our age. My mom got it for me for my birthday and it was a really good idea. I'd tell anyone I met that this book's got game.

Informative and entertaining

After reading this book, it seems obvious that Mr. Stahl knows about the business world. Being a young investor myself, I found the information on investing to be very valuable. I recommend this book to anyone who recently began living on their own, or who wants to learn how to use their earnings wisely. As informative as "Early to Rise" is, Mr. Stahl still managed to deliver it in an interesting and entertaining manner. Very effective!