The Young Zillionaire's Guide to Investments and Savings

by Meg Green

The secret to being a zillionaire isn't spending-it's saving! The author shows teen readers how investing is like using money to attract more money and how saving is not that hard if you do it little... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823932613
• ISBN13: 9780823932610
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Rosen Central
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.1" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

Great for young ages!

I think this book is an effective tool in teaching youths about how to save their money safely. If I had read this book when I was younger, I would have started saving more. I don't know that I would have invested in stocks, or joined a mutual fund, but it would have taught me about what I could do. I think that most kids who read this book wont go out and buy stocks or bonds, but it's valuable for them to know what they are. One thing I do have a problem with is the title. The title contains the word zillionaire which isn't really a word at all. The book title would be just as effective with billionaire in the title instead. All in all, this book was a great read to teach young kids about investing and saving.

A Zillion Investment Tips for Kids!

The author's clear, crisp writing and rock-solid advice--for example, start now to plan your financial future, be thrifty and shun credit cards---make this slim volume a true winner. From showing teens how to calculate interest on their investments or pick a winning stock, the book is loaded with valuable information, but it's never dry. I love the jaunty text, the fun graphics and clever chapter titles. Pretty smart, too, on Green's part to illustrate the chapter. "Stock it to Me!" by adding a graph showing how MacDonald's stock grew over a 30-year-plus period. That should grab the kids' attention.I'm giving this book to the middle-schooler on my Christmas list, but not before I finish reading it. There's really good stuff here.