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Shopping Baskets Hold Investing Secrets

By Lori B. Murray

Bibi Schweitzer is a smart shopper who knows a good thing when she sees it. According to 14-year-old Bibi, “good things" include Abercrombie & Fitch, Gap, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Nike, and Estee Lauder. And she is now turning these favorite brands into wise financial investments.
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Millionaire in the Making

By Melissa Maupin

When Katie Beeman graduated from high school in Duluth, MN, last year, her classmates voted her one of the Top Five Most Likely to Be Rich in 10 Years. At age 18, Katie has already claimed her place in the world of enterprise. Not only has she started and run two successful businesses — a lawn service and Christmas tree lot — but she has also been actively investing in the stock market since the age of nine.
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The Wall Street Wizard 

His name is Jay. Jay Liebowitz. He's 17, he just graduated from high school, and he's going to college at the end of the summer. Here's the difference between Jay and the millions of teens just like him: he has $120,000 in assets, and it's all Jay-made.
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RagingBull.com

Retire by the time you're 21! Impossible! If you think so, you should meet Bill Martin, Greg Wright, and Rusty Szurek: partners in RagingBull.com. No, they're not replacements for Michael Jordan, they're the geniuses behind the hottest financial message board online. They're all 21, but none of them have any intention of retiring. Heck, they're just getting started! 
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(Photo by Carol Van Doren, courtesy of Break Time Magazine)

Interning for Opportunity

Wanna learn how to invest your money? Watch TV! That’s what 18-year-old investor Matthew Wolff of Two Rivers, WI suggests. 

Of course, just watching The Simpsons isn’t going to cut it. Matthew’s talking about the latest financial shows like Moneycast, Squawk Box, and MoneyLine. These shows give you the lowdown on money matters, so you might want to think about taking Matthew’s advice. He’s been investing in the stock market for three years and plans a future career as a stockbroker or financial consultant. Watching the tube is exactly how he got started.

Farmboy Financial Forcaster

When you raise cattle, investing in a "bull" market is natural. Just ask 15-year-old Keeley Edgar, who lives and works on his family's whopping 600-acre farm in Ayr, Ontario, 50 miles southwest of Toronto. Keeley has been corralling stock shares into an investment portfolio for four years.

Of course, just watching The Simpsons isn’t going to cut it. Matthew’s talking about the latest financial shows like Moneycast, Squawk Box, and MoneyLine. These shows give you the lowdown on money matters, so you might want to think about taking Matthew’s advice. He’s been investing in the stock market for three years and plans a future career as a stockbroker or financial consultant. Watching the tube is exactly how he got started.

Ouch! How Teen Investors are Dealing with Stock Market Shock

It seems that everyone is talking about the slowing economy and the bumpy road Wall Street seems to be riding. We asked some young investors what they are doing to absorb the shock. Read on, and see what they have to say!
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