The Early Investor

An amusing, yet uncommonly realistic book that is imperative for a young teen/adult to read. The Early Investor is written from the unique perspective of the author who is an experienced financial literacy teacher as well as an independent financial advisor. The author teaches financial responsibility and the basics of investing in a fun, but informative approach that includes simple charts and graphs to illustrate concepts.

THIS SPECIAL EDITION OF THE EARLY INVESTOR IS SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUNG INVESTOR SOCIETY (YIS) MEMBERS ONLY. For the standard copy, please select the version without the YIS logo (ISBN# 978-1492105008). The Young Investors Society (YIS) has partnered with the author of The Early Investor: How Teens & Young Adults Can Become Wealthy to produce a special edition specifically designed for members of YIS. The Young Investors Society is a non-profit organization that educates young people on how to become outstanding long-term investors by providing them the tools necessary to be successful. YIS programs promote financial literacy, teach sound investment fundamentals, and provide leadership and investment management experience for young people. Highlights of YIS include: -Local chapters at schools across the world -National & Global Stock Pitch Competitions -The Dollar-a-Day Challenge -Certified Young Financial Analyst (CYFA) designation -Scholarships -Access to Financial Newletters and Blogs -The opportunity to network with financial professionals The Early Investor is the perfect resource for YIS chapter members. Topics discussed include The Incredible Power of Compounding, The Basics of Stocks, Bonds, & Mutual Funds, 401k Plans, IRAs, Managing Your Investments, Living Within Your Means, and much more. To learn how to start a local YIS chapter and for more details on YIS programs, please visit www.younginvestorssociety.org.

A Wall Street wiz kid teaches teens all about investing At the age of 8, when most kids look no further than baseball cards and video games, young Tim Olsen bought his first stock. Now, with a diverse portfolio in hand, this13-year-old wunderkind has written The Teenage Investor. Olson explains for teens, Gen-Xers, and their parents how to build wealth in the stock market by starting now. He then outlines a simple, step-by-step program to begin building a lifelong portfolio. Tim's fresh perspective and wisdom-beyond his-years make The Teenage Investor a welcome relief from the standard "how to get rich" investment book. Writing with knowledge and insight of a market veteran, he tells young and first-time investors: How to invest in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds Unique wealth-building plans for young investors Methods for building a solid investment portfolio at any age

Following his widely successful book, The Early Investor: How Teens & Young Adults Can Become Wealthy, Michael Zisa brings us his next essential and influential edition to his 'Investor' series. The Family Investor: How Young Couples & Families Can Become Wealthy is an incredibly useful resource that discusses personal finance concepts that are vital for everyone to learn. Michael, an experienced financial literacy educator, speaker, and independent financial advisor, uses his knowledge and proven techniques to translate complex material into easy-to-understand explanations and examples. In this book, you will learn: -How to establish and maintain a spending plan -The 6 steps to creating financial goals -Why it is imperative to get and stay out of unnecessary debt -How to choose a home and mortgage that fits your financial situation -Easy techniques that help you determine how much you will need to save for retirement -Ways to potentially increase your wealth through common types of investments -The advantages of retirement accounts including 401(k) plans and IRAs -How to plan and invest for your family's future education expenses -The most cost efficient types of insurance that will protect your family's financial well-being There is also an informative chapter on the risks of identity theft, financial fraud, and social media and how to limit them to maintain your financial and personal integrity. The Family Investor is a unique book that is ideal for newlyweds, couples, and families that provides the power of personal finance and investing knowledge.

Master the most important investing skill of all—DECISION MAKING “De-risking your investments requires knowing that there is much you don’t know.” –David X Martin Risk exists because of one simple fact: Decisions are always based on incomplete information. Therefore, to meet your investment goals over the long term, you must learn to manage the risks associated with a decision-making process that is by nature flawed. Risk and the Smart Investor provides a framework for making such decisions. Avoiding unrealistic promises of completely risk-free investing, world-renowned risk management expert David X Martin familiarizes you with the principles of risk management. Based on Martin’s experience in managing risk at several of the world’s largest financial institutions, this principlebased approach presents a unique perspective that helps you manage the risk in every investment you make. Risk and the Smart Investor provides not only a framework for managing risk in today’s markets, it also prepares you to handle the next financial crisis—which is coming, sooner or later—by separating risk management into four separate processes: Assessment—know where you are, but accept the fact that you cannot know everything The Rules of the Game—determine your appetite for risk, diversify accordingly, demand transparency, and institute checks and balances Decision Making—consider all alternatives, fit your plans into specific time frames, and always have an exit strategy Reevaluation—continually monitor the outcomes of your decisions and learn from your mistakes Praise for Risk and the Smart Investor “Interesting and instructive. A good book for those who want to learn about risk and build this knowledge into their financial decisions.” —John Reed, former CEO, Citigroup “David Martin has produced a popular yet serious post-financial crisis reflection on the fundamentals of risk management as a living process. Rich in experience and wisdom, Risk and the Smart Investor is both a useful handbook brimming with insights, and a moral tale for our times. Simply a must-read for every serious investor, risk manager, and just about everyone else.” —Michael Power, professor, London School of Economics and Political Science “David Martin knows risk and the active investor and his book proves it.” —Jerry Lieberman “This book is like having your own mentor to guide you through risk management decisions.” —William Rhodes, Chairman, Citigroup and Citibank

Diversification provides a well-known way of getting something close to a free lunch: by spreading money across different kinds of investments, investors can earn the same return with lower risk (or a much higher return for the same amount of risk). This strategy, introduced nearly fifty years ago, led to such strategies as index funds. What if we were all missing out on another free lunch that’s right under our noses? InLifecycle Investing, Barry Nalebuff and Ian Ayres-two of the most innovative thinkers in business, law, and economics-have developed tools that will allow nearly any investor to diversify their portfolios over time. By using leveraging when young-a controversial idea that sparked hate mail when the authors first floated it in the pages ofForbes-investors of all stripes, from those just starting to plan to those getting ready to retire, can substantially reduce overall risk while improving their returns. InLifecycle Investing, readers will learn How to figure out the level of exposure and leverage that’s right foryou How the Lifecycle Investing strategy would have performed in the historical market Why it will work even if everyone does it Whennotto adopt the Lifecycle Investing strategy Clearly written and backed by rigorous research,Lifecycle Investingpresents a simple but radical idea that will shake up how we think about retirement investing even as it provides a healthier nest egg in a nicely feathered nest.

"The Ages of the Investor: A Critical Look at Life-cycle Investing" is intended to be the first installment in the "Investing for Adults" series. Just as grown-ups do not believe in the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, or Santa Claus, "Investing adults" know that there is no such creature as the Stock-picking Fairy or the Market-timing Fairy. Further, there is no Risk Fairy who will write you cheap options that will protect your stock holdings against loss. Investing adults are familiar with Gene Fama, Zvi Bodie, Jack Bogle, and Burton Malkiel, and understand that a mean variance optimizer does not blend vegetables. In other words, this series is not for beginners. Future topics will, with luck, include the limits of market efficiency and diversification in increasingly non-segmented global markets.

Analyzes the principles of stock selection and various approaches to investing, and compares the patterns and behavior of specific securities under diverse economic conditions