Why Students Need to Understand Investing Basics
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- Why Students Need to Understand Investing Basics
- Reserve Bank
- Atlanta
Summary
Young people must understand the fundamentals of investing as early as possible. We may have to file this entire topic under the "youth is wasted on the young" category, but while they may not realize it, our students are blessed with the luxury of time. This article explores the importance of the power of compounding, the risk/return relationship, diversification, and the need to invest to provide for future purchasing power.
Additional Information
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Articles
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Personal Finance |
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Teachers |
| Grade Level |
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9-12 |
| Keywords |
| investing, diversification, interest, rates, saving, opportunity, cost, rate, of, return, compounding, interest, risk, return |
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