Explaining the 2008 Financial Crisis to kids
This blog sets out how I explained the 2008 financial crisis in simple terms to my kids. A useful for summary for kids and adults alike.
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New blog each week to help parents teach their kids about money.
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Giving your kids an unfair advantage
Teaching your kids that money can grow and how to make it grow will give them a massive unfair advantage in life.
- 6 min
How Luck, Risk and Money Combine!
Here's a story about how to 'get lucky' with money, you need to take some risk. The key is to make sure you take the right risks.
- 5 min
The Misunderstandings (A story about investing)
With inflation at high levels, teaching kids how to invest their money is one of the best ways to look after their money.
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2 Reasons I’m happy the stock market has fallen
Since the start of the year, the stock market has fallen. I'm happy about this for two reasons which I explain in this blog.
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Explaining Dividend Investing To Kids
Teaching kids about the magic of dividend investing can get them excited about starting to save and invest their money now.
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How to teach your kids about BONDS
This blog helps you teach your kids all about investing in bonds - the second largest investment market in the world.
- 7 min
3 Steps To Investing Your Money: A Guide to Investing in Index-Funds
Here is a 3 step guide to investing in index-funds so you can start investing for yourself and your kids.
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6 ways to see the risk of investing differently
This blog set out 6 ways to see investment risk differently so you can gain confidence to invest for yourself and your kids.
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5 lessons about money from Monopoly
Here are 5 lessons about money from Monopoly. These lessons can help you win the game and help your kids grow up to be financially healthy.
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How to teach your kids about: The Stock Market - Part 2
This blog focuses on answering the question: How do you pick which companies to invest in?
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How to teach your kids about: The Greater Fool Theory
The Greater Fool Theory is when people buy things with the hope of selling it to a greater fool in the future. Is the greatest fool you?
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When is the biggest risk, not taking a risk?
As we try to protect our kids, we risk them not being able to assess risks for themselves. This could mean they risk missing opportunities.
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Investing for a better world
It is great to see so many people and organisations focusing on finding ways to reduce climate change. I particularly love that schools...
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How to teach your kids about: The best way to invest
Sometimes the simplest ways are the best ways. Here's a story to highlight this case when it comes to investing in the stock market.
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How to teach your kids about: Saving money to make money
Teach your kids that one of the best uses of money is to make the money grow by saving or investing it.
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How to teach your kids about the Stock Market
In this blog I explain how you can teach your kids about the stock market using Lego and McDonalds.
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3 reasons parents should invest for their kids
I hope you are now saving for your kids! If not, pause from reading this and read this earlier blog on the importance of starting to save...