"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
You must do the thing which you think you cannot do." -Eleanor Roosevelt

Turn a Spender into an Investor

By: Joann Kuster Seymour Author, Financial Educator Spending—rather than saving money—is a habit, especially for teens. According to surveys by Teenage Research Unlimited, the average teen has more than $104 a week to spend—five times more than their parents had. Yet, today’s teens are less savvy about money, and most haven’t learned what to do [...]

How are Millionaires Made? by Joann Seymour Kuster

Joann Seymour Kuster Author, Financial Educator Much of a young person’s paycheck withers away, because most haven’t learned to pay themselves first. Saving and investing is not a habit yet. But it can become one. Learn to pay yourself as much as you can –invest and grow a nest egg for later. You don’t know [...]

Why Teach Kids to Invest in the Stock Market?

By: Joanne Seymour Kuster Dynaminds Publishing Teens—like most of us—practice spending well. Having “stuff” is cool. Sadly, national surveys show that few teens know what to do with a dollar if it’s NOT spent. So, will these youth be financial failures? Statistics do paint a bleak picture: • College students average $2,169 in monthly credit [...]

Who Will Teach Children About Money and Business?

June 7, 2009 by  
Filed under Kids & Investing, Kids & Money

Who Will Teach Children About Money and Business? By Joann Kuster Seymour Today’s children are well-aware that our country faces financial distress. They hear people talk about layoffs and closing businesses. They see parents worry about bills, dwindling savings and investments. Some probably have parents who have lost jobs. Good times will return. But until [...]

Kids Need Direction (For Our Own Good)

March 30, 2009 by  
Filed under Kids & Investing, Kids & Money

Kids need direction to grow up well.  Employees need direction to grow their company in the right direction.  Your family, your investments, your dreams and your happiness all grow and without proper guidance they won’t grow in the way we’d like. Whether we want to believe it or not fiscal growth and prosperity is not [...]

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