Janet Bamford

History of Financial Advice Collection. Bamford’s Street Wise seeks to address the 2.5 million American teenagers who hold stocks. The book goes far beyond promoting basic financial literacy as it actively encourages all young adults to enter the stock market as a path to being in the world, because “investing is exciting. Stock prices change throughout every trading day, in response to world events (a plane crash or a hurricane can affect dozens of stocks).” The first six chapters of the work are dedicated to the practicalities and strategies of selecting individual stocks, advocating a version of fundamental analysis, whereas the latter half of the book offers guides to alternative investment vehicles, including mutual funds, and activities and games that can train the young investor.… (mehr)