“Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” – Warren Buffett A great way to figure out how to plan ahead with your finances when you are younger is to ask someone older than you what they wish they would have done when they were younger (and […]
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Dividends are more important than most people realize By: Board Member, Claudio Brocado As young investors, YIS club members often focus on growth companies with which they are very familiar. Growth stocks are an important ingredient of diversified portfolios, but as “co-owners” in a company, stock investors should also look for some dividends out of […]
By Katia Arami, Co-President of YIS Junior Advisory Board For years, Nintendo stock has struggled in the field of video game consoles and has consistently been outperformed by Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox. But on July 6th, The Pokemon Company released Pokemon Go, a location-based augmented reality game, in US and Australian app stores, and […]
By Claudio Brocado, Professional Investor and YIS Contributor Probably the most-widely held stock owned by young investors lucky enough to be in the market is the Walt Disney Company (DIS). The diversified media company possesses some of the most valuable brands, particularly when it comes to children entertainment. But DIS also owns ESPN, by far […]
See the full article here How to Teach Your Teenager to Invest By Christine Giordano | Contributor Jan. 4, 2016, at 12:03 p.m. US News & World Report Tim Olsen bought his first stock when he was 8. His parents set up custodial accounts for both of their children, believing that outside of a savings […]
Congratulations of Claire from Oak Park High School in California for winning the Lesson 1 Contest: Stock Market Legends. Claire wins a $50 Amazon Gift Card, a 6-Month Pass to Wall Street Survivor ($180 value), and an awesome YIS Polo! Below is the winning entry: Claire C. Oak Park, California Sir John Templeton: One of the Greatest Investors […]
Congratulations to Oak Park Young Investors Society for being featured in the school paper!!! You guys are totally killing it. Check out this awesome article below…
THE SEVEN GOLDEN RULES Being successful at anything requires following a set of rules. Good rules are the accumulation of decades of wisdom summed up into the few components that really matter. Successful football players win because they avoid penalties and because of the way they train. Successful students get A’s because of the way […]
Let’s start with a question: Are you a spender or an investor? Pop Quiz. Ready. Go. Question #1 I’ll give you $100 today or a new Mercedes next year? Which one will you take? A) The cash B) The car C) Why are you even looking at other options, you’d be crazy not to take […]
HOW DO I KNOW IF A BUSINESS IS A GOOD INVESTMENT? Imagine we have two friends both opening stores. Our first friend, Jack, wants to open a chain of candy stores. It costs him $2,000 to build a candy store, and each earns him $1,000 per year in profits. That’s a whopping 50% return on […]