Early to Rise: A Young Adult's Guide to Investing...and Financial Decisions that Can

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Summary: Offers a wealth of invaluable information
Review: Early To Rise: A Young Adult's Guide To Investing And Financial Decisions That Can Shape Your Life by Michael Stahl is a solid and thoroughly "reader friendly" guide to investing and personal financial matters written especially for young adults. From the basics of mutual funds, to investment clubs, stocks and bonds, getting to know the market, using personal youth as an investment advantage, and more, Early To Rise offers a wealth of invaluable information and practical investment wisdom for teens and young adults determined to make their money work for them.

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Summary: An ideal instruction manual and "how to" reference
Review: Michael Stahl's Early To Rise is an ideal instruction manual and "how to" reference for young adults seeking to make sound financial decisions and investments leading to what ever version of the good life they have for now and for the future. Stahl covers stocks in terms of what they are and how to use them to preserve and create wealth, using youth to advantage when making investments, what the stock markets are and how they operate, the role and advantages of mutual funds, investment clubs, and more. Highly recommended reading for teens and young adults with an eye to their economic futures and financial well-being, Early To Rise is enhanced with a series of informative appendices include a sample stock worksheet, resources on the Internet, useful books, helpful hints, a glossary, and an index.

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Summary: Teen's View
Review: The book, Early To Rise, by Michael Stahl kept my attention for most of the 200 plus page. I believe that having the author's viewpoint definitely helps show how teenagers truly can make money in the stock market. The book also seems geared towards teenagers, which is good for people who don't know anything about the stock market. For me, however, it seemed to repeat multiple facts I already knew.
While the book seems to start off with new and interesting ideas, it lost my attention as I read on. I enjoyed reading about the author's own financial endeavors. They seemed to motivate me to want to begin investing in my own stock. I think it was motivational because the author's excitement for investing shines through each of his personal stories. The downside to some of these stories is that some are repeated multiple times. While I find it extremely interesting that he began investing when he was 10, I don't feel that he needs to repeat this four times. This aspect only makes me feel like I should have been investing when I was 10. Stahl not only repeats his own personal stories, but he also repeats aspects of economics. Repeating definitions five to eight times doesn't seem necessary. This repetition is what made the book boring to me.
One really good aspect of the book is the investment club chapter. While I don't feel I could start an investment club, I think it's great that he's spreading the word about them and that he gives wonderful instructions on how to start one. The example documents in the book truly display how one can begin an investment club. Another great part is that he informs us of multiple places to find information about economics, the stock market, etc. These web sites and books would come in handy for any investor, not just the new ones.
These few good aspects are enough for me to recommend the book. I feel, however, that new investors would benefit from it the most.