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Investing for Kids - Book 2

by Ryan Semerau

Ages 7-12InvestingFinance

The second book in the Investing for Kids series. Goes beyond stocks and bonds to cover every other major investment type - index funds, ETFs, mutual funds, real estate, precious metals, commodities, private equity, venture capital, cryptocurrency, collectibles, farmland, timber, infrastructure, and more. Teaches diversification and how all the pieces fit together.

16 chapters · 76 lessons · first 6 free

IntroductionFree

1 · Funds

1.1 · The Problem with Picking WinnersFree
1.2 · Diversification: Don't Put All Eggs in One BasketFree
1.3 · The Case for FundsFree
1.4 · Different Funds for Different GoalsFree
Chapter 1 TestFree

2 · Index Funds

2.1 · What Is an IndexFree
2.2 · What Is an Index Fund🔒
2.3 · Why Index Funds Often Win🔒
2.4 · Famous Indexes🔒
Chapter 2 Test🔒

3 · ETFs (Exchange-Traded Funds)

3.1 · What Is an ETF🔒
3.2 · ETFs vs Mutual Funds🔒
3.3 · Types of ETFs🔒
3.4 · Expense Ratios🔒
Chapter 3 Test🔒

4 · Mutual Funds

4.1 · What Is a Mutual Fund🔒
4.2 · Active vs Passive Mutual Funds🔒
4.3 · Loads and Fees🔒
4.4 · Choosing a Mutual Fund🔒
Chapter 4 Test🔒

5 · Other Fund Types

5.1 · Closed-End Funds🔒
5.2 · Money Market Funds🔒
5.3 · Hedge Funds🔒
5.4 · Target-Date Funds🔒
Chapter 5 Test🔒

6 · Real Estate Investing

6.1 · Real Estate as an Investment🔒
6.2 · Rental Property🔒
6.3 · Flipping Properties🔒
6.4 · REITs and Crowdfunding🔒
Chapter 6 Test🔒

7 · Precious Metals

7.1 · Gold: The Original Store of Value🔒
7.2 · Silver, Platinum, and Palladium🔒
7.3 · How to Invest in Precious Metals🔒
7.4 · Why Metals and When🔒
Chapter 7 Test🔒

8 · Commodities

8.1 · What Are Commodities🔒
8.2 · Energy Commodities🔒
8.3 · Agricultural Commodities and Livestock🔒
8.4 · How Commodity Markets Work🔒
Chapter 8 Test🔒

9 · Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - Deep Dive

9.1 · How REITs Work🔒
9.2 · Types of REITs🔒
9.3 · Evaluating REITs🔒
9.4 · Publicly Traded vs Private REITs🔒
Chapter 9 Test🔒

10 · Private Equity and Venture Capital

10.1 · What Is Private Equity🔒
10.2 · What Is Venture Capital🔒
10.3 · Angel Investing🔒
10.4 · Who Can Invest and How🔒
Chapter 10 Test🔒

11 · Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets

11.1 · What Is Cryptocurrency🔒
11.2 · Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies🔒
11.3 · Blockchain🔒
11.4 · Risks and Reality🔒
Chapter 11 Test🔒

12 · Collectibles, Art, and Alternative Investments

12.1 · Investing in Things🔒
12.2 · How Collectible Investing Works🔒
12.3 · Risks of Collectibles🔒
12.4 · Fractional Ownership🔒
Chapter 12 Test🔒

13 · Farmland, Timber, and Infrastructure

13.1 · Farmland🔒
13.2 · Timber🔒
13.3 · Infrastructure🔒
13.4 · Why Real Assets Matter🔒
Chapter 13 Test🔒

14 · Fixed Income Beyond Bonds

14.1 · Certificates of Deposit (CDs)🔒
14.2 · Money Market Accounts🔒
14.3 · Annuities🔒
14.4 · The Fixed-Income Spectrum🔒
Chapter 14 Test🔒

15 · The World of Alternative Investments - Review

15.1 · Mapping the Landscape🔒
15.2 · Correlation: Why Alternatives Help🔒
15.3 · How Much in Alternatives🔒
15.4 · Due Diligence: Always Do Your Homework🔒
Chapter 15 Test🔒

What you'll learn

✓Why diversification matters and the limits of stock picking
✓How index funds work and why they often beat professional managers
✓The difference between ETFs, mutual funds, and other fund types
✓How real estate investing works - rental property, flipping, and REITs
✓Why people invest in gold, silver, and other precious metals
✓How commodity markets work - energy, agriculture, and livestock
✓What private equity, venture capital, and angel investing are
✓How cryptocurrency and blockchain technology work
✓How to invest in collectibles, art, farmland, timber, and infrastructure
✓How to map all investments by risk, return, liquidity, and correlation

How to use this workbook

15 chapters, designed for one chapter per week (4 short lessons per week plus a chapter test). Each lesson takes about 15-20 minutes - read the lesson, talk it over with the AI tutor, then answer a few short questions in your own words.

Prerequisites

Investing for Kids Book 1 (foundations, stocks, and bonds). Book 1 covers the core concepts this book builds on.