Contents Chapter 1 INVESTMENTS page 4 Chapter 2 GROWING MONEY WITH INTEREST page 8 Chapter 3 STOCKS AND BONDS page 20 Chapter 4 OTHER INVESTMENTS page 28 Top Ten Things to Know 37 Glossary 38 Learn More about Money 39 Index 40
Chapter 1 INVESTMENTS People can earn money by working But did you know your money can earn money too There are many ways to grow your money This is called investing You can earn interest You can sell stocks You can buy bonds These investments work slowly They grow your money over months or years In time they can really add up Money can be used to earn more money What is this process called
One reason to invest is inflation This is an increase in prices For example the average movie ticket cost 6 in 2004 By 2014 that price had jumped to 8 When prices go up your money does not buy as much The same amount of money is now worth less Investing helps your money grow It helps you keep up with inflation TICKETS TO MOVIES HAVE BECOME MORE EXPENSIVE IN RECENT YEARS
