The Missing Second Semester: Investing and time are a powerful combination. Your age is an opportunity

by Gene Natali

Overview

This second book in the Missing Semester series addresses the most overlooked subject in financial-literacy education-investing. Primarily addressing students and recent graduates, its lessons are not laden with jargon; its focus is topics and choices that apply to most young people, not just a few, and not those relevant only late in life. The Missing Second Semester presents a call to action: You're in charge. Understand the opportunity, and make the choices.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857199836
Publisher:	Harriman House
Publication date:	04/26/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Gene Natali is an award-winning author (The Missing Semester) who brings a unique blend of experiences to his writing. Following the success of The Missing Semester, he regularly keynotes investment and education conferences across the country and has spoken in over 600 high school and college classrooms. The Missing Second Semester, sequel to The Missing Semester, was written largely from these student and teacher interactions. In 2019, Gene founded Troutwood out of the Carnegie Mellon University Swartz Center. Troutwood develops financial planning and investment education tools for individuals. Prior to Troutwood, Gene spent 17 years personally working with some of the largest institutional investors and retirement plans in America. Gene is a part-time lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh where he has taught Personal Finance since 2015. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst, and board member of CFA Society Pittsburgh where he serves as chair of the Society’s financial literacy efforts. Gene holds an MBA with a concentration in finance from Carnegie Mellon University and a bachelor's degree with a concentration in economics from Allegheny College. He, his wife, four children and chocolate lab, live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Foreword i

Author's note Your Age is an Opportunity iii

Chapter 1 Avoiding the Quicksand 1

Chapter 2 Planting a Seed 5

Chapter 3 Preparing for Winter 9

Chapter 4 The Power of Knowledge 17

Chapter 5 Understanding Opportunity Cost 21

Chapter 6 What it Means to Invest 25

Chapter 7 Thinking Ahead 33

Chapter 8 The Stock Market and the S&P 500 39

Chapter 9 Rules of Investing 45

Chapter 10 Preparing for the Worst 51

Chapter 11 The Dividend Reward 57

Chapter 12 When Not to Invest 63

Chapter 13 Putting it all Together 69

The Bottom Line Why Money Matters 75