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Learn as much as you can about investing strategies and the stock market. The following books provide a good introduction to these topics: Investing For Dummies (For Dummies, 2014) and Stock Market Investing for Beginners: Essentials to Start Investing Successfully (Tycho Press, 2013). You can also develop your money management and stock-picking skills by managing the finances of a school club or by participating in investment competitions during high school and college. The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania offers the Wharton Global High School Investment Competition (https://globalyouth.wharton.upenn.edu/competitions), a free, global, online investment simulation for students, ages 14–18, and teachers.
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