I have a small account on my name, which I don’t use anymore. I sent that a small amount for my kids to structure their approach and gave them some resources to check out that I got on fintwit and via some great content publishers:
They came up with the following allocation:
10% arbitrage (
$ATVI $VMW ) - immediate - passive
13% index funds (
$SMH $VOO - using DCA) - passive
32% other - bonus ideas, learning about special situations (like the rush to energy this year, rush to ecommerce during covid, etc) - semi-active
They’ve also come up with a mission statement - “to experiment, to learn, to grow”
Their philosophy:
- don’t time the market
- Own companies or industries that will survive and adapt over the long run
- Journal decisions both good and bad to look back on
- Own companies that are growing, transparent, and where management pride themselves on having a good reputation
Tools they have access to:
- Stockopedia.com
- Ycharts to visualize company performance trends and compare charts
- Yahoo finance
Thoughts and feedback/experience in dealing with teens & investing welcome!!