Father: “A Roth IRA funded with after-tax dollars using a dollar cost averaging strategy will allow your investment in highly diversified, low cost index funds to grow tax efficiently at roughly a 7% average annualized return if held for a significant period of time.”
Son: “Zzzzzz.”
OK Pops, you’re gonna have to step up your game if you want to connect with your teen about important money concepts.
Take two:
Father: “Junior, how’d you like me to show you how to turn $500 into $500,000 without going to the slammer?”
Son: “Sounds baller! TMAI* Daddy-O!”
Now you’re getting somewhere.
So, that’s your homework assignment inspired by J. Money over at BudgetsAreSexy.com: spend 15 minutes teaching your teen something about money using “sick” lingo that won’t put your kid in an instant coma.
Read J$’s “baller” article for more tips.
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