Understand where money can go
Make earning, spending, saving, and investing easier to understand through relatable examples and activities.

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A financial head start
Make earning, spending, saving, and investing easier to understand through relatable examples and activities.
Introduce stocks, bonds, diversification, and company research without drowning young readers in financial jargon.
Help children see how patience, consistency, and thoughtful choices can make money grow over time.
Imagine how different life could be if your child understood saving, investing, and growing money before earning their first real paycheck.
Children are taught how to solve equations, memorize facts, and pass tests. But many reach adulthood without understanding how money works or how everyday financial decisions can shape their future.
Investing for Kids gives children ages 8 to 12 an approachable introduction to the money skills they can carry for life.
With guidance from the Dollar Duo, Mr. Finance and Investing Woman, complicated financial ideas become easier to understand through relatable examples, activities, historical stories, and parent and child discussions.
Children can explore concepts such as portfolio diversification, impact investing, and digital trading without feeling like they are reading an adult finance textbook.
This 144 page softcover book does not promise instant wealth. It gives children something more valuable: an early foundation for thinking responsibly about money.
You cannot make every financial decision for your child. But you can help them understand money before their decisions become expensive.
Help your child begin building smarter money habits while they are still young enough to benefit from them for decades.
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Is this the right guide for your family?
Give their curiosity a place to go with understandable explanations of earning, saving, stocks, bonds, risk, and reward.
Investing for Kids is written for ages 8–12 and introduces money concepts in an approachable, beginner-friendly way.
No prior investing knowledge is needed. The book introduces ideas such as stocks, bonds, diversification, and risk and reward.
No. You can read the explanations, discuss examples, and work through activities without buying investments or opening an account.
One English-language paperback copy of Investing for Kids by Dylin Redling and Allison Tom, with 144 pages.
| Guide | Who it’s for | Main focus |
|---|---|---|
| The Parent You Aspire to Be | Parents & caregivers | Calmer responses and emotional connection |
| Murphy’s Law for Kids | Children reading with a parent | Judgment, assumptions, and everyday choices |
| Street Smart Kids | Ages 6–15 | Safety, personal boundaries, and asking for help |
| Investing for KidsYou’re viewing this | Ages 8–12 | Saving, investing, risk, and reward |
| What Can I Say? | Ages 10+ | Friendships, speaking up, and difficult conversations |
What families are saying
My daughter asked why we couldn’t just use my card when I said something was too expensive. That conversation is basically why I bought this. I wanted us to start talking about money beyond ‘we’re not buying that.’
Wish we’d had more conversations like this when I was growing up. Reading it with my son has made me realize how much I assumed he would somehow figure out on his own.
Got this for my granddaughter along with some birthday money. We sat together and talked about what she wanted to spend and what she wanted to keep. Really enjoyed that afternoon.
My kid is very interested in becoming rich and slightly less interested in saving his allowance 😂 This has been a good starting point for talking about the difference.
Some things needed a little extra explaining for my daughter, so we’re reading together. I actually prefer that. Her questions tell me what she understands and what she’s just nodding along to.
I’m learning alongside my son, honestly. Money wasn’t something my parents explained to me, and I didn’t want feeling embarrassed about that to stop me from bringing it up with him.
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