Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are among the richest men in the world.

Seems like a slew of companies like Coca-Cola and  Google have announced stock splits recently.  Even Apple is seriously considering a split.  Seems like a great opportunity to explain what a stock split is. Sometimes companies declare stock splits because they want to lower their stock price to make it more attractive to smaller investors.  [...]

Last night, Leslie and I attended the Financial Beginnings Annual event and enjoyed an evening with many who feel the same way we do about the need to get kids money smart.  Financial Beginnings is a non-profit organization founded by Melody Thompson here in Portland that provides curriculum and volunteers to go into the classroom [...]

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