Young Investor Gifts

'You always bring me the same thing every year, toys games sports equipment. I never get what I really want!' - 'What's that?' - 'Real estate!'

"If it's all the same to you, I'd like my allowance in bitcoins."

'May I have my allowance in gold bullion?'

"I don't get an allowance. I get earnings per share."

'We're going to take a financial risk.'

'May I have a moment of your time? I'd like to tell you about a plan my bank has for your IRA...'

'When you e-mailed that you wanted to invest your entire life savings, we thought you'd be older.'

'Just remember - It's 10% interest per day until you pay me back, Dad!'

"Can I have my allowance in golf or silver coins?"

'No, we don't have an exchange traded fund yet for baseball cards or comic books.'

'I'm thinking of selling all this stuff and investing the money in growth stocks.'

Small boy on 'Investment street' corner with a piggy bank, while removal trucks operate in the background.

"We shouldn't have sent him to summer financial camp. Today he turned down a new soccer ball--he didn't like its yield to maturity."

"Forget sesame street. When do I learn about wall street?"

'He's showing an interest in banking and finance.'

'What my stocks did during my summer vacation...'

'Come and have a word with him, Tom. He's put all his pocket money in real estate, again!'

'Dad, can I put my pocket money into a pension fund to protect me from the economic winter?'

"Now, where would we be if little girls were allowed to trade in overseas bonds?"

Robot Parts $5

"When I grow up, I'm writing the Great American App."

'Call for you on the cream corn line.'

Selling lemon latt�

'It's okay. We'll just push our retirement plan back a bit.'

'I don't know if money grows on trees, son. I know it doesn't grow in fields.'

'I'm sure that you are highly qualified. It's just that we're not hiring anyone at the third grade level.'

'Our little guy is busy with homework, or if we're lucky, some sort of social network start-up.'

A child runs an equity stand.

"I'm starting my own delivery service. Is there anything you want to borrow from my Dad?!"

"May I skip the usual Show & Tell and try to hustle some merch?"

"There are the arts, the sciences, agriculture, and commerce. Stick with commerce, if you know what's good for you."

"You were right. Building an online business empire is even more fun than playing games."

MUM! No one wanted to buy my cowpats

"He's quick with the birds and bees stuff, but then comes the bulls and the bears..."

"Sorry, stock-market jitters."