Ep 383: Teenagers And Money With Mattie Kahn

Teenagers have always had their finger on the pulse of the latest trends, but they’re not only great forecasters — they’re also big drivers in the economy, and they always have been. Mattie Kahn has put a spotlight on many of the forgotten young women throughout history in her new book “Young and Restless: The Girls Who Sparked America’s Revolutions.” She describes how young women throughout history have wielded their money and power to change society. In Mailbag, we hear from a listener who feels like she’s grown out of her Roth IRA, and from someone who picked up How To Money at the library and is hungry for more personal finance book recs :) In our money tip of the week, in the midst of a pink craze — what should you do when a stock (like Mattel) goes viral?

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