National Financial Literacy Month

Dearest Bookworm,

April was a busy month, with a stock market decline and a looming recession it is so important that we continue to educate ourselves and grow our Financial Literacy. As April closes and a new month begins I am leaving you with a short booklist that covers a multitude of financial topics that could be useful to know!

1. Stock market 101 : from bull and bear markets to dividends, shares, and margins - your essential... guide to the stock market Investing for the first time can be intimidating. In easy-to-understand language, Stock Market 101, 2nd Edition provides the groundwork needed to begin building knowledge on the stock market. It cuts out the boring explanations of basic investing, and instead provides hands-on lessons that keep you engaged as you learn how to build a portfolio and expand your wealth. Full of basic definitions and real-life examples, Stock Market 101, 2nd Edition alleviates any uneasy or overwhelmed feelings during your first steps toward your investment goals. From bull markets to bear markets to sideways markets, this primer is packed with hundreds of entertaining tidbits and concepts that you won't be able to get anywhere else.
2. How money works : the facts visually explained A guide to key financial concepts relies on bold, clear infographics to easily explain economics and finances.
3. Money for adulting : fun tips and financial tricks for teens You don't have to work on Wall Street to know that money is essential! Learn how to handle it responsibly-and how to make it work for you. Let this teen investing book be your guide to money matters ranging from the difference between stocks and bonds to ways to research potential investments. Soon enough you'll be throwing around terms like dividend and liquidity like a finance professional
4. Understanding recessions Readers will learn about recessions and how they are a part of the normal economic cycle: peak, recession, trough, and recovery. This book explores how inflation and the imbalance of supply and demand can cause an economic downturn. Through the 21st-century example of the Great Recession, students will learn what causes these periods of economic contraction, what leads to recovery, and how to avoid severe and prolonged periods of stagnancy, also known as economic depressions.
5. A history of the United States in five crashes : stock market meltdowns that defined a nation The Panic of 1907. Black Tuesday (1929). Black Monday (1987). The Great Recession (2008). The Flash Crash (2010). Taken together they tell the story of a nation reaching enormous heights of financial power while experiencing precipitous dips that alter and reset a market where millions of Americans invest their savings, and on which they depend for their futures. Nations blends economic and cultural history to show how each of these major crashes provided painful lessons that have strengthened us and helped us to build the nation we know today.
6. 1001 ways to pay for college : strategies to maximize college savings, financial aid, scholarships and grants A resource for collegebound students and their parents on college financial aid, scholarships, loans, and grants. Provides strategies for finding and winning scholarships, tax credits, asking for more financial aid, saving, student loan forgiveness, financial aid applications, state financial aid, military service, adult students, graduate students, and internships

Sincerly Your Friendly Neighborhood Librarian,

Katrina