There are only three weeks left in the Christmas shopping season, but there's still plenty of time to find the perfect gift for that investor on your list. After consulting with a number of Santa's elves, we came up with some gifts for nearly any investor. But Better Investing goes well beyond investment clubs with its regular monthly features on individual stocks and mutual funds.
Investors can learn the basics of stock research and get expert advice on an array of subjects.
Carlson interviewed more than 150 millionaires to develop a game plan that individual investors can use to dramatically increase their wealth over time. All are good reads. The one present that attracts parents and grandparents alike is the gift of stock, which certainly can have long-lasting benefits. Several companies are getting into the stock-gift business. Netstock is touting its ShareBuilder program as a more exciting investment alternative than buying savings bonds each holiday season.