Teach Me Wall Street

Buying a stock before understanding money is like driving before learning the rules of the road. It might work out - but the risk is real.

These 5 conversations give your teen the foundation they actually need before they make their first investment move.

Spending vs. saving.
Compound interest.
Roth IRAs.
Taxes.
The difference between protecting money and growing it.

Save this and go through one conversation at a time. 📌

Which one do you think most teens skip? Drop it below 👇

Two programs. One question: where does your teen start?

If finance is new to them, then Wall Street 101 is the move.
If they've got some foundation and are ready to go deeper, Investing & Trading takes them there.

Either way, they walk away knowing how money actually works. And that changes how they see every financial decision from here on out.

Swipe through to see what's inside each program, then grab a spot this summer. 👉
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Sessions available June – August 2026.

Financial confidence isn't something you're born with.
It's something you build, and the earlier you start, the easier it becomes.

That's the belief behind everything at Teach Me Wall Street.
Real knowledge, taught in plain language, by someone who's lived it from both sides - the trading floor and the classroom.

Your teen doesn't need to wait until college or a first "real" job to understand how money works. They can start now.
And that changes everything.

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Federal tax.
State tax.
Social Security.
Medicare.

Most teens see their first paycheck and immediately wonder where half of it went. That confusion is actually a perfect opening.

Sitting down and reading a pay stub together - line by line - is one of the most practical money conversations a parent and teen can have. Understanding what comes out teaches you to plan with what's left.

It's not a lecture. It's a real conversation with real numbers.

Have you done this with your teen? 👇

That first paycheck is a bigger moment than it looks.

Here's how to make the most of it:
1. Celebrate the win: getting hired and earning real money is worth acknowledging. That positive energy matters for every money conversation that follows.
2. Introduce the simple framework - the 50/30/20 rule is a clean starting point. Needs, wants, savings. Simple enough to actually use.
3. Plant the investing seed - this is the moment to explain compound interest in real terms. Small amounts now grow into big numbers later. That's not a concept, it's math and it clicks fast when the money is theirs.

Save this for when that first paycheck arrives. 📌

Most people build an emergency fund after they've already needed one.
Teens don't have to learn that lesson the hard way.

Starting small - even $200 or $300 set aside - builds the habit of financial cushion before life gets expensive.
And the earlier that habit forms, the more natural it becomes.
This is one of those things that sounds simple but changes everything.

Parents - have you had this conversation yet?
Drop a ✋ below if your teen already has a savings cushion.