Investing






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		Specialization Interdependence Trade-Offs Productivity Market Price Supply and Demand Entrepreneur Profit Savings Investing


		INVESTING

	INVESTING occurs when people and businesses use money to purchase capital goods or increase the skills and abilities of workers. People and business invest so they can increase PRODUCTIVITY. Example: Sami will use his savings to purchase a better mower for his lawn-mowing business. Now he will be able to more more lawns and earn more money.

	LITERATURE CONNECTION




	How to Get Posters

You can use the literature books below to help teach about INVESTING. Click on the book cover or the title below to obtain information on the book as well as guided questions you can use with your students. Some books are no longer available from the publishers, but we still include title information and Lessons as you might have them in your school or public library or possibly in your classrooms.

“Your Price” is the 35% Discounted Net Price unless a different discount is noted.

Cover	Title	Author	Publisher & ISBN	Retail Price	Your Price	Binding & Status
	Captain Abdul’s Pirate School	McNaughton, Colin	Candlewick 1564024296 Candlewick 076362540X	16.99 6.99	4.55	Hardcvr POS Paper
	A Money Adventure	Neale S. Gofrey	Modern Curriculum Press 0765217635	7.50	7.50	Paper
	My Rows and Piles of Coins	Mollel, Tololwa M.	Clarion 0395751861	15.00	9.75	Hardcvr


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