Timothy Olsen
Timothy Olsen is an American college student at Louisiana State University and a business author who at the age of 13 wrote The Teenage Investor: How To Start Early, Invest Often and Build Wealth which was published by McGraw-Hill in 2003. Olsen, who resides in New Jersey, began investing at age 8 and has since become an advisor on financial matters for children and teens. He advocates an investment strategy utilizing index funds and asset allocation tailored to specific investment needs and goals.
He has written for a variety of sources, including IndexFunds.com, Minyanville, Morningstar.com, SageTrade.com and The Weekly Standard. He has appeared on national TV programs including CNBC's Power Lunch with Bill Griffeth, a Bloomberg Thanksgiving Day special in 2003, PBS's Nightly Business Report with Paul Kangas and FOX 5 New York's Good Day, New York.
Sources
- "The Teenage Investor" Amazon.com ISBN 0-07-141663-3
- Olsen's Blog
- Timothy Olsen on Twitter
- BookPage Interview with Timothy Olsen
- PBS Nightly Business Report Interview - November 2006
Books
- The Teenage Investor: How to Start Early, Invest Often and Build Wealth 2003 ISBN 0-07-141663-3