By Maya Peterson, author of Early Bird: The Power of Investing Young
Also see Early Bird: The Power Of Investing Young – Why I Invest, and check out her blog Compounding Snowballs
Make sure to check out Maya's (impressive) bio at the bottom of the article
My story is not just a list of credentials (Although I have those too: I was the first woman to present to Google’s investment club at age 14 and was accepted to the Motley Fool’s College Woman in Investing conference when I was in fifth grade, among other things). My story is made up of the values I learned from my lifestyle and hobbies that make...

