Dedicated to my Economics class; without that class, I would not be able to say that I've made a fable about economics

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Jane and John Bacon were twins. One year, their mother gave them both money for their birthday. Mrs. Bacon said that they either had to save the money or invest it. Whoever had the most money left in a month would win a prize.

Jane and John talked for a long time about what they each would do with their money. Jane said that she wanted to invest a little bit of her money and save the rest. John said that he wanted to invest all of his money. They both wanted to invest their money in stocks.

The next day, Jane and John went with their mother to the city so that she could help them buy stocks. The whole way, Jane tried to convince John that she was making the wiser choice with her money. John tried to convince Jane that he was making the wiser choice.

Jane said that since she was only investing a little bit of her money, she wasn't taking much of a risk. That way if her stocks didn't make her any money, she'd still have money left over in her savings.

John said that since he was investing his money in a wide variety of stocks, at least one of his investments was bound to make money.

Even after they went home, Jane and John still couldn't stop arguing about who would make more money. Eventually they asked their mother what she thought.

Never one to choose sides, Mrs. Bacon didn't give either of her kids the answer they wanted to hear. She explained that John was smart to invest in a variety of stocks. She said that because of his portfolio diversification, the losses he could incur from some of his stocks could be compensated for by gains he could make from his other stocks.

She also explained that Jane was smart to save some of her money because if her stock investment wasn't profitable she would still have money left over. Mrs. Bacon said that overall, John took a bigger risk but that she didn't know l if that risk would pay off or not.

Jane and John didn't like their mother's reply, so they just ignored her and kept arguing about who would make more money.

Eventually a month passed. Jane and John went to the city again with their mother to see who had the most money. Mrs. Bacon said the dollar value of the stocks would be counted as money.

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"Jane and John Learn About Investing"

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Jane and John Bacon receive money for their birthday and decide to invest it in stocks. After a month, they both make a profit and learn valuable lessons about investing.

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