Investment Tips from Young Entrepreneurs Don't let your age keep you from investing. Just be smart about how and why you do it.

Martin Thompson, of Englewood, Colorado, and Katie Beeman, ofDuluth, Minnesota, have more in common than their age, 22, andearning a wage mowing lawns. At a time when most young adults aretempted to spend all their hard-earned cash buying stuff they wantand need, these two entrepreneurs have done something others mightfind surprising-they've set goals for the future and investedtheir money toward making those goals a reality.

Smart Man on Campus

Thompson realized at an early age that four years in collegewould require more than his parents' generosity. To ensure thathe could afford the college of his choice, he began mowing lawnsand saving birthday money so he could invest in the stockmarket.