Khan Videos Mapped to Blue Chip Kids Chapter Order
Purpose: Free video preparation that follows the pedagogical flow of Blue Chip Kids. Watch these before or alongside reading the book, or as a standalone open-source alternative.
Note: Some Blue Chip Kids chapters cover topics beyond typical beginner investing (options, hedge funds, private equity). We've marked those as optional/advanced. The core syllabus focuses on foundational concepts.
If you’re interested in how we made this automatically:
Creating an Open-Source "Blue Chip Kids" Alternative from Khan VideosChapter 1: Money, Money, Money
Blue Chip Kids: The journey begins; Money from around the world; Exchange rates; Bitcoin
Videos:
- Currency Exchange Introduction (~10 min)
- Covers: How currencies work, exchange rates
- Bitcoin - What is it? (~11 min)
- Covers: Basics of cryptocurrency
Optional Deeper Dive:
Chapter 2: Different Ways to Pay for Things
Blue Chip Kids: Checking accounts; Credit cards; Debit cards; Electronic payments
Videos:
- Credit Cards (exercise)
- Covers: How credit cards work, interest
- Different Payment Methods (exercise)
- Annual Percentage Rate (APR) and Effective APR (~9 min)
- Covers: Understanding credit card interest
Chapter 3: The Stock Market is Cool
Blue Chip Kids: Stock markets; Stocks; Market cap; Bid/ask; Indexes; IPOs
Videos:
- What It Means to Buy a Company's Stock (~10 min)
- Covers: Ownership, shares, what you actually own
- Price and Market Capitalization (~8 min)
- Covers: Market cap, stock prices
- Raising Money for a Startup (~13 min)
- Covers: How companies raise money, leads to IPO concept
- An IPO (~15 min)
- Covers: Initial public offerings
Note: Khan Academy doesn't have a dedicated video on bid/ask spreads or order books. This is better demonstrated live with a real order book.
Chapter 4: Let's Buy and Sell Some Stocks
Blue Chip Kids: Buy the dips; Bulls/bears; Paper profits; Long/short; Leverage
Videos:
- Shorting Stock (~8 min)
- Covers: What it means to be short a stock
- Shorting Stock 2 (~6 min)
- Covers: Mechanics of short selling
- Basic Leveraged Buyout (LBO) (~13 min)
Note: Bulls/bears, paper profits, and "buy the dips" are better covered through discussion than video.
Chapter 5: Stock Options ⚠️ ADVANCED
Blue Chip Kids: Puts and calls; How options work
Videos (Optional - Advanced):
- American Call Options (~11 min)
- Basic Put Option (~8 min)
Note: Options are typically too advanced for beginners. Consider skipping for first-time learners.
Chapter 6: Funds
Blue Chip Kids: Index funds; Mutual funds; Hedge funds
Videos:
- Open-Ended Mutual Fund Part 1 (~12 min)
- Covers: How mutual funds work, NAV
- Open-End Mutual Fund Redemptions (~5 min)
- Covers: How to buy/sell mutual funds
- Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) (~8 min)
Optional (Advanced):
Chapter 7: Bonds and Certificates of Deposit
Blue Chip Kids: Bonds; Yield; Treasury bonds; Basis points; CDs
Videos:
- Introduction to Bonds (~10 min)
- Covers: What bonds are, how they work
- Corporate Debt versus Traditional Mortgages (~10 min)
- Covers: Different types of debt instruments
- Relationship Between Bond Prices and Interest Rates (~8 min)
Chapter 8: Analyzing Companies
Blue Chip Kids: P/E ratio; EBITDA; Dividends; Earnings; Market share
Videos:
- Gross and Operating Profit (~8 min)
- Covers: How to read profit, revenue vs earnings
- EBITDA (~6 min)
- Covers: Key company metric
- P/E Conundrum (~7 min)
- Covers: Price-to-earnings ratio
- ROA and ROE Ratios (~9 min)
- Covers: Company performance metrics
Chapter 9: Borrowing Money
Blue Chip Kids: Mortgages; Credit ratings; Default; Bankruptcy
Videos:
- Introduction to Mortgage Loans (~11 min)
- FICO Scores and Credit Bureaus (~8 min)
- Covers: Credit scores, credit ratings
- Personal Bankruptcy: Chapters 7 and 13 (~14 min)
- Covers: What happens when you can't pay debts
Chapter 10: Interest Rates
Blue Chip Kids: Simple interest; Compound interest; APR
Videos:
- Introduction to Interest (~8 min)
- Covers: Basic interest concepts
- Introduction to Compound Interest (~10 min)
- Covers: How money grows exponentially
- The Rule of 72 for Compound Interest (~4 min)
- Covers: Quick mental math for compounding
Chapter 11: Net Worth
Blue Chip Kids: Assets; Liabilities; Net worth; Financial statements
Videos:
- Introduction to Balance Sheets (~12 min)
- Covers: Assets, liabilities, equity
- Balance Sheet and Income Statement Relationship (~9 min)
- Covers: How financial statements connect
- Net Worth (exercise)
- Covers: Calculating personal net worth
Chapter 12: Taxes
Blue Chip Kids: Gross income; Net income; Taxes; Audits
Videos:
- Basics of US Income Tax Rate Schedule (~11 min)
- Covers: How tax brackets work
- Tax Deductions Introduction (~8 min)
- Covers: Deductions, reducing taxable income
- Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) (~7 min)
- Covers: Tax complexity (optional)
Chapter 13: The Economy
Blue Chip Kids: Federal Reserve; GDP; Budgets; National debt; Deficits
Videos:
- The Fed and Interest Rates (~10 min)
- Covers: What the Fed does, how it affects you
- Fed Open Market Operations (~8 min)
- Covers: How the Fed controls money supply
- Inflation Overview (~10 min)
- Covers: What inflation is, why it matters
- Real and Nominal Return (~8 min)
- Covers: Adjusting returns for inflation
Chapter 14: Venture Capital and Private Equity ⚠️ ADVANCED
Blue Chip Kids: VC; Private equity
Videos (Optional):
- Raising Money for a Startup (same as #8)
- Basic Leveraged Buyout (same as #12)
Chapter 15: Money Smart
Blue Chip Kids: Retirement savings; Your mission
Videos:
- Traditional IRAs (~7 min)
- Covers: Retirement account basics
- Roth IRAs (~5 min)
- Covers: Tax-advantaged retirement savings
- 401(k)s (~6 min)
- Covers: Employer retirement plans
- Risk and Reward Introduction (~10 min)
- Covers: The fundamental tradeoff in investing
Chapter 16: And So It Ends... Or Maybe This is Just the Beginning
No specific video - this is a conclusion/motivation chapter.
Suggested supplementary:
- Building a Foundation for Retirement (article): https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/personal-finance/pf-investment-vehicles-insurance-and-retirement/pf-ira-401ks/a/building-a-foundation-for-retirement
Summary: Core Video Playlist
For time-constrained learners, here are the essential 20 videos (~3 hours total):
# | Video | Chapter | Time |
1 | What It Means to Buy a Company's Stock | 3 | ~10 min |
2 | Price and Market Capitalization | 3 | ~8 min |
3 | Open-Ended Mutual Fund Part 1 | 6 | ~12 min |
4 | Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) | 6 | ~8 min |
5 | Introduction to Bonds | 7 | ~10 min |
6 | Gross and Operating Profit | 8 | ~8 min |
7 | P/E Conundrum | 8 | ~7 min |
8 | Introduction to Interest | 10 | ~8 min |
9 | Introduction to Compound Interest | 10 | ~10 min |
10 | Rule of 72 for Compound Interest | 10 | ~4 min |
11 | Introduction to Balance Sheets | 11 | ~12 min |
12 | Basics of US Income Tax Rate Schedule | 12 | ~11 min |
13 | Inflation Overview | 13 | ~10 min |
14 | Real and Nominal Return | 13 | ~8 min |
15 | Traditional IRAs | 15 | ~7 min |
16 | Roth IRAs | 15 | ~5 min |
17 | Risk and Reward Introduction | 15 | ~10 min |
18 | FICO Scores and Credit Bureaus | 9 | ~8 min |
19 | Introduction to Mortgage Loans | 9 | ~11 min |
20 | Annual Percentage Rate (APR) | 2 | ~9 min |
Total: ~176 minutes (~3 hours)
Suggested Session Structure
Session 1: Money & Markets (Chapters 1-3)
- Pre-work: Videos 1-9 (~85 min)
- Discussion: What is money? What does it mean to own stock?
Session 2: Trading & Funds (Chapters 4-6)
- Pre-work: Videos 10-17 (~60 min)
- Discussion: Long vs short, why funds exist
Session 3: Bonds & Analysis (Chapters 7-8)
- Pre-work: Videos 18-24 (~55 min)
- Discussion: Stocks vs bonds, how to evaluate companies
Session 4: Borrowing & Interest (Chapters 9-10)
- Pre-work: Videos 25-30 (~55 min)
- Discussion: Good debt vs bad debt, compounding
Session 5: Net Worth & Taxes (Chapters 11-12)
- Pre-work: Videos 31-36 (~45 min)
- Discussion: Personal balance sheets, tax basics
Session 6: Economy & Retirement (Chapters 13-16)
- Pre-work: Videos 37-46 (~65 min)
- Discussion: The Fed, inflation, starting to invest
Document created: January 2026Mapped to: Blue Chip Kids by David W. Bianchi (Wiley, 2015)Source: Khan Academy (free, open access)