Personal Finance
Investing for Beginners
Start investing without the jargon or the gambling
12 lessons4 modules9h 15m durationbeginner level
About this course
Investing sounds complicated because the industry profits from making it sound that way, but the core that builds most ordinary wealth is boringly simple: own a slice of thousands of companies through low-cost index funds and hold for decades. This course explains exactly what stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and index funds are, how compounding and fees quietly decide your outcome, and which account to open first. You finish by opening a brokerage account, choosing between named funds like VTI, VOO, and VT, placing your first order, and setting up automatic contributions you will not have to think about again.
Curriculum
Module 1: What Investing Actually Is
- Saving vs Investing, and Why You BotherPreview
- Stocks, Bonds, Funds, ETFs, and Index Funds🔒
- Risk, Return, and Diversification in Numbers🔒
Module 2: The Math That Decides Your Outcome
- Compounding Is the Whole Game🔒
- Fees Are Quietly Eating Your Returns🔒
- Why You Cannot Beat the Market by Trading🔒
Module 3: Choosing Accounts and a Broker
- Which Account to Fund First🔒
- Picking a Low-Cost Broker🔒
- Opening and Verifying Your Account🔒
Module 4: Building and Maintaining Your Portfolio
- The Simple Portfolios That Beat Most Pros🔒
- Placing Your First Order🔒
- Automate, Rebalance, and Leave It Alone🔒
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