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Beginner · 9 chapters · 47 lessons

Stock market investing course for beginners, with exercises

Nine short chapters, from what a stock is to your own written investment plan. Each lesson takes 4 to 6 minutes, with an exercise after every idea.

Chapter 1

First steps

  1. 1.1What is a stock and how do you buy one5 min
  2. 1.2Compound interest explained simply6 min
  3. 1.3Why stock prices fall6 min
  4. 1.4What is an ETF and how does it work6 min
  5. 1.5How to choose a broker: what to check6 min
Chapter 2

Your money before the stock market

  1. 2.1Emergency fund: how much and where to keep it5 min
  2. 2.2Inflation: what cash at home really costs you5 min
  3. 2.3Savings account, government bonds or the stock market6 min
  4. 2.4Debt: when to pay off a loan first5 min
  5. 2.5How much you can invest each month5 min
Chapter 3

Risk and return

  1. 3.1What risk means in the stock market5 min
  2. 3.2Diversification explained simply5 min
  3. 3.3The chance of losing money depends on how long you hold5 min
  4. 3.4Long-term returns: stocks, bonds and gold6 min
  5. 3.5What fees cost you over 20 years5 min
Chapter 4

Stocks or ETFs: what suits you

  1. 4.1Individual stocks: pros and risks5 min
  2. 4.2ETFs: pros and risks5 min
  3. 4.3Stocks, ETFs or both: how to choose6 min
  4. 4.4How to pick your first stocks: 5 simple checks7 min
  5. 4.5How to choose an ETF: cost, index and size6 min
  6. 4.6Active funds versus index funds6 min
Chapter 5

Exchanges, indices and orders

  1. 5.1What a stock exchange is and how it works5 min
  2. 5.2The world’s main stock market indices6 min
  3. 5.3Order types: market, limit and stop6 min
  4. 5.4Trading hours, liquidity and the spread5 min
  5. 5.5What happens after you buy a share5 min
Chapter 6

Your first portfolio

  1. 6.1Monthly investing or a lump sum6 min
  2. 6.2How many holdings to start with5 min
  3. 6.3Automatic investment plans5 min
  4. 6.4How often to check your portfolio5 min
  5. 6.5When to sell an investment5 min
Chapter 7

Tax, pensions and protection where you live

  1. 7.1Tax on investment gains7 min
  2. 7.2Tax on dividends and other contributions6 min
  3. 7.3Tax-free accounts and tax-advantaged bonds7 min
  4. 7.4Private pensions and tax relief on investing7 min
  5. 7.5What protects you if your broker or bank goes bust6 min
Chapter 8

How to avoid investment scams

  1. 8.1Warning signs of an investment scam5 min
  2. 8.2WhatsApp and Telegram groups with “mentors”6 min
  3. 8.3Fake adverts using famous people5 min
  4. 8.4The “money recovery” scam5 min
  5. 8.5Ponzi schemes: Madoff and BitConnect6 min
  6. 8.6How to check a broker on the regulator’s register5 min
Chapter 9

Beginner psychology

  1. 9.1What to do when your investment falls6 min
  2. 9.2FOMO: the fear of missing out5 min
  3. 9.3Overconfidence6 min
  4. 9.4Trading too often6 min
  5. 9.5Your investment plan, in writing6 min

Lessons are educational. They are not a recommendation to buy or sell. Investing involves risk and you can lose money.