Beginner's Guide to Shares Investing

Name: Beginner's Guide to Shares Investing
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Learn the Basics of Shares Investing

Last updated 8/2017

English

What you'll learn

Understand the commonly used terms in shares investing
Know exactly what are Stocks and Shares
Be aware of alternative instruments in the stock market such as Bonds, REITs and ETFs
Get step by step guide in making your first trade
Make simple analysis to select the right investment
Choose an investment strategy suitable for YOU!

6 sections • 24 lectures • 1h 49m total length

Disclaimer0:10
Why Do We Need to Invest?7:21
Download the retirement calculator excel spreadsheet to get the precise calculation for yourself!
Why Do We Need to Invest1:02

Shares Investing Basic9:30
Learn what a share represents, how ownership and profits work, and how IPOs, dividends, and capital gains let you earn from stock investments; plus market caps, sectors, and indices.
Shares Investing Basics3:34
Setting your Investment Objectives5:34
Set a clear investment objective to pursue growth or income, weighing capital gains against dividends and aligning your horizon and risk with suitable stocks.
Setting Your Investment Objectives1:19

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)12:33
Learn how real estate investment trusts (REITs) pool capital to own properties, distribute at least 90% of profits as dividends, and borrow up to 45% of value with tax efficiency.
Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)2:13
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)8:32
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)2:44
Bonds7:13
Learn how bonds function as debt instruments traded on the stock exchange, offering fixed coupons and priority in liquidation, with prices and maturities that influence risk and return.
Bonds5:31
Derivaties1:39

Introduction to Fundamental Analysis6:28
Learn fundamental analysis as a two-part process: build a stock watch list through business and financial analysis, then decide when to buy or sell using economy and risk insights.
Introduction to Fundamental Analysis1:18
Introduction to Technical Analysis3:19
Technical analysis uses price and volume data to forecast future pricing by spotting repeating patterns and trends, such as support and resistance and moving-average crossovers.
Introduction to Technical Analysis3:29
Other Investment Strategies4:18
Learn easy investing strategies, such as dollar-cost averaging and regular investing, applied to a basket of stocks or etfs, with a five-year, long-term discipline.
Other Investment Strategies1:18

This course is for those who are:

New to Investing:
With your savings at stake and so many things to understand, it is understandable why investing is so intimidating for beginner investors. With this in mind, we have therefore designed this course for complete beginners who knows nothing about investing.

In this course we will be covering:

The preparation you need before you can start investing.
Common terminologies used in investing.
The financial instruments that available for you to invest, such as stocks, bonds, ETFs and REITs.
The step by step guide to investing using online platforms.
Simple analysis to pick the right investment instruments

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