Buy Hard Too: Beginners' Guide to Investment Funds

Name: Buy Hard Too: Beginners' Guide to Investment Funds
Rating: 4.3 (9 reviews)

Understanding the World of Index Funds, Mutual Funds, ETFs, and Hedge Funds

Created byAROV Organization

Last updated 8/2022

English

What you'll learn

Students will understand why and how to invest in mutual funds.
Students will understand how mutual funds differ from traditional stock investment.
Students will understand mutual funds in comparison to EFT investment.
Students will understand the pros and cons of professional management.

Course content

1 section • 13 lectures • 1h 42m total length

Introduction to Investment Funds3:37
An introduction to investment funds and why they exist.
Attached: a worksheet for those who want to practice applying the concepts and a lesson plan for teachers who wish to incorporate these concepts into their curriculum.
What are Mutual Funds?29:33
Exploring what mutual funds are and how they differ from traditional stock investment.
Types of Mutual Funds19:01
Exploring different types of mutual funds.
Investment Styles3:13
Discussing various different approaches to investment.
Fundamental Analysis vs. Technical Analysis9:23
The difference between using a fundamental analysis and a technical analysis for stock investment.
How to Use Styles Boxes6:04
Defining what style boxes are and how they are used.
A Quick Review of Market Capitalization5:01
Reviewing the term market capitalization.
Index Funds11:07
Discussing Index Funds and how they differ from mutual funds.
ETFs2:00
Exploring ETFs as an investment option and how they differ from index funds and mutual funds.
Hedge Funds4:47
Explaining hedge funds and how they differ from other types of funds.
What is Leverage and "Buying on Margin"3:35
Discussing how investors use leverage to invest with borrowed money.
Why Inflation Offers a Reason to Invest3:16
Why inflation means you're losing money even if you aren't spending money.
Closing Comments2:15
Some closing remarks.
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Requirements

None.

Description

The legendary investor Warren Buffet once stated that investment funds offer a good option for the average person to make consistent profits. Perhaps this is why so many retirement accounts invest in them. Yet, given that so few people understand how the stock market works, it goes without saying that a comparable amount of people do not comprehend how investment funds work either. Thus, our goal is to demystify the concepts behind investing in a variety of different funds and clarify what advantages they offer over individual stock investment.

This class explores: what investment funds are, the advantages and disadvantages they offer, what mutual funds are, the various different types of mutual funds; how index funds and ETFs differ from mutual funds, what hedge funds are, technical vs. fundamental analysis, different investment and management styles and what buying on margin means.

If you do not know how investment funds work, you will after this class. You'll also understand why they can be one of the safer investment opportunities available in the modern world of stock investment.

This class is a great companion piece to our course on stock investment ("Buy Hard").

Who this course is for:

Anyone interested in learning about investing in mutual funds.