Introduction to Investing

This course is for any newbie who wants to learn how to invest in the stock market. We go over the basics of investing in stocks, bonds, commodities, and ETFs. You will learn what investing is, how to diversify your portfolio, how to understand correlations in your portfolio, and the different investing styles you can use. In addition, you will learn the different platforms and brokers you can use, so you can start investing tomorrow. As a bonus we even added content about how to invest in cryptocurrencies, we go over where you can buy cryptocurrencies and how to understand the correlations when investing in cryptocurrencies. If you are new to investing, then this course is the best course for you! This course is a great start to give you an overall concept of the investing world.

In this course we will go through the following:

1. What is Investing? - Understand the difference between investing and trading. Long term vs Short term.

2. What can you invest in? - What asset classes you can invest in.

a. What is a stock? - The basics of investing in stocks. Understanding stock metrics and how to read them.

b. What is a bond? - The basic concepts of bonds. Where and how you can buy and sell bonds.

c. What is a commodity? - The basic concepts of commodities. Where and how you can buy and sell commodities.

d. What is an ETF? - The basic concept of ETFs. How you can use ETFs in your investment portfolio.

3. Concept of buying vs shorting - What does it mean when an investor buys or shorts a stock. The difference between the two.

4. How can you invest? - What brokers you can use to invest in these assets.

5. Websites & Platforms - The websites you can use to research and gather information. The platforms you can use to find stocks or chart your stocks.

6. Types of investing styles - The different types of investing styles that you can use for your long term portfolio.

7. The concept of diversification - The basics of diversification and how to understand the correlations.

8. Bonus: Crypto Investing - How and where to invest in cryptocurrencies.