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Understand the Stock Market: Buy Stocks, ETFs Mutual Funds
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Understand the Stock Market: Buy Stocks, ETFs Mutual Funds

Get Ready to Invest in the Stock Market, Investing for beginners, How to Grow Personal Wealth & Generational Wealth
Created byPatricia Saylor
Last updated 11/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Develop an overview understanding of the stock market and how it works.
  • Understand how investors make money in the stock market ; capital gains, dividends and options.
  • Choose an online broker based on personal preferences and needs.
  • Set up and fund a personal account.
  • Know why you need to diversify your investments and two ways to do it.
  • Use accurate stock market terminology to discuss investment choices.
  • Learn from an experienced, retired teacher.

Course content

7 sections • 24 lectures • 31m total length

  • Introduction | Meet your Guide | Getting Started | Your Investing Future3:50

    Meet Patricia, learn what you will take away from this course and get a preview of the next steps you can take after you set up your investment account.

Requirements

  • We start at the very beginning. No prior knowledge needed!
  • You will get the most out of the course if you have at least $100 to get started investing.
  • If you don't have money to invest yet, you can set up a paper trading account to practice.

Description

Do you feel lost when the conversation turns to stocks and investing?  Have you been thinking about investing, but have no idea how to get started?  Then this course is made for you.  By the time you finish this short, introductory course, you'll be ready to select an online broker, and set up and fund an account.  My next course, Choosing and Buying Stocks and Funds will help you decide what to buy with those funds.

Learn how things work before you put your money on the line. Grow your financial literacy and independence with an experienced, supportive teacher. We start at the very beginning. 

You'll get a solid overview of the stock market to prepare you to participate in it confidently. I’ll define the terms you need to know so you can ask questions and understand the answers you get. I might even answer some questions you didn’t know you had.

You'll get answers to your questions such as:

  • What exactly is a share of stock?

  • Why can I invest in Coca Cola, but not LEGO?

  • What determines the price of a share of stock?

  • What is a stock ticker?

  • What is a stock broker and do I need one?

  • Exactly how do I make money with stocks?

  • What is a dividend and what can I do with it?

  • How do I diversify my investments (and why do I need to?)

  • What exactly are The Dow, NASDAQ and The S & P 500?

  • What is an index fund?

I give you step by step instructions with everything you need to choose a broker, decide what kind of account you want to open, and set up your first account.

We'll also talk briefly about the difference between buying individual stocks and buying shares of Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds. We'll touch on retirement plans you may have available through your employers and why you should probably take advantage of them.

This course prepares you for Part B, Novice Investors' Guide to Choosing and Buying Stocks and Funds. 

Who this course is for:

  • The "stock market curious"
  • Those who have some funds ready to invest and want to get started.
  • Those who have an account, but who want to feel more confident understanding their stock market investing options.
  • Investors who use a financial advisor or manager, and want to feel more confident discussing their investments.

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