What you'll learn

Understand how the stock market works and its main purpose
Understand the purpose of the main market indices like DowJones30, S&P500
Be able to differentiate between equities, bonds, commodities, derivatives and other types of instruments
Have an overview of the various actors in the stock market between buyers, sellers, rating agencies, brokers & oversight authorities
Understand the difference between the primary and secondary market
Understand the relationship between a financial instrument and its risk & potential return/reward expectations
Have an overview of the tools to use as investor

Course content

5 sections • 16 lectures • 3h 40m total length

Introduction2:47
In this first lecture, I will walk you through the table of contents of the course in order to provide you an overview of the main chapters of this training.
Purpose of the stock market10:00
In this lecture, we will explore the investor to company relationship related to capital & return on that capital. I will also introduce a first dilemma related to the various investment opportunities related to their risk & potential return.
History & main events13:56
The holy grail for many investors & speculators is to be able to accurately predict markets. In this section I will walk you though this topic with interesting figures about the predictability (or not) of markets. You will listen into a very interesting video from Peter Lynch who has been a very famous & successful investor and you will see that what he was stating in 1994 has repeated itself until 2020 included.
Main market indices7:44
In this section I will share first insights about the purpose of market indices & the major stock market indices in the world. Based on the Dow Jones 30 you will understand how such an index is structured and evolves over time.
Introduction - Knowledge Check

Market participant overview & primary/secondary market7:27
This section will address the understanding and difference between primary & secondary market and give a first insight into the market participants in both categories of markets.
Buyers & sellers26:53
The market is composed by various buyers & sellers. This lecture will introduce you to individual retail investors and give you a first look into the various institutional investors. We will at the end of this lecture discuss also the 4 typical investment strategies.
Intermediates22:13
Intermediates play an important role in the market to increase the level of trust & resilience when transactions happen. In this lecture I will walk you through the main market intermediates and their role.
Information providers14:08
As a beginner in the stock market it is complementary to understand the role of information providers. In this lecture we will discuss data providers, analysts & rating agencies. The lecture will close with a personal opinion about "priesthood" & information entertainment.
Oversight authorities & regulators11:24
The objective of market regulation is to ensure transparency & protect against information asymmetry, reduce & control fraudulent activities and guarantee market safety & resilience. In this lecture I will walk you through the most important regulators on stock markets.
Market participants - Knowledge check

Cash instruments7:32
In this lecture we will divide the risk vs return graph into multiple segments and start explaining the benefits & disadvantages of bank savings accounts as one of the most used cash instrument.
Debt & fixed income15:22
In this lecture we will discuss fixed income instruments and more specifically government bonds and corporate obligations. You will be able to understand what are the benefits of such fixed income instruments.
Equities18:16
Equities is one of the most known and traded financial instrument. In this lecture we will discuss the various categories of stocks and their typical attributes ranging from growth, value to cyclical & defensive stocks.
Derivatives15:28
Financial instruments - Knowledge check

Information tools21:07
In this lecture I will share with you the tools that I regularly use as an investor and that are mostly free. Warren Buffett in one of his 1990 shareholder meetings said that most of the information he is using for making investment decisions is public information, it is just that people do not do their homework. After this lecture you will be equipped with the right tools to better understand the stock market and companies.
My first order19:32
This lecture has been specifically created to teach you how to avoid doing mistakes like selecting the wrong financial instrument when placing a financial order. I will walk you through a standard purchase order and teach you the main vocabulary like buy limit & market order.
Tools - Knowledge check

Requirements

Eagerness to learn
General interest in stock markets & finance

Description

Investing in the stock market can be confusing experience for beginners due to the amount of news, buzzwords and complex vocabulary. While Warren Buffett said that you do not need a PhD to be a successful investor, investing in the stock master requires a minimum of understanding of the fundamental principles. This is exactly the purpose of this training.

In this course you will learn all about:

Understand how the stock market works and its main purpose
Understand the purpose of the main market indices like DowJones30, S&P500
Be able to differentiate between equities, bonds, commodities, derivatives and other types of instruments
Have an overview of the various actors in the stock market between buyers, sellers, rating agencies, brokers & oversight authorities
Differentiate between the primary and secondary market
Understand the difference between the primary and secondary market
Understand the relationship between a financial instrument and its risk & potential return/reward expectations
Have an overview of the tools to use as investor

Investing in stock markets can be a very positive but also very negative experience if you do not really understand what you are doing.

Learn from my 20 years experience as an investor running my own investment fund and rapidly move ahead faster with the knowledge I will share with you.

THIS COMPLETE COURSE WILL GIVE YOU A SOLID START IN STOCK MARKETS

Many thanks and I appreciate your interest in my course!

-Candi Carrera

Who this course is for:

Beginner investors curious about the stock market
People having a general interest in the stock market
People who are serious about investing in the stock market and not gamblers
People who do not understand or get confused with the financial market vocabulary

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Course content

Introduction4 lectures • 34min

Market participants5 lectures • 1hr 22min

Financial instruments4 lectures • 57min

Tools2 lectures • 41min

Conclusion1 lecture • 6min

Requirements

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