
Strengthen your investor mindset by keeping emotions out of decisions, embracing long-term buy-and-hold investing, and conducting thorough financial and leadership due diligence to weather market cycles.
Explains what a stock is, a partial ownership stake in a publicly traded company, and outlines common and preferred stock, voting, dividends, and liquidity on stock exchanges.
Explore how exchange traded funds mimic market indexes to provide instant diversification and low fees, with types like market, industry, bond, and currency ETFs.
Explore why stock prices fluctuate, driven by supply and demand, qualitative factors like news and investor sentiment, and quantitative factors like revenue and earnings, including market price versus true value.
Analyze a balance sheet by examining assets, liabilities, and shareholder equity, using Google's example to interpret current and non-current categories, ratios like current ratio, and the balance sheet equation.
Learn how compound interest grows stock market wealth exponentially by reinvesting returns and regular contributions, and why starting early maximizes your investment horizon.
Explore the various fees in self-directed stock investing, including annual, inactivity, research, trading commissions, and currency conversion, and learn how discount brokerages like Queste trade and Wealthsimple trade minimize costs.
Start investing with the tax free savings account to grow tax free, then add RRSPs and finally a cash margin account, leveraging cumulative contribution room.
Construct a passive ETF portfolio using core ETFs tailored to your investor profile and asset allocation, with model portfolios and a downloadable PDF for practical guidance.
When you think about investing in the stock market, what first comes to mind?
For most people, it’s uncertainty, confusion, and a general sense of fear that arises when imagining themselves navigating the stock market on their own.
After all, there are thousands of stocks to choose from, dozens of different investment styles, and a general stigma around success in the stock market only being for Wall Street brokers…
That’s why most people choose to let others manage their money for them. Others such as pension funds, financial advisors, and mutual fund brokers at the bank who make hefty commissions off of pushing their expensive products onto you.
The problem with this approach to investing is that these individuals and institutions charge preposterous management fees, upwards of 3% per year!
And you might be thinking to yourself, 3% per year doesn’t really sound like all that much, right? That’s the equivalent of one cup of coffee per $100 invested…
In reality, though, these fees often add up to tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees and lost portfolio growth when investing towards retirement.
If you’re reading this, I’m guessing you’re looking to take control of your investing and want to save on management fees. After all, modern investment brokerages allow for individuals like you and I to self-manage our own portfolios and keep more money in our pockets.
That’s where this course comes into play, helping you gain the knowledge and confidence necessary to navigate the stock market and build a portfolio that’s suitable for your needs & risk tolerance as an investor, no matter what financial situation you’re currently in.
I’ve made the course as easy to consume and accessible as possible, so you don’t need to worry about being confused or overwhelmed.
I hope this course can be one of your first steps towards a more abundant future.
I’ll see you inside!
-Griffin