Understand the Stock Market- Trade Stocks, ETFs Mutual Funds

Understand the Stock Market: Trade Stocks, ETFs Mutual Funds, available at $49.99, has an average rating of 4.6, with 24 lectures, 1 quizzes, based on 20 reviews, and has 384 subscribers.

You will learn about 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. This course is ideal for individuals who are The "stock market curious" or Those who have some funds ready to invest and want to get started. or Those who have an account, but who want to feel more confident understanding their stock market investing options. or Investors who use a financial advisor or manager, and want to feel more confident discussing their investments. It is particularly useful for The "stock market curious" or Those who have some funds ready to invest and want to get started. or Those who have an account, but who want to feel more confident understanding their stock market investing options. or Investors who use a financial advisor or manager, and want to feel more confident discussing their investments.

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Summary

Title: Understand the Stock Market: Trade Stocks, ETFs Mutual Funds

Price: $49.99

Average Rating: 4.6

Number of Lectures: 24

Number of Quizzes: 1

Number of Published Lectures: 24

Number of Published Quizzes: 1

Number of Curriculum Items: 32

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 32

Original Price: $19.99

Quality Status: approved

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What You Will 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.

Who Should Attend

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.

Target Audiences

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.

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. 

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction; Meet Your Instructor, What You'll be Learning

Lecture 1: Introduction | Meet your Guide | Getting Started | Your Investing Future

Chapter 2: What is Stock Market Investing?

Lecture 1: What is investing?

Lecture 2: Shares and Stocks

Lecture 3: Public vs. Private Companies

Lecture 4: Share Price and Market Capitalization

Chapter 3: Stock Exchanges and Brokers

Lecture 1: Stock Market | Stock Exchanges

Lecture 2: Stock Indexes | What is "The Dow?"

Lecture 3: Stock Tickers

Lecture 4: Stock Brokers and Online Brokerage Firms

Chapter 4: Make money with stocks; Capital Gains, Dividends and Options

Lecture 1: Supply and Demand

Lecture 2: Ways to Make (and lose) Money | Prices and Profits

Lecture 3: Capital Gains and Losses

Lecture 4: Dividends

Lecture 5: Dividend Aristocrats

Lecture 6: Options (Learn now. Use later.)

Chapter 5: Risk and Diversification

Lecture 1: Investing vs. Trading

Lecture 2: Why You Need to Diversify and Two Ways to do It

Lecture 3: Use Mutual Funds and ETFs to Diversify Your Portfolio.

Lecture 4: More about Mutual Funds and ETFs

Chapter 6: Setting Up Your Account

Lecture 1: Choose a broker and account type.

Lecture 2: How to set up your account.

Lecture 3: What to do while you wait.

Chapter 7: Ready to Invest!

Lecture 1: A word about employer-sponsored plans.

Lecture 2: Continue the Journey | Join the next class and our online forum

Instructors

Patricia Saylor
Teaching Novice Investors

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