CurriculumInvesting & Markets
Investing & Markets
Stocks, bonds, risk and compounding - explained without the jargon or the hype.
- Risk and Return Why higher returns always come attached to higher risk, and what diversification really does. 📄 Read-aloud
- Stocks 101: Owning a Piece of a Company What a share of stock actually represents, and how you can make or lose money owning one. 📄 Read-aloud
- Bonds 101: Lending Your Money for Interest How bonds work as a loan you make to a government or company, and why they usually behave differently from stocks. 📄 Read-aloud
- Investing & Markets: Checkpoint 1 Covers risk and return, stocks, and bonds. 5 questions
- What Is an Index Fund? How an index fund works, and why it's often recommended as a beginner's first investment. 📄 Read-aloud
- Compound Growth: Why Starting Early Wins Why a small head start investing can outperform a much larger amount invested later. 📄 Read-aloud
- Diversification in Practice How to actually build a diversified portfolio, beyond the general concept introduced earlier. 📄 Read-aloud
- Investing & Markets: Checkpoint 2 Covers index funds, compound growth, and diversification in practice. 5 questions
- Retirement Accounts: 401(k)s and IRAs How tax-advantaged retirement accounts work, and why the specific account type matters as much as what's inside it. 📄 Read-aloud
- Market Volatility: Staying Calm When Prices Swing Why markets move up and down constantly, and why reacting to every swing usually backfires. 📄 Read-aloud
- Understanding Fees: Why 1% Matters More Than You Think How small-looking investment fees compound into a large cost over time. 📄 Read-aloud
- Investing & Markets: Checkpoint 3 Covers retirement accounts, market volatility, and investment fees. 5 questions
- Common Investing Mistakes Beginners Make A closing look at the recurring mistakes that trip up new investors, drawing together the rest of this module. 📄 Read-aloud