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Overview

Learn the basics of investing, how to start managing your portfolio, reduce risk, and make smart decisions

Total fee

15,071

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Beginner

Credential

Certificate

Investing for Beginners
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Investopedia Academy 
Highlights

  • Receive an Investopedia Academy Certificate of Enrollment with this course
  • Over 78 lessons of on-demand video, exercises, and interactive content
  • Lifetime access to course so you can watch and rewatch whenever you want
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Investing for Beginners
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Course details

Who should do this course?
  • For beginner investors
What are the course deliverables?
  • Navigate Exchange Traded Funds, dividend stocks, and other trading instruments
  • Diversify and when to rebalance during bull or bear markets
  • Make your own investment decisions based on research and market trends
  • Generate dependable, consistent income with dividends, while reducing portfolio volatility
More about this course
  • Through this course build an investment portfolio focused on creating real, long-term wealth

Investing for Beginners
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Investopedia Academy 
Curriculum

Horizontal Diversification

Introduction

Unsystematic Risk

Systematic Risk

Correlation Charts

Beta Correlation

Asset Classes

Asset Allocation

Review

Vertical Diversification

Introduction

Stocks

Bonds Part One

Bonds Part Two

Commodities

Currencies

Review

Strategic Diversification

Introduction

Portfolio Volatility

Dividend Investing

Dividend Yield Example

Dividend Dates

Dividend Reinvestment Plans

BuyBacks

Review

Position Sizing

Position Sizing Basics

Sizing Strategies

Rebalancing

Position Sizing: Example

Dollar Cost Averaging

Review

Understanding ETFs

Introduction

What's an ETF Part One

The Difference Between ETFs and Mutual Funds

Creation and Redemption

ETFs vs ETNs

How ETNs work

What's Wrong with ETNs

Types of ETFs

Review

Evaluating ETFs

Introduction

Stock ETFs

Bond ETFs

Commodity & Currency ETFs Part One

Commodity & Currency ETFs Part Two

Real Estate ETFs Part One

Real Estate ETFs Part Two

Review

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Investing for Beginners
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Faculty details

John Jagerson
John Jagerson is a CFA and CMT charter holder and a founder of Learning Markets, which provides analysis and education for individual and professional investors.

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