Lessons · 6 of 21 out so far

Learning to invest, one morning at a time

A new lesson most weekdays, each tied to something that actually happened in the markets that week. Five minutes, then a quiz.

1. 01What a share isOwnership, dividends, votes, and why the price movestue 27 oct
2. 02How a stock market worksExchanges, buyers and sellers, and the bid–ask spreadwed 28 oct
3. 03IndicesWhat the FTSE 100 and S&P 500 actually measurethu 29 oct
4. 04Funds, ETFs and investment trustsBuying hundreds of companies in one gofri 30 oct
5. 05Why diversifyWhy one share is riskier than a hundredmon 2 nov
6. 06Risk and volatilityWhat a 2% drop in a day really meanstoday
7. 07Total returnsoon
8. 08Compounding and timesoon
9. 09Costssoon
10. 10ISAs and tax wrapperssoon
11. 11Reading resultssoon
12. 12Revenue, profit and marginssoon
13. 13Valuation: the P/E ratiosoon
14. 14Valuation: yields and other ratiossoon
15. 15Interest ratessoon
16. 16Currencies and your returnssoon
17. 17Defensive and growth sectorssoon
18. 18ESG investingsoon
19. 19Benchmarkssoon
20. 20Investor behavioursoon
21. 21Your long-term plansoon