Table of contents
Eight lessons. Ends with your asset-class cheat sheet.
- 01
What You Actually Own
When you buy a share, what do you actually have a claim on?
- 02
The Two Ways Stocks Pay You
Price movement, dividends, and the full picture called total return.
- 03
Bonds: Lending Money for Interest
Face value, coupon, maturity — the anatomy of a loan contract.
- 04
Why Bond Prices Move Opposite to Rates
The single most common bond surprise for new investors.
- 05
Cash & Cash Equivalents
Savings accounts, money markets, T-bills — not the same product.
- 06
Alternatives: REITs, Commodities, Crypto
What the 'other' bucket actually contains — and what it doesn't.
- 07
How These Assets Behave Together
Correlation, diversification, and the only free lunch in finance.
- 08
Your Asset-Class Cheat Sheet
Capstone — the one-page reference you'll keep.
Capstone
Ready?
Start with what a share actually is.
Four minutes. You'll leave knowing what you actually own the moment you buy one share — and what you don't.
Begin Lesson 01 →Key terms
Plain-English definitions for every concept in this stage.