INVESTING IN US STOCKS 🇺🇸
Course Curriculum (TWO Sessions • 1 Hour Each)
This masterclass introduces participants to the fundamentals of stock investing. Through simple explanations, real-world examples, and practical exercises, participants will learn how the stock market works, how to identify quality companies, and how to build a simple investment portfolio. The course ends with registering on an investment platform and buying your first stock.
Cost: $100
Duration: 2 Sessions (1 Hour Each)
Format: Live Virtual Training via Google Meet
Target Audience: Beginners and Aspiring Investors
Session 1 (60 Minutes)
Understanding the Stock Market
Topic 1: Introduction to Stocks
- What is a stock?
- Why companies issue shares
- Public vs. private companies
- What it means to be a shareholder
Learning Objective: Understanding how stock ownership works.
Topic 2: How the Stock Market Works
- Stock exchanges
- Investment apps & platforms
- Buyers and sellers (Demand and supply)
- Why stock prices rise and fall
- Market Capitalisation & valuation
- Market cycles (Bull & Bear markets)
Learning Objective: Understanding how stocks are bought, sold, and priced.
Topic 3: How Investors Make Money
- Capital gains
- Dividends
- Compound growth
- Long-term wealth creation
Learning Objective: Understanding the different ways investors earn returns from stocks and build wealth over time.
Topic 4: Investing vs. Trading
- Investing vs Trading
- Business ownership
- Price speculation
- Lower risk vs Higher risk
- Focusing on fundamentals
- Position sizng and diversifying
Learning Objective: Understanding the key differences between investing and trading, and the risks and strategies involved in each.
Topic 5: Risks Every Investor Should Know
- Market volatility
- Inflation
- Company-specific & sector risk
- Emotional investing
- Diversification
Learning Objective: Understanding the major risks of investing and how to manage them.
Practical: Investment Apps & Platforms
- Binance
- How to sign up (KYC)
Session 2 (60 Minutes)
Becoming a Smarter Investor
Topic 1: Types of Stocks
- Growth Stocks
- Value Stocks
- Dividend Stocks
- Blue-Chip Stocks
- Small-Cap Midcaps and Large-Cap Stocks
Topic 2: Types of Index Funds & ETFs
- What is an Index Fund
- Types of Index Funds
- SP500 Index investing
- What are ETFs
- Categories of ETFs
Learning Objective: Understand how index funds and ETFs work and how investors can use them to gain diversified market exposure.
Topic 3: Building Your First Portfolio
- Diversification
- Risk tolerance & management
- Dollar-cost averaging
- Long-term investing
- Stocks + ETFs + Bonds
Learning Objective: Learn how to build a diversified portfolio based on your goals, risk tolerance, and investment timeframe.
Topic 4: Common Investing Mistakes
- Buying based on hype
- Panic selling
- Trying to time the market
- Investing without research
- Putting all your money into one stock
Learning Objective: Recognize common investing mistakes and learn practical ways to avoid them.
Topic 5: Leveraging AI for Investing
- AI advantages and disadvantages
- Live prompting
- Gemini vs ChatGPT
Learning Objective: Learn how to use AI tools effectively for financial research while understanding their limitations and risks.
Final Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course participants will be able to:
- Understand what stocks are and how they create wealth.
- Explain how stock markets function.
- Differentiate investing from trading.
- Read and interpret basic stock information.
- Identify quality companies using simple financial metrics.
- Signup on an investment app and buy your first US Stock.
- Develop a long-term investing mindset.