Course Description: Invest in your portfolio by learning the basics concerning stocks, mutual funds, and bonds. This course covers basic financial principles, such as compounding money and savings. Regardless of past investing experiences, each student will learn helpful tips for designing their own portfolios.

Author: Mary Dee Dickerson

Runtime: 1hr. 52min.

Lessons: 39

Lessons		Time (Min:Sec)
Introduction PREVIEW, CLICK HERE		00:34
Overview PREVIEW, CLICK HERE		00:49
Global Influence of Investing PREVIEW, CLICK HERE		01:51
Major Financial Tasks in the Adult Life Cycle		03:32
The Investment Pyramid		02:44
The Investment Process		03:41
Business Activity vs Time		02:37
How Money Grows		02:27
Rule of 72		02:01
Investing Should Not Be Complicated		04:02
Certificate of Deposit		03:55
CDs (Part 1)		01:31
CDs (Part 2)		03:53
Other Similar Products		01:15
The Investor's Dilemma		06:37
Common Stock		01:36
Motives for Owning Common Stock		00:58
Classifications of Common Stock		09:06
Keeping an Eye on Your Stocks		02:07
Terms to Know		03:49
Dollar-Cost Averaging in an Ascending Market		03:40
Stock Split		01:39
Mutual Funds		02:53
What is a Mutual Fund?		00:31
Why Invest in Mutual Funds?		05:17
Types of Mutual Funds		13:23
Keeping Track of Your Mutual Fund		01:39
Do I Have to Read the Prospectus?		01:34
How to Weigh the Risk and the Return		00:25
The Fine Art of Switching Funds		00:48
Demystifying No-Load and Load Funds		02:11
Mutual Fund Selection		00:45
A Look at the World of Bonds		00:55
Types of Bonds		03:03
Bond Yields		05:04
A Look at Zero-Coupon Municipals and Unit Trusts		02:21
Index Funds		03:20
Stick With It		01:51
Summary		01:55