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Education

Articles to get you started on your investment journey

Read them in order. Each lesson is free, and nothing here is investment advice.

Lessons
2
Reading
22 min
Cost
Free
Start with episode 1

  1. Episode 1

    How to start investing when you have no idea where to begin

    Stocks, brokers, expected returns and compounding, explained with simple cards. By the end you will know exactly what to click.

    Sep 2113 min read

    1. 01Why invest at all?
    2. 02What a stock actually is
    3. 03Stocks vs ETFs vs index funds
    4. 04Before you invest a single dollar
    5. 05How to open a brokerage account
    6. 06Broker options: USA and everyone else
    7. 07What returns to expect
    8. 08Compounding: why starting early beats starting big
    9. 09Dollar-cost averaging and automation
    10. 10What to do, and what not to do
    11. 11Risk, fees and taxes in plain words
    12. 12Scams and red flags
    13. 13Full explainer video
    14. 14Glossary
    15. 15Your first-week action plan
    Read episode 1

  2. Episode 2

    Buy a house or invest in stocks? Here is the math, one card at a time.

    Long-run returns, leverage, hidden costs, taxes and a fully worked ten-year example, so you can see where your first big pile of money should go.

    Sep 279 min read

    1. 01Why this is two questions, not one
    2. 02The scoreboard: what each has returned
    3. 03Leverage: the house’s superpower, and its trap
    4. 04The costs nobody puts on the brochure
    5. 05Liquidity, spread and effort
    6. 06Taxes: the house has one big advantage
    7. 07The worked example: buyer vs renter-investor over ten years
    8. 08What if you buy a house to rent out?
    9. 09When the house wins, when the stocks win
    10. 10The answer most people miss: it is not either or
    11. 11Full explainer video
    12. 12Glossary
    Read episode 2

See what stuck

Fifteen questions on ownership, funds, compounding and fees, each with the reason behind the answer.

Take the quiz

Run the numbers yourself

Episode 2 compares a house with a stock portfolio. The calculator on the front page runs the same kind of compounding math.

Open the calculator