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Stock Market Basics

Learn what stocks are, how to read stock data, how to buy and sell shares, and common investing strategies.

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What You'll Learn

  • What stocks are and how ownership works
  • How to read and interpret stock quotes and key metrics
  • The mechanics of buying stocks through a brokerage
  • Different investing strategies and when to use them
  • Why most investors benefit from a passive index approach

Lessons

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What Is a Stock?

Understand ownership shares, how companies go public, and why stocks exist.

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Reading Stock Information

Learn to interpret ticker symbols, market cap, P/E ratio, dividends, and other key metrics.

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How to Buy Stocks

Navigate brokerages, order types, fractional shares, and the mechanics of trading.

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Common Stock Strategies

Explore growth, value, dividend, and index investing approaches.

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"Patient investors harvest the best fruit"

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Key Terms

  • Market Cap: Total value of a company's outstanding shares
  • P/E Ratio: Price per share divided by earnings per share
  • Dividend: Profit distribution to shareholders
  • Bid-Ask Spread: Gap between buyer and seller prices