Markets and Money
Beginner7 lessons
Learn what bull and bear markets are, how dividends and P/E ratios work, and what the biggest financial crises in history have in common.
LESSON TIMELINE
1
Adjustment and Rebound
10 minExplains what a market adjustment (correction) and a rebound are, why they happen, and how investors use them.
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2
Bull Markets
10 minTeaches what a bull market is, its three stages (Worrying, Building, Euphoria), and how to recognise which stage the market is in.
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Bear Markets
10 minCovers what a bear market is, its three stages (Denial, Collapse, Recovery), and why it is harder to profit in a bear market than a bull.
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Dividends and Capital Gains
10 minCovers the two ways to profit from stocks - capital gains and dividends - plus the key dates of the dividend process and how dividend yield works.
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The P/E Ratio
10 minExplains what the price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) means, how to calculate it, what a normal range looks like for US stocks, and why you must compare within the same industry.
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Famous Market Crises
10 minCovers the Great Depression of 1929, the Black days (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday), the Great Recession of 2008, the Petroleum Crisis, the Shale Oil revolution, and the China-US Trade War.
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Course Recap: Markets and Money
3 minA quick timed recap of everything this course covered - bull and bear markets, dividends, P/E ratio, and the major historical crises.
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