- Self-Paced Online Course
Investing for Beginners
Stop guessing, start growing! Learn to confidently put your money to work. This course demystifies investing: accounts, risk, and strategies, without jargon. You got this!
- 23 lessons
- Beginner-friendly
- Learn at your own pace
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Your Investing for Beginners Journey
Start With Clarity
Understand How Investing Really Works
We're going to pull back the curtain on how money grows and what actually empowers your returns, all in simple, easy-to-understand terms. No confusing jargon, just clear explanations so you feel smart and empowered.
Start With Clarity
Understand How Investing Really Works
We're going to pull back the curtain on how money grows and what actually empowers your returns, all in simple, easy-to-understand terms. No confusing jargon, just clear explanations so you feel smart and empowered.
Build Better habits
Discover Your Risk Personality
This is a big one! We'll explore your personal comfort level with risk, because knowing what feels right for you can make investing feel much easier. It's about finding an approach that fits you, so you can invest with confidence and sleep soundly at night.
Stay in Control
Building a Consistent Investing Strategy
Consistency is key, right? We'll learn powerful methods like dollar cost averaging, which is like spreading your money out over time and long-term investing to help your wealth grow steadily, almost on autopilot.
Build Better habits
Choose the Right Investment Accounts
Stay in Control
Pick Your Investment Path
Do you go with a robo-advisor, work with a financial advisor, or do it yourself? We'll compare all your options so you can find the investing path that works best for your life and your comfort level.
You'll walk away with
A better understanding of how investing works
Confidence to start investing
Discover Your Risk Personality
Knowledge of the right accounts for your goals
A simple investing system you can follow
Clarity on the different ways to put your money to work
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Start with what feels comfortable and build from there. As your confidence grows, you can gradually increase your investment over time.
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Investing for Beginners Course
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- 23 lessons
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- Learn at your own pace
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- 3 Complete Investing Courses
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- Build Your Financial Foundation First
- Her Financial Plan Workbook Included
- Founder of Her Financial IQ
Jessica Perrone
After 16 years in finance, Jessica Perrone founded HerFinIQ to make money and investing simple and real for everyone. She created HerFinIQ to cut through the jargon and empower real people to understand their finances.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is investing?
Investing is essentially putting your money to work for you, like planting a seed and watching it grow! It involves buying assets such as stocks, bonds, or real estate with the expectation that they’ll increase in value or generate income over time. It’s about making your money grow instead of just letting it sit idle.
Why should beginners invest?
Investing is a powerful way to build wealth over time and achieve your long-term financial goals, whether that’s saving for retirement, buying a home, or funding a child’s education. It helps your money keep pace with, or even outpace, inflation, so your purchasing power doesn’t erode. The sooner you start, the more time the magic of compound growth has to work for you, creating that wonderful “snowball effect” with your money.
How much money do I need to start investing?
This is a question Jessica gets all the time! While she typically recommends having 3-6 months of expenses set aside in an emergency fund before you dive deep into investing, you can absolutely start investing at any time with any amount. Even a little bit is better than none, especially for the long term. It’s about baby steps, right?
What happens when you invest when the market is down?
Jessica explains there’s no straightforward answer to this, but it’s a great opportunity to learn! Her Dollar Cost Averaging modules in Chapter 3 of “Investing for Beginners” can help you start understanding how the markets work during those times.
How would I feel if my investment declined by 50%?
It’s completely normal to feel sad if an investment goes down. That’s why having your Financial Ducks™ in a row is so important – it helps you “weather” those downturns. When your financial foundation is solid and you have the right asset mix, history shows that the markets frequently come back.
What is diversification and why does it matter?
Diversification means spreading your money across different investments to reduce the impact of any one investment performing poorly. It can help create a more balanced portfolio, though it cannot eliminate investment risk.
What is the difference between stocks, bonds, and ETFs?
Stocks represent ownership in a company, bonds generally involve lending money to a government or company, and ETFs hold a collection of investments in one fund. Each has different risks and potential benefits. Our Stocks & ETFs Simplified course goes deeper into how stocks and ETFs work and how to understand them as an investor.
How do I choose investments that match my financial goals?
Start by considering your goals, how long you plan to invest, and how comfortable you are with market ups and downs. These factors can help you choose investments that fit your overall financial plan.
What are the biggest investing mistakes beginners should avoid?
Common mistakes include investing without understanding what you own, making emotional decisions, chasing market trends, and putting too much money into one investment. Learning the basics first can help you avoid these mistakes.
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