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11 sessions · about 55 minutes

Foundations

Short sessions on owning stocks, reading the report and understanding risk.

Session 15 min
What you actually own when you buy a stock
A share is a small piece of a real business, and its price follows that business over time.
Session 25 min
Price vs. value: what "value investing" means
Price is what you pay. Value is what the business is worth. Value investing is buying when the first is well below the second.
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Session 35 min
Reading the report: the top call and market pulse
Start with the report date, the top call and the market context.
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Session 45 min
Reading the report: watchlist and picks
Read why an idea appears and why another stays on the radar.
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Session 55 min
Reading the report: trade levels and risk
Tell an entry zone, a target and a stop apart.
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Session 65 min
Reading the report: Key Learning and the daily principle
Separate the day’s worked example from the rule it proposes.
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Session 75 min
Risk first: position sizing and never betting the farm
How much you put into one idea matters more than which idea you pick. Size every position so a loss is survivable.
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Session 85 min
Your first trade: order types, and why practice comes first
Market, limit and stop orders, what each one does, and why your first trades should be small or on paper.
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Session 95 min
Diversification and the boring core
Spread your money so no single mistake can sink you, and why a plain index fund is a strong foundation.
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Session 105 min
Why the market moves: earnings, the Fed, and the news
Prices move when expectations change. Earnings, interest rates and news are the three big sources of surprise.
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Session 115 min
Building the habit: the weekly reflection and your own principles
Ten minutes a day and a short weekly review turn reading into judgment. Write down why you act, then check it.
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