This course will teach you the basics of investing and provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to become a successful investor. You will learn about different types of investments, how to research and analyze potential investments, and how to create a diversified portfolio that will help you achieve your financial goals
An investor is a person or entity that allocates financial capital with the expectation of a future return (profit) or to gain an advantage (interest). Through this allocated capital the investor usually purchases some species of property. Types of investments include equity, debt, securities, real estate, infrastructure, currency, commodity, token, derivatives such as put and call options, futures, forwards, etc. This definition makes no distinction between the investors in the primary and secondary markets. That is, someone who provides a business with capital and someone who buys a stock are both investors. An investor who owns stock is a shareholder.