Investing 101: Zero to First Trade Content Archive

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1. Lesson 1: Why invest at all?2026-07-06
2. Lesson 2: What is a stock?2026-07-07
3. Lesson 3: What is an ETF or index fund?2026-07-10
4. Lesson 4: What is a brokerage account?2026-07-14
5. Lesson 5: Market Orders vs. Limit Orders2026-07-17
6. Lesson 6: What is diversification?2026-07-21
7. Lesson 7: What is dollar-cost averaging?2026-07-24
8. Lesson 8: How dividends can compound2026-07-28
9. Lesson 9: 401(k)s and IRAs: two retirement account basics2026-07-31
10. Lesson 10: Risk vs. volatility: what those words mean2026-08-04
11. Lesson 11: The pre-first-trade checklist before you press Submit2026-08-11
12. Lesson 12: Fractional shares: how owning less than one share works2026-08-18
13. Lesson 13: Common beginner investing mistakes before your first trade2026-08-21
14. Lesson 14: How to read a quote page before you place an order2026-08-25
15. Lesson 15: What moves stock prices?2026-08-28
16. Lesson 16: How to read a 10-K before you research a stock2026-09-01
17. Lesson 17: What an expense ratio costs inside a fund2026-09-04
18. Lesson 18: What is a stock split?2026-09-08
19. Lesson 19: Trade settlement: what happens after your order fills2026-09-11
20. Lesson 20: What is a bond? An IOU you can sell2026-09-15
21. Lesson 21: One bond or a bond fund? What you own in each2026-09-18
22. Lesson 22: Where money you'll need soon should sit — savings accounts, CDs, and money market funds2026-09-22
23. Lesson 23: Treasury bills and savings bonds — lending to the government, and two very different waits2026-09-25
24. Lesson 24: Selling an investment — the gain, the loss, and the 1099 that lands in January2026-09-29
25. Lesson 25: Reading your brokerage statement — what you own, what you paid, and what to check2026-10-02
26. Lesson 26: A bigger balance is not a better return — what the change in your account value actually measures2026-10-06
27. Lesson 27: Better than what? Picking a benchmark that matches what you actually own2026-10-09
28. Lesson 28: How much of each? Asset allocation, and why your mix matters more than any single pick2026-10-13
29. Lesson 29: Your 60/40 became 80/20 — rebalancing, and when it earns its keep2026-10-16
30. Lesson 30: Your account is down 20% — what a long-term plan already answers, and where a headline stops being a reason2026-10-20
31. Lesson 31: Same fund, three bills — which account should hold which investment2026-10-23

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