“Before you buy your first stock, you should master the basics of stock investing.”
This article provides basic information that you can use to help students learn more about investing. For example, there are over 25 different links to more detailed information including:
- Basic Stock Terms for Beginners
- What Is a Balance Sheet?
- What Is an Income Statement?
- What Is Investment Risk?
- How to Buy Your First Stock
- How to Value Stocks
- How to Analyze Stock Fundamentals
For more information, click here.
Teaching Suggestions
You may want to use the information in this blog post and the original article to:
- Stress the importance of learning about stocks before making a stock investment.
- Use a specific link(s) and show how students can use detailed information to become a better stock investor.
Discussion Questions
- Assume you are 35 years old and have $40,000 for investment purposes. Would you choose stocks or some other investment alternative? Explain your answer.
- Access one or two of the links listed in this article. How could the information in this link help you evaluate a possible stock investment?
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