Girls That Invest

Book description

Your step-by-step guide to financial independence—from the creator of the #1 investing education podcast, Girls That Invest.

Ever wondered how on earth the stock market works, but felt too intimidated to ask "those" questions? This is the book for you! In this guide to investing in stocks (aka shares), Simran Kaur teaches the essential principles you can apply to any market, anywhere in the world.

Because money provides freedom: The freedom to say yes or no, the freedom to handle whatever life throws at you, and the freedom to grow and prosper. This book is your invitation to join the thriving community of women who are building a better financial future.

  • Understand the stock market and different types of investments
  • Grow your money, beat inflation and secure your future
  • Decode the jargon around markets, diversification, earnings and more
  • Explore different investor strategies and find the right one for you
  • Put it all together, step-by-step, and start your investment portfolio

Investing is for everyone. Pick up Girls That Invest, become an investor-in-training, and claim a space for yourself in the world of finance—so you too can find financial independence and create generational wealth.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. About the author
  6. The nine-year-old analyst and me
    1. Institutional and structural barriers
    2. Money media not representing us
    3. A culture of shame around discussing money
    4. Money makes you rich free
  7. How to use this book
  8. Part I: Why become an investor?
    1. 1 Five reasons investing is better than a mattress stuffed with cash
      1. Beat inflation
      2. Take advantage of compounding interest
      3. Reach goals faster
      4. Get financial freedom and security
      5. Create a better world
    2. 2 Misconceptions that hold us back from investing
      1. Myth #1: You'll lose all your money investing in the stock market
      2. Myth #2: Investing is like gambling
      3. Myth #3: Investing is complicated
      4. Myth #4: You need a lot of money to get started
      5. Myth #5: Real estate investing is less risky
    3. 3 The first 5 bricks
      1. Laying your financial foundations: the first 5 bricks
      2. Brick #1: Know what's coming in and going out
      3. Brick #2: Tackle high‐interest debt
      4. Brick #3: Automate your money
      5. Brick #4: Make a rainy day fund
      6. Brick #5: Sort out your retirement account
    4. 4 Stock market 101
      1. Sim's Lemonade
      2. Tulips and the world's first IPO
      3. Stock exchanges = stock market? Not quite
    5. 5 What's your type (of investment)?
      1. Stocks/shares
      2. Bonds
      3. Mutual funds
      4. Index funds
      5. ETFs
      6. REITs
      7. Hedge funds
      8. Commodities and alternative investments
    6. 6 Hello, stock market millionaire
      1. How the stock market can make you money
      2. Starting a FIRE with our wealth
  9. Part II: What type of investor are you?
    1. 7 Dancing stocks and risky numbers
      1. Why the market moves
      2. Risky business
    2. 8 The ethical investor
      1. Cigarettes and physicians
      2. Ethical investing
      3. Socially responsible investing (SRI)
      4. Impact investing
      5. Ethical investments: woo‐woo or cha‐ching?
      6. So how do you do it?
      7. Is it actually ethical or is it greenwashing?
      8. Investing and activism
    3. 9 The female investor
      1. #1: Passively invest
      2. #2: Dollar cost average instead of trying to time the market
      3. #3: Emotions and the market
      4. #4: Don't fall for FOMO — stick to a strategy
      5. #5: Check your portfolios less frequently
      6. #6: Invest for the long term; don't trade as often
      7. #7: Invest in what you understand and ignore the rest
      8. Five rules of investing like a girl
    4. 10 The lazy investor
      1. Active investors
      2. The lazy investor
    5. 11 Spicy investing
      1. Day trading
      2. Options trading
      3. Forex trading
      4. Cryptocurrency
      5. NFTs
  10. Putting it all together
    1. Step #1: Unlearn those money mindsets
    2. Step #2: Lay down those 5 bricks
    3. Step #3: Work out your investing goals
    4. Step #4: Work out your risk profile
    5. Step #5: Work out your asset allocation
    6. Step #6: Choose where to invest
    7. Step #7: Buy your shares
    8. Avoid these 5 beginner investor mistakes
  11. Graduations & ladders
  12. Index
  13. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: Girls That Invest
  • Author(s): Simran Kaur
  • Release date: August 2022
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781119893783