Understanding investments

Disc 1. Lectures: 1. How to stop worrying and start investing

2. How investors make money

3. Starting with stocks

4. The basics of bonds

5. Introduction to mutual funds

6. What are exchange-traded funds? Disc 2. Lectures: 7. Financial statement analysis

8. P/E ratios and the method of comparables

9. Fundamentals-based analysis of stocks

10. Start-up companies and IPOs

11. Why should you care about dividends?

12. Using leverage. Disc 3. Lectures: 13. Choosing bonds

14. Bond school

15. Picking mutual funds

16. Investing in foreign assets

17. Options are for everyone

18. Real estate and commodities. Disc 4. Lectures: 19. Cycles and market timing

20. Deciding when to sell

21. Risk, return, and diversification

22. Time value of money

23. Financial planning

24. Taking charge of your investments.