Girls That Invest: Your Guide to Financial Independence through Shares and Stocks

Description

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.

About the Author

Simran Kaur is an investing columnist and the founder and co-host of the number-one global stock market podcast: Girls That Invest. She is passionate about educating and uplifting women so they can grow their hard-earned money, find financial security, and build generational wealth. Girls That Invest has become a hallmark in the investing education space, and its huge online community resonates with and encourages women and minorities who are keen to navigate the world of investing.

Table of Contents

Book Review

Acknowledgements

About the author

The nine- year- old analyst and me

How to use this book

Part I: Why become an investor?

1 Five reasons investing is better than a mattress stuffed with cash

2 Misconceptions that hold us back from investing

3 The first 5 bricks

4 Stock market 101

5 What's your type (of investment)?

6 Hello, stock market millionaire

Part II: What type of investor are you?

7 Dancing stocks and risky numbers

8 The ethical investor

9 The female investor

10 The lazy investor

11 Spicy investing

Putting it all together

Graduations & ladders

Index