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

by Simran Kaur

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781119893783
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	08/15/2022
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	35,733
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

SIMRAN KAUR is a TEDx speaker, stock market columnist and founder of the number-one stock market podcast for women: Girls That Invest, with over 1M downloads around the world. Simran is passionate about educating and uplifting women so they can grow their hard-earned money and find financial security.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

About the author xi

The nine-year-old analyst and me xv

How to use this book xxxi

Part I Why become an investor? 1

1 Five reasons investing is better than a mattress stuffed with cash 3

2 Misconceptions that hold us back from investing 23

3 The first 5 bricks 41

4 Stock market 101 67

5 What's your type (of investment)? 79

6 Hello, stock market millionaire 99

Part II What type of investor are you? 109

7 Dancing stocks and risky numbers 111

8 The ethical investor 125

9 The female investor 139

10 THE lazy investor 157

11 Spicy investing 171

Putting it all together 185

Graduations & ladders 205

Index 207