Smart Investing with AI: Stocks, ETFs & Markets

Smart Investing with AI: Stocks, ETFs & Markets

Instructor: Starweaver

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

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6 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

6 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Explain modern investing structures across the US and European markets.
Identify key investment products for smart investing foundations.
Analyze economic and geopolitical factors influencing market prices.
Apply AI tools for investment research and portfolio analysis.

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There are 6 modules in this course

Learn how to invest with confidence using a practical, beginner-friendly approach to stocks, ETFs, bonds, REITs, and global financial markets. This course explains investing fundamentals in plain English before showing you how AI tools can support smarter investment research and portfolio decisions.

You will explore how stock markets work, how indices like the S&P 500, NASDAQ, FTSE 100, and DAX are structured, and what drives market prices—from inflation and interest rates to geopolitical events. The course also covers portfolio management, investment analysis, and common investing scams seen on social media and messaging platforms. Once the foundations are clear, you will learn how to use AI for investing responsibly: researching stocks and ETFs, understanding financial news, comparing investment products, and building an AI-assisted investing workflow without relying blindly on AI-generated advice. Designed for complete beginners, this course helps you build long-term investing knowledge with clarity, structure, and practical real-world context.

This module introduces the core principles of investing, including the difference between saving, investing, speculating, and gambling. Learners explore major asset classes, stock exchanges, and global indices such as the S&P 500, NASDAQ, FTSE 100, and DAX.

What's included

4 videos2 readings1 peer review

4 videosTotal 22 minutes

What Investing Actually Is and Isn't 5 minutes
The Major Asset Classes 5 minutes
How Stock Markets Work: US and Europe 6 minutes
Major Indices Explained 6 minutes

2 readingsTotal 10 minutes

Welcome to the Course: Course Overview5 minutes
FINRA Investing Basics5 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 20 minutes

Hands-On-Learning: Sort the Activity - Apply the Four Jobs of Money and the Asset Class Map20 minutes

This module explains the most important investment products used by everyday investors, including stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, bonds, REITs, and commodities.

What's included

5 videos1 reading1 peer review

5 videosTotal 29 minutes

Equities and Individual Stocks 6 minutes
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) 6 minutes
Mutual Funds and Index Funds 6 minutes
Bonds and Government Debt 6 minutes
REITs, Commodities, and the Rest 6 minutes

1 readingTotal 5 minutes

A Guide to Investment Products5 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 20 minutes

Hands-On-Learning: Compare and Choose - Stack a Stock, an ETF, and a Bond Side by Side20 minutes

This module focuses on the economic, geopolitical, and company-specific factors that influence market prices. Learners explore interest rates, inflation, GDP, wars, elections, earnings reports, and global events.

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 peer review

This module teaches learners how to recognize investment scams, misleading financial advice, and common fraud patterns found on social media and messaging platforms.

What's included

2 videos1 reading1 peer review

This module introduces AI-assisted investing workflows and explains how AI tools can support product research, financial analysis, and learning. Learners discover the strengths and limitations of AI in investing.

What's included

5 videos1 reading1 peer review

5 videosTotal 31 minutes

What AI Can and Can't Do for Investors 7 minutes
How AI Tools Actually Work 6 minutes
Using AI to Research Products 6 minutes
Using AI to Make Sense of Economic News 6 minutes
Using AI to Learn Concepts and Jargon 6 minutes

1 readingTotal 5 minutes

AI and Investment Fraud Alert 5 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 20 minutes

Hands-On-Learning: Trust and Verify - Run the Loop on a Named Company with AI 20 minutes

This module combines everything learned throughout the course into a practical investing workflow. Learners build a repeatable research routine and complete a guided capstone exercise using AI-assisted investing methods.

What's included

2 videos1 reading1 assignment2 peer reviews

2 videosTotal 13 minutes

Your Weekly Research Routine 6 minutes
The Informed Investor's Checklist and Next Steps 7 minutes

1 readingTotal 5 minutes

Financial Tips for New Investors 5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 20 minutes

Smart Investing with AI: Stocks, ETFs & Markets20 minutes

2 peer reviewsTotal 80 minutes

Hands-On-Learning: Build Your Weekly Research Calendar20 minutes
Project: Build Your AI-Assisted Investment Research Brief60 minutes

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