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The full list of every lesson on StockEducation.com, in one place: all 242 course entries across 10 modules, with every lesson, quiz, video, tool and book summary in the order you learn them. Search any topic to see where it is taught.
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Reviewed by Associate Professor Charles Lo, CPA, PhD
242 course entries in 10 modules, in the same order as your learning dashboard. Open a module to see its full list, or search a topic.
How shares and markets work, how to build a simple portfolio, and how to plan for the long term.
Start with what a share is, how money grows and loses value over time, and how to spot a scam before you invest a cent.
All 19 entries, in learning order
Understand what the market is made of, how prices are set, how to place an order and how to read a basic price chart.
All 21 entries, in learning order
Build a diversified portfolio with index funds, pick the right account, understand fees and tax, and run your first practice portfolio.
All 30 entries, in learning order
Plan for the long term, manage risk, and learn how your own biases and market manias can cost you money.
All 23 entries, in learning order
How to read financial statements, judge a business and compare companies with ratios.
Read the three financial statements, understand earnings and EBITDA, and spot the warning signs of accounting fraud.
All 18 entries, in learning order
Judge the business behind the ticker: its moat, its dividends, its management and what insiders are doing with their own shares.
All 26 entries, in learning order
Use ratios to compare companies quickly and fairly, and screen the market for the ones worth a closer look.
All 16 entries, in learning order
How to value a company, and how crowds, cycles and the economy shape results.
Estimate what a company is worth, buy with a margin of safety, and choose a strategy that fits you, value or growth.
All 29 entries, in learning order
See how crowds, market cycles, interest rates and the wider economy shape returns, and which indicators are worth reading.
All 30 entries, in learning order
How to read charts and indicators, and why most day traders lose.
Learn to read charts and the main indicators, and understand why most day traders lose, so you know the limits before you trade.
All 30 entries, in learning order
Every entry counts toward course completion in your free account. Your learning dashboard tracks that progress; it is not a lesson. Need a word explained? Use the investment glossary.
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The StockEducation syllabus is the full list of every lesson in our free investing course, in the order you learn them. We bring the best lesson on every topic into one place and teach each idea in the format that suits it: short lessons, quizzes, video and Excel tutorials, tools and calculators, book summaries and profiles of great investors, with AI tools and an AI assistant built in. All 242 course entries sit in 10 modules, from your first share to valuing a company.
Reviewed by Associate Professor Charles Lo, CPA, PhD · Updated 11 October 2026
One free course in the right order, with AI tools, a $1M simulator and every resource on one site.
A complete course from your first share to valuing a company, with every lesson building on the one before.
AIUse AI tools to read filings, earnings calls and charts in simple terms, and learn how to check what they say.
PracticePut each lesson to work with $1,000,000 in virtual cash at real US market prices, with nothing at risk.
ResourcesLessons, quizzes, calculators, a glossary, visual lessons and AI help, all free on one site.
Pick a daily study time for a rough plan. It assumes about 7.5 minutes for each module item, extras included, so treat it as a guide, not a promise.
One free account opens the full course and every learning resource below, in the right order. No card and nothing to cancel.
Every lesson, quiz, video and tool in one clear order, from your first share to valuing a company. It saves your place, so you always know what to learn next.
100% free · No credit card · Your progress is saved
Ten modules, in this order: 1. Foundations: Ownership, Growth and Safety; 2. How the Stock Market Works; 3. Build a Simple Portfolio; 4. Your Long Term Plan and Your Own Biases; 5. Read the Financial Statements; 6. Understand a Business; 7. Ratios and Comparing Companies; 8. Valuation and Investment Strategy; 9. Markets, Crowds and the Economy; 10. Charts and Trading: Know the Limits. Each module mixes lessons with video tutorials, tools and calculators, book summaries and investor profiles, and 7 of the 10 modules include a quiz (Modules 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10).
About nine weeks at 30 minutes a day if you complete all 242 course entries, at roughly 7.5 minutes each. Focus on the core lessons and quizzes and it is quicker. Use the pace planner on this page for a finish date that fits your schedule.
Yes. Every lesson, quiz, tool and the $1M practice simulator is free, with no card and nothing to cancel. AI tools have daily allowances that vary by tool.
No. Module 1 starts with what a stock is and builds from there, so complete beginners can follow it. If you already know the basics, use the topic search to jump to the module you need.
The course has 200+ lessons and resources: 242 course entries across 10 modules, in a set order. That is 82 lessons (including 30 analysis lessons and 20 trading lessons), 11 quizzes, 15 video tutorials, 50+ tools and calculators, 42 book summaries, 30 investor profiles and 4 library collections. Your learning dashboard tracks progress and is not counted as a lesson.
Not to start: Lesson 1 opens without one. A free account saves your progress and quiz scores, counts every entry toward course completion and unlocks the $1,000,000 practice simulator. It needs no card.
Start with how shares, markets and orders work, then how to build a diversified portfolio. Next, learn to judge a business and read its financial statements, and only then move on to ratios, charts and valuation. This syllabus follows that order, so each module builds on the one before.
Yes, if you follow a structured order. Start with the basics, work through the modules in sequence, check yourself with the quizzes and practice in the free simulator before you use real money. When a word stops you, the glossary and the AI assistant explain it in simple terms.
The StockEducation team. The team writes, fact checks and approves the lessons together, and current AI models help check them. Associate Professor Charles Lo, CPA, PhD, Executive Dean at Wentworth Institute of Higher Education, is the academic reviewer for the lessons, including valuation. Tax and legal topics go to a specialist.
No. StockEducation gives no stock tips, personal advice or promised returns. The course teaches you how to evaluate investments yourself, so you can make your own decisions.
Publisher. Background in instructional design; the StockEducation team writes, checks and approves the lessons together.
Academic Reviewer for the lessons, including valuation. Executive Dean, Wentworth Institute of Higher Education.
Lesson 1 takes about 10 minutes and needs no account. Stop after any module and keep what you learned.
No credit cardSelf pacedSyllabus updated 11 October 2026
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