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Starting From Scratch:
A Beginner's Guide to Investing in the Stock Market 

Eight Short Videos and Downloadable Resources to Help You Invest With Confidence

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Episode-specific reference guides are available below.  All are included in the Ep 1–8 Comprehensive Guide.

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Episode One:
Are You Ready to Invest?

You can do this!  Start here, and by the end of episode eight, you'll be a shareholder.

Want only Episodes 1–3?

Stock Market 101 Investing for Beginners How to Invest in the Stock Market | Starting from Scratch
Stock Market Basics, Share Price, Stocks, Ticker, How to Invest | Saylor Starting from Scratch

Episode Two:
Introduction to the Stock Market

Basic Concepts: Invest for Profit, Public vs Private Companies, Tickers, Share Price and Market Capitalization.

Episode Three: Stock Exchanges and Brokers

You need a broker, but maybe not like you think!  

Stock Exchanges, Brokers and Online Brokerage Services | Saylor Starting from Scratch

Prefer everything in one place?

Stock Indexes, What is the S&P 500? Nasdaq, The Dow? | Beat the Market? | Starting from Scratch

Episode Four: Stock Indexes

What is "The Dow"?  The S&P 500? Nasdaq?  And how do I beat the market? 

Episode Five: How do I Make Money in the Stock Market? 

Capital Gains, Dividends, Options

Make Money Investing in The Stock Market; Capital Gains, Dividends, Options | Starting from Scratch
Diversification and Risk Management, Choosing Your Investment Portfolio | Starting from Scratch

Episode Six: Risk and Diversification

Investing vs Trading, Market Sectors, Mutual Funds, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

Episode Seven: Set Up a Brokerage Account

Choose a Broker (Schwab, Fidelity  etc.) Account Type (Taxable, IRA, or Roth), and Fund Your Investment!

Set Up an Account, Fund a Brokerage to Invest in the Stock Market, Ep 7 | Starting from Scratch
401(k) Employer Matching Vesting & Retirement Planning IRA & Roth Rollover | Starting from Scratch

Episode Eight: Employer Retirement Plans and Next Steps

401(k) Plans, Employer Matching, Vesting, and Building Your Investing Skills 

A Librarian
and a Linguist:
Live, kitchen-table conversations about investing.
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This series follows the same concepts you just saw in Episodes 1–8 — but in real time.

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Instead of polished explanations, you’ll see what learning actually looks like as Shiloh, a complete beginner, asks questions, hesitates, revisits ideas, and makes decisions out loud.

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Watch this if you want reassurance, perspective, or a reminder that you don’t have to “get it all” before you begin.

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Ready for more?

Check the eBooks and Online Courses ​​

Book One​

Covers the Basics ($3.99)​

3-in-1 Guide​

Includes Book One ($9.99)​

Prologue/Epilogue: Patricia Saylor Bio 

My journey didn’t start in a brokerage or with a financial firm. I’m actually a retired educator with a Masters degree in Linguistics from Gallaudet University...

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