Stock Market Companion – Stock Investing Course Description
This course is for the student desiring to learn successful stock investing. Students will also learn about business, business finance, and how to find excellent companies for investment or employment. They will also be introduced to concepts of business creation and entrepreneurship.
This course takes a complete novice with zero understanding about business and stock investing to a high level of confidence with stock investing and a strong understanding of business.
Stock Market Companion – Stock Investing Course – Syllabus
| Step | Course / Lesson | Activity | Competency | Hours (Estimated) |
Internet Usage Required (Y/N) If yes, website information. |
| 1 | Book #1: 10 Essential Concepts: Study Guide and Workbook (10 Chapters / 10 Quizzes / 85 questions total) |
Read / Complete Quizzes / Correct / Repeat (If Necessary) |
90% Required before proceeding. | 10 | No. |
| 2 | Book #2: S.I.M.P.L.E. Stock Investing Method Guidebook and Step-by-Step Manual | Read | Practical application of this book occurs in Activity #4. | 12 | Yes. 1. http://www.ebayinc.com/ 2. Finance.yahoo.com 3. Securities and Exchange Commission website. |
| 3 | Book #3: S.I.M.P.L.E. Stock Investing Method™ Guidebook and S.I.M.P.L.E. Company Analyzer™ | Quick “Overview” Read | Practical application will occur in Activity #4. | 2 | No. |
| 4 | Book #3: S.I.M.P.L.E. Stock Investing Method™ Guidebook and S.I.M.P.L.E. Company Analyzer™ | Read / Research / Complete Report + Analysis of Profile Co. “eBay, Inc.” | Complete 1st S.I.M.P.L.E. Company Analysis. Update existing analysis of eBay, Inc. with current data. |
8 | Yes. 1. http://www.ebayinc.com/ 2. Finance.yahoo.com 3. Securities and Exchange Commission website. |
| 5 | S.I.M.P.L.E. Stock Investing Method™ Guidebook and S.I.M.P.L.E. Company Analyzer™ | Read / Research / Complete Report + Analysis of Profile Co. “Mitek Systems, Inc.” | Complete 2nd S.I.M.P.L.E. Company Analysis.
Update existing analysis of Mitek Systems, Inc. with current data. |
6 | Yes. 1. http://www.miteksystems.com/ 2. Finance.yahoo.com 3. Securities and Exchange Commission website. |
| 6 | S.I.M.P.LE. Company Analyzer™ | Read / Research / Complete Report + Analysis of Co. of Personal Interest | Complete 3rd S.I.M.P.L.E. Company Analysis, using charts provided in S.I.M.P.L.E. Company Analyzer Book. | 5 | Yes. 1. Website of company of choice 2. Finance.yahoo.com 3. Securities and Exchange Commission website. |
| 7 | S.I.M.P.LE. Company Analyzer™ | Read / Research / Complete Report + Analysis of Co. of Personal Interest | Complete 4th S.I.M.P.L.E. Company Analysis, using charts provided in S.I.M.P.L.E. Company Analyzer Book. | 4 | Yes. 1. Website of company of choice 2. Finance.yahoo.com 3. Securities and Exchange Commission website. |
| 8 | Create Personal Watchlist of Stocks | Study + Create Table | Complete Watchlist Table + Maintain it over the course of the program | 4 | Yes. 1. Finance.yahoo.com 2. Other company specific websites. |
| 9 | Successful Investing Flowchart | Review + Sketch | Complete | 2 | No. |
| 10 | Stock investing definitions and terminology | Define | Complete definitions | 6 | Yes. See list of terminology to be defined = SBIFeducation.com Find definitions at = Wikipedia or other reputable site … JP Morgan (https://am.jpmorgan.com) |
| 11 | Paper-Trading Brokerage Account | Create a “Paper Trading” brokerage account at an Internet Brokerage Co. | Establish the account | 2 | Yes. TDAmeritrade offers an unfunded paper trading account at no or low cost. www.ameritrade.com |
| 12 | Personalize and Regularly Implement Successful Investing Routine “A” | Study + Adapt | Create and implement a personal routine to consistently monitor market and individual stocks | 10 | Yes.
1. Finance.yahoo.com or other reputable market data source. 2. Bigcharts.com or other reputable, FREE chart service. |
| 13 | Learn the concepts associated with reading Daily Stock Charts | Study / Draw | Study a minimum of 8 charts from the SIMPLE analysis of 4 companies and the major market at 4 different moments of time. | 8 | Yes. Bigcharts.com or other reputable internet source for free daily charts. |
| 14 | Investment Journal | Observations and journal entries | Regular observations and journaling | 9 | Yes.
Finance.yahoo.com or other reputable finance site that offers summary of daily market performance. |
| 16 | Market Timing, Individual Stock Performance and Correlation to the Market | Chart + Measure + Calculate + Correlate | 12 Charts complete with notes and calculations | 3 | Yes.
Bigcharts.com or other reputable internet source for free daily charts. |
| 17 | Learn from FREE Stock Market Companion Successful Investing Quizzes | Read and complete | 90% performance required before proceeding to next quiz. Self-testing. | 5 | Yes.
SBIFeducation.com |
| 18 | Learn from FREE Stock Market Companion Successful Investing VIDEOS | Watch + Journal | 6 | Yes.
SBIFeducation.com |
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| Total Estimated Hours | 102 Hours |
