Subject 8 of 15
Investments
Gold, property, crypto and single stocks: what each one is, how it makes or loses money, and what to watch for.
What can you actually invest in?
5 modules, from the first step to the finishing touches. Each one is a few short lessons you can do in one sitting.
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1
What a return is made of
The three ways an investment can pay you back, and what it costs to turn it back into cash.
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2
Metal, and what people collect
Gold, silver, raw materials and collectibles: what you really pay for them, and the paper versions that skip the storage.
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3
A holding with no issuer
What crypto is, how stablecoins try to hold a steady price, and how much of something this risky you can afford to own.
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4
A building, or a piece of one
Owning a rental property, real estate funds, and why a property is only worth what someone will pay for it.
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5
A piece of one company, not many
Owning single stocks versus funds, reading a stock quote, and the part of the return a price chart doesn’t show.
5 lessons
Questions about investments
What can I invest in besides stocks?
Plenty: bonds, property, gold and other metals, collectibles and crypto, to name a few. Each one makes or loses money in its own way. This subject walks through them one by one, in plain English.
Is gold a good investment?
That depends on what you want it to do, and Lever won’t tell you what to buy. What it will show you is how gold works: you usually pay more than the market price, storing it costs money, and it doesn’t pay you anything while you hold it.
How is crypto different from stocks?
A share is a small piece of a real company. A crypto coin is an entry on a shared digital record, with no company behind it. Lever explains what that means for the price, and why how much you hold matters.
Ready to start investments?
It’s free, and your first lesson takes about two minutes.