Learn investing & finance
How money works, from the start
15 subjects, 70 topics and 252 lessons. Start with everyday money, then investing, then go deeper.
Lessons are being added step by step. 5 pages are live now; the rest are marked "coming soon".
Everyday money
Start here- 1Money basicsThe ideas every other page builds on. A beginner should start here.What money is · Inflation · Interest · Time value of money · Risk and return · Liquidity and time
- 2Personal financeWhat a good financial planner walks a client through, in the same order, so readers can do it for themselves.Where you stand · Budget and cash flow · Emergency fund · Debt and credit · Insurance · Tax · Retirement · Family and inheritance · Big life costs
- 3Banking and savings in BangladeshWhere most Bangladeshi savings sit, and how to judge the institutions that hold them yourself.How the system works · Accounts · Deposit products · Digital money · Remittance and foreign currency · Microfinance and cooperatives
Investing
Products in Bangladesh- 4Fixed income and government savingsInvestments that pay a set rate. The most popular in Bangladesh, and the easiest place to see how interest, tax and risk interact.Bond basics · National Savings · Expatriate bonds · Government securities · Corporate bonds · Comparing fixed income
- 5Stock marketFrom "what is a share" to placing an order, step by step, using DSE and CSE.How it works · Getting started · Primary market · How shares pay · Ways to invest · Technical analysis · Market history
- 6Funds and pooled investingHow to invest in many companies at once, and how to judge what a fund charges.Mutual funds · Index investing · Investing a little every month
- 10Gold, property and alternativesThe assets Bangladeshi families trust most, gold and land, treated with the same honesty as shares.Gold · Land and property · Business and lending · Other assets
- 12Islamic financeA large part of Bangladeshi banking. Explained as a system with its own rules, without taking sides on religious questions.Principles · Contracts · In Bangladesh
Going deeper
For students and analysts- 7Reading companiesHow to read what a company publishes, so you can judge a share or a bank yourself.Financial statements · Ratios · Quality checks · Industries
- 8Valuation and corporate financeWhat a company is worth and how companies make money decisions. Mostly for students and serious investors.Valuation · Corporate finance · Private companies
- 9Portfolio, risk and asset allocationHow the pieces fit together into one plan. The beginner pages here may matter more than any single product page.Building a portfolio · Measuring risk · Portfolio theory
- 11Derivatives and global marketsMostly for students. Bangladesh has little derivatives trading for individuals, so the focus is understanding, not doing.Derivatives · Global markets
- 15Quantitative toolkitThe maths behind the other pillars, taught with Bangladeshi examples.Everyday maths · Statistics · Decision tools · Spreadsheets
The bigger picture
Read alongside any track- 13Economics and the Bangladesh economyWhy rates, prices and the taka move, so you can understand the news that affects your money.Economics basics · Bangladesh Bank · The taka and trade · Government money · Big issues · Reading data
- 14Behaviour, ethics and protectionThe pages that save people the most money: knowing their own biases and spotting a scam.Money and the mind · Scams · Regulators and your rights · Ethics