Amanda Holden – Invested Development Course

Sleep well knowing your retirement is handled by building your own money-making portfolio

This is my best investing course!

It’s easy to feel intimidated by investing. To get caught up in the jargon. The very mention of Roth IRAs, mutual funds, ETFs, asset allocation, or dividends makes us want to hide beneath the covers with a plastic plate of cold Pad Thai. And we’ve all been condescended to by a pair of boat shoes and a Patagonia fleece vest at least once.

But at its core, investing is simply buying assets that will pay us over time. That’s it! Buying things that MAKE US EASY MONEY. And passively. (Which means — you make money while doing absolutely nothing.)

Yes, we will be talking about investing as a tool. But tools are for building!

Building a life that you love. So yeah, here’s what this course is really about:

Your financial independence and security.

Your ability to take chances, to say “yes” to passion projects.

The opportunity to travel and to live a generous life.

Your financial options.

Your power.

What if I told you that all of this was within your reach? Yes, learning the language of investing requires work. About a college course’s worth. But I cannot think of an investment of your time that will return bigger dividends. As for the price of the course? It will pay for itself thousands and thousands of times over. Seriously.

What if you could become totally financially confident? What if building real wealth — and investing well — is completely within your capacity? Would you take it? Because that’s what’s on the table.

And yes, you are going to have fun doing it! Best of all, you are not alone. We will be doing it together.

Invested Development is right for you if:

• You want to feel confident that you’re doing the right thing for your future
• You’re ready to figure out how to get as much money out of your employer as possible
• You’re determined to finally (finally!!) understand the difference between a Roth IRA and 401k and all other account types (hint: it’s about taxes, and we really dive in)
• You want to know how to pick an account for yourself (whether you’re currently employed or self-employed)
• You want to know how to pick the right investments
• You want a deep knowledge of the investing tools, like stocks, bonds, index funds, ETFs, mutual funds, target-date funds, and REITs. And more importantly, you want to know to apply them in your accounts
• You want to understand all of the options for investing (brokerage banks, robo-advisors, Robinhood, etc)
• You want to know how to deal with stock market crashes (and there will be many crashes)
• You want to learn who to trust and where to go for money and financial advice — and how to avoid being scammed in a notoriously scammy industry or paying too much in crappy fees
• You’re ready for your own personal investing plan
• You want to learn how to invest in a socially responsible way
• You want to have fun while learning something valuable!
• You want to learn from a teacher that has deep industry experience, unlike many of the online “finfluencers” selling courses (and peddling extremely dangerous advice)
• You want to live in a world where women have more financial power
• You want the daily calm and peace knowing that you are not without a plan. This alone is priceless

What You’ll Learn In Invested Development Course

Intro

A quick intro to me + Invested Development, including course instructions.

• Introduction video
• Homework + Resources
• Accountability Tracker PRINT ME OUT!
• OFFICE HOURS!

Lesson 1: Why You Need to Invest

Knowing the reasons why you need to invest is going to keep you motivated!

• Lesson 1 video
• Lesson 1 Slides.pdf
• Homework + Resources

Lesson 2: What Should I Work on First?

Should I pay off debt or save an emergency fund or invest? Here’s how to think about your financial “order of operations.”

• Lesson 2 video
• Lesson 2 Slides.pdf
• Homework + Resources

Lesson 3: Retirement and Investment Account Types

The question I get more than any other: Roth IRA or 401k? What is the right retirement account for me?

• Lesson 3 Part 1 video
• Lesson 3 Part 1 Slides.pdf
• Lesson 3 Part 2 for Traditional Employment video
• Lesson 3 Part 2 Traditional Employment Slides.pdf
• Lesson 3 Part 2 for Self-Employed video
• Lesson 3 Part 2 Self-Employment Slides.pdf
• Homework + Resources
• Mini Lesson 3 video on HSAs (optional)
• Mini Lesson 3 video on taxes (optional)

Lesson 4: Retirement Savings Calculations (Optional)

In this lesson, I explain to you how to think about saving for financial freedom. Am I on the right track? How much should I save for retirement?

I’ve market this lesson as “optional” because the only real answer here is “save like hell” knowing that we cannot predict the future.

• Lesson 4 video
• Lesson 4 Slides.pdf
• Homework + Resources

Lesson 5: Investing Foundations

What is investing? What can I expect out investing? Here, we discuss the building blocks of understanding investing that are imperative to building out a strategy.

• Lesson 5 video
• Lesson 5 Slides.pdf
• Homework + Resources

Lesson 6: Stock Market Basics

Perhaps my favorite lesson, this is where we dive deep into the inner workings of the market.

• Lesson 6 video
• Lesson 6 Slides.pdf
• Homework + Resources

Lesson 7: Active Versus Passive Management

Before we move to our different strategy options, there’s one big distinction we need to make.

• Lesson 7 video
• Lesson 7 Slides.pdf
• Homework + Resources

Lesson 8: Deep Dive Into Investing Options

Here it is! The moment you’ve been waiting for! Let’s talk through your different options for building out an investment strategy.

• Lesson 8 video
• Lesson 8 Slides.pdf
• Homework + Resources
• INDEX FUND TICKERS!!

Lesson 9: Understanding Fees

One of the keys to your success is keeping more money in your pockets, and out of the pockets of the banks.

• Lesson 9 video
• Lesson 9 Slides.pdf
• Homework + Resources

Lesson 10: Mutual Funds vs. ETFs

It’s confusing, I know! Here’s the difference between the two fund structures.

• Lesson 10 video
• Lesson 10 Slides.pdf
• Homework + Resources

Lesson 11: How to Buy and Sell

Like okay great, but how do I actually click the buttons??

• Lesson 11 video
• Lesson 11 Slides.pdf
• Homework + Resources

Lesson 12: Final Portfolios, Rebalancing, and Human Behavior

Long-term upkeep and strategies for success! If we’re gonna do it, let’s make sure we do it right.

• Lesson 12 video
• Lesson 12 Slides.pdf
• Homework + Resources

Lesson 13: Digging In: Foreign Stocks + Bonds (Optional)

• Lesson 13 video
• Lesson 13 slides.pdf
• Homework + Resources

Lesson 14: Socially Responsible Investing, Real Estate (Optional)

• Lesson 14 video
• Lesson 14 Slides.pdf
• Homework + Resources

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