How to Understand Investment Risk

Everyone has a tip. Few people can explain risk. Learn what risk really means, the kinds that catch people out, how your time horizon changes everything, why spreading money out works, and how to spot "guaranteed" offers before they cost you.

by Teyro

50 lessons
5 units
9h 36m
Up to 860 XP

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What you'll learn

Explain risk, return and volatility in plain words
Name the main kinds of risk, including the risk of doing nothing
Match money to goals using time horizon and risk capacity
Explain how diversification and fees affect risk and return
Spot guaranteed-return red flags and the psychology behind bad bets

Course path

5 units · 50 lessons

₹12 lakh12 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
The risk ladder11 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Ups, downs and the maths of losing12 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Three questions for anything10 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Checkpoint: the sticky note12 min · InteractiveFree+20 XP
Two paths to the same place11 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Why there's no free return12 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Risk myths at the dinner table10 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Arjun's risk map v111 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Challenge: Joel's bonus14 min · InteractiveFree+20 XP
Unit 1 chestFinish every lesson in this unit+50 XP

The plot12 min · Interactive
When everything falls at once11 min · Interactive
The risk of doing nothing12 min · Interactive
Can you get it back when you need it?10 min · Interactive
Checkpoint: the lawyer's call12 min · Interactive
One basket, ten baskets11 min · Interactive
Is it even real?12 min · Interactive
Risks that don't look like risks10 min · Interactive
Arjun's risk map v2: five kinds11 min · Interactive
Challenge: Kavya's all-in plan14 min · Interactive
Unit 2 chestFinish every lesson in this unit+50 XP

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