The Basics of Investing (Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds, and Types of Interest)

In order to generate significant wealth, one must invest their money. But how does investment work? What does one invest in? What are stocks, bonds, and mutual funds? If you are earning money on an investment, what type of interest in being earned? What's the difference between simple and compound interest? Let's find out!
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[@Musix4me-Clarinet]

Glancing over the videos for something to watch, I noticed that primarily, the "fight" videos are the ones that get over 100K views. These great learning videos only get 5K to 10K views. I appreciate your continuing to make them, Dave.

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

Well that's just in the first couple days. My academic tutorials accumulate views over years and years, since students watch them specifically when they need to for a particular class.

[@gamemusicify]

To be fair not everyone has poor access to education and not everyone needs to spend there time watching finance videos

[@RoddHarding]

​@@ProfessorDaveExplainsExposing fraud is timeless and will always be useful like the general education videos.

[@goolgepl2112]

Videos like these have more utility but can only appeal to those interested in the topic at hand While anyone can watch a good fight video

[@JohnV170]

I started watching these videos, they might not get as many but I love them anyways. Though I do enjoy watching him dismantle all these flat earth/young earth it whatever. Correcting misinformation is a great way to educate people also so I appreciate that he does that. Plus hopefully he can get through to some of the people who have fallen into those lies.

[@Noxlion28]

Dave is teaching future generations what they should’ve taught us. Learning about investing and economics early is a HUGE benefit. And I’m not even 30 yet so I still benefit from these videos as well. Thanks professor!

[@jasonbelanger7525]

Nice! Easily understood explanation of one of the most difficult and intimidating subjects.

[@ShadowMeister42]

I love how this guy is essentially a glorified chemistry professor ( a status well earned i might add) yet he can cover subjects completely outside of his field so well that even actual teachers who teach on these topics use HIS VIDEOS in THEIR CLASS Well done Dave 👍

[@maxzytaruk8558]

Seriously!!! Dude's versatile

[@ThtGirlElle]

GREAT TIMING!!! This past week I e started looking into investing!!! Thanks for this!

[@freshprince69]

For such a simple video I learned stuff many people might not know. As unemployed, this may give me ideas to plan my future.

[@void439]

Professor Dave now not only knows Chemistry and Physics, now he teaches Economics too

[@chisomokolie3156]

Thank you, Professor Dave!❤

[@nanaagyemang9708]

Thank you for this video

[@desiretoexcel6078]

Smashed like before I watched it

[@graymars1097]

what?! 😮 professor Dave explaining investing?! woah

[@ShellT-pd8rv]

Thank you!!

[@DrBear-rk4qb]

This is a great breakdown! I teach financial mathematics at a college and plan to show this video to my students. Thanks Professor Dave!

[@gknkrnkjgjugjrgjrng]

stop lying . you are hunter and nothing else

[@ShadowMeister42]

​​​@@gknkrnkjgjugjrgjrng💀💀 you didn't have to do them like that I'm sure they're a well respected figure wherever they are and I honestly think it's funny that this guy can cover topics outside of his field of knowledge well enough that other teachers want to use his videos in their class

[@shyper17]

I don't get it. Where do you invest? How do you invest? Why can you profit on this? You explained everything in the video clearly, and I get that. But how do I get there?

[@steven21736]

You can setup a brokerage account where you can buy ETFs or purchase a mutual fund directly from the financial institution. Look for ones with low fees, all in one portfolio ETFs are a good option.

[@derbote6771]

Thiss is what we are waiting for😮

[@zcvhzd]

Thanks

[@lionablaze8747]

now if only you explained where and best way to invest.

[@david3188col]

Time in the market always beats timing the market.

[@hovan2yourjunk]

This should be taught in high school

[@charleslaurence3282]

Fr though

[@loganroe2838]

I’m watching this video for high school

[@Slasher4446-q3e]

Did your high school not teach economics?

[@Kaiji700M]

Now we're talking

[@larrydavis7689]

I can see this shown in schools like brainpop

[@glennpearson9348]

Great information. You cover bonds in this segment, but not T-bills and T-notes. Do you plan to cover those separately, or would you consider all of those as various forms of a bond?

[@s0cr4t1c]

They just vary in duration. Government bonds are long duration, notes are intermediate, and bills are short.

[@Maou-Sama_Castle]

am I expected to learn all this before I start my investment journey?

[@PlayingGilly]

You should do a similar explainer on taxation too.

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

i did that!

[@PlayingGilly]

@@ProfessorDaveExplains Must had missed it.

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

@@PlayingGilly check the economics playlist linked in the description

[@ZalamaTheDragonGod]

Professor Dave Farina, what software do you use to edit your voice narration?

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

adobe premiere

[@ZalamaTheDragonGod]

​@@ProfessorDaveExplainsthank you

[@fnsjit733]

Love from India . Can you make a video on the claims like astral travel

[@Historyteacheraz]

Very helpful video for getting started. For those looking to learn more A Teenager’s Guide on how to Invest Like Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger is a great investing book for teens.

[@ytube777]

Why would your friend agree to a compound interest rate if it's more expensive? What's the positive for him?

[@ChiamakaKathryn]

I wonder as well

[@EaglesQuestions]

It's not so scary, laid out like this.

[@universeusa]

🙏

[@ericeltonmatheka4091]

Damn!!!

[@gamemusicify]

Instructions unclear buying monkey jpegs

[@KINGKONG-jc7xh]

3.53 basically don't put all your eggs in 1 basket

[@creatingcreature]

Sir I am from India and I want a job from you

[@PJB4453]

Money is evil

[@kb9998]

I know professor dave has moved on. From Flat earth, but i so would love for him to do an interview with a cgi artist/computer scientist. To show what their software looks like. And how their probably is no geniune talented artist that can deny 3d modeling math, lighting, dymanics, physics,.. they may not have a full grasp on all theses topics but they have to have a lot of info inorder to symmulate these things aka create a fake image. And how imposible real life cams and satillite footage would be to fake. I went to school for this and head longed into light and motion physics and complex geometry.

[@WetDoggo]

American lithium is currently one of the best stocks to invest short term. it rises and falls fairly predictably and gains up to 140% each cycle

[@kamileseryte8309]

I just bought gamestop and microsoft after this 😂

[@ultradimensions]

Don't take loans 💀

[@donchristie420]

Hey bad

[@waelfadlallah8939]

Hahahaha, extraordinary my friend 👏

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

Getting kinda worried Dave is going full neolib :( its one thing to explain how things are, but PLEASE do not justify it at the same time. Please eventually do a video on how its all wrong and needs changing. A deconstruction and material critique of capitalism is vital.

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

This is unbelievably basic information for high school students.

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

@@ProfessorDaveExplains Thats fine, but I'm just saying its important for kids to learn that "how things are =/= how things ought to be" and more importantly, how how things are can and will hurt them. Like even this basic information exists in a system that isn't operating for their benefit.

[@ZalamaTheDragonGod]

We're you expecting him to be an ancom?

[@ZalamaTheDragonGod]

​@@ProfessorDaveExplainsHey Dave would you make a political ideology series? I'm sure it would be controversial

[@KINGKONG-jc7xh]

according to Andrew tate shares/stake are a load of bollox,

[@mr.s4ndman]

You watch Andrew Tate😭😭

[@someweirdstuff1256]

we need destroying flat earth without science part 5

[@user-ol7tl1vf5m]

If today's entire global balance sheet were to transfer over to Bitcoin due to a total collapse, each Bitcoin would theoretically be valued at: $900 trillion / 21 million Bitcoin = $42,857,142.86 per Bitcoin

[@urielpolak9949]

Ah goody. Get rich quick

[@eldersprig]

slow

[@Noxlion28]

This is the opposite of get rich quick 😂😂😂

[@manla8397]

Forget everything about the theory in this video. If you put a few dollars into bitcoins when they were still a few cents each, you are already a billionaire.

[@s0cr4t1c]

If you put a few dollars into a winning multi-state lottery ticket you’d also be a billionaire. Let me know when you’ve procured yourself a time machine to enact this investment strategy.