Which one are you?
All 329 terms →StarterNew to the markets. The basics of money, in the order they build on each other.Your first week →InvestorYou have money in the market, like a 401(k) or index funds. What moves it and why.Your first week →TraderYou trade actively. The reports, the futures, the charts and how trading works.Your first week →
How money works
All 9 chapters →Follow one paycheck through the whole system: the bank, the loan, the store, the Fed, the markets, and back. Nine short chapters, a few minutes each, in plain words.
Chapter 1Maya gets paidWhat is money, and where does it come from?Start here →Chapter 2Her paycheck sits in the bankWhat does a bank do with your money?Read →Chapter 3Jordan borrowsWhat is interest, and why can a loan grow so fast?Read →
Nine chapters, about 37 minutes in all. Maya and Jordan are fictional. Every number in "It really happened" is real and sourced.
Browse by section
The wordsThe reports and data: CPI, jobs, GDP, retail sales and more.50 terms →How it connectsThe Fed, rates, the dollar, and how they pull on each other.91 terms →The marketsIndexes, futures, gold, Treasuries and oil.134 terms →Chart termsWords you'll see in coverage. Tools, not predictions.54 terms →
We explain why it moves markets. What you do with it is your call. Commentary and education only. Not financial advice.