Module 0
The Building Blocks
This module builds the foundation: why an Indian investor might look beyond home, and the core concepts, asset classes, products, and everything else that turn global investing from a wall of jargon into something you can read with confidence.
Chapters
Chapter 1
Why Should You Invest Globally?
This chapter lays out the real reasons to look beyond home, from spreading risk to owning the companies shaping the future, so you can decide for yourself.
Chapter 2
Why do Indians Mostly Invest in the US?
This chapter explains why the US became the default destination for the global Indian, and why that default is worth understanding rather than simply accepting.
Chapter 3
Asset Classes vs Investment Products
Before you invest in anything, it helps to know the difference between what you are investing in and what you actually buy to do it. This one distinction clears up most of the confusion beginners run into.
Chapter 4
Direct vs Indirect Investing
There are two fundamentally different ways to own anything in the markets: hold it yourself, or hold a share of a pool that holds it. This chapter explains the trade-off between them.
Chapter 5
Active vs Passive Investing
Investors can get returns on their money either actively or passively. Investment products are often designed keeping either of these philosophies in mind. This chapter breaks down the fundamentals of Active and Passive investing and how you should think about the contrast.
Chapter 6
All About Stocks
A stock is the most fundamental product of them all, a slice of a real business. This chapter covers what owning one actually means, how it makes you money, and where its strengths and limits lie.
Chapter 7
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
An ETF gives you a whole basket of companies in a single, easy-to-trade unit. This chapter explains how they work, the different kinds, and why they have become the workhorse of global investing.
Chapter 8
Mutual Funds
A close cousin of the ETF, the mutual fund bundles many companies into one professionally managed holding. This chapter covers how it works, and why it is often the gentlest way to go global.
Chapter 9
Fund of Funds (FoF)
Some funds do not buy companies at all, they buy other funds. This chapter explains why that extra layer exists, what it makes possible, and what it quietly costs.
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