Successful Investing Course

9 STUDENTS ENROLLED

Learn with the Forager Funds team about what it takes to be a successful investor.

This course takes you through what is needed to value a business, the difference between speculation and valuation, how to deal with uncertainty, the use of financial ratios as short cuts, the pyschological pitfalls to avoid and the attributes of a successful investor.

Listen as Steve Johnson takes you through case studies of his best and worst investments and the lessons that can be learned from them.

What you will learn?

Three questions to ask in order to value a business
How long term investing differs from the behaviour of most market participants
How to deal with incertainty when making investments
Psychological pitfalls to avoid when investing
Attributes required to be a successful investor

Course Curriculum

	SI1 The RHG Success Story	00:04:00
As an introduction to successful investing and value investing this video module provides an example of a success story using a value investing approach. You will also learn the three questions to ask in order to value a business and find businesses trading at prices substantially less than they are worth.
	SI2 Valuation vs. Speculation	00:02:00
This video module explains the behaviour of most market participants and how this differs from long-term investors.
	SI3 Understanding Uncertainty	00:03:00
This video module discusses the lessons that can be learned from when things go wrong and addresses variables to be considered when assessing an investment.
	SI4 Short-cuts, Ratios & Mental Models	00:03:00
In this video module you will learn the questions to ask yourself when valuing different businesses, the use of ratio's as short-cuts and when to use asset based ratios vs. earnings based ratios for assessing different companies.
	SI5 Psychological Pitfalls	00:03:00
This video module explains the three common psychological pitfalls - anchoring, herding and overconfidence - that make it difficult for investors to take advantage of opportunities in the market.
	SI6 The characteristics of a successful investor	00:04:00
In this module you will learn about the three characteristics that you need to be a successful investor - financial skills, humility & patience and conviction - and why each of these characteristics are important.
	SI7 Reading List	00:30:00
Please enjoy this reading list which will help to enhance the level of knowledge you have on value and successful investing