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MONEY MISSION ONLINE COURSE

Investing for
Beginners.

Understand how markets work, research companies and build an investing strategy—with language and examples that make sense in the Caribbean.

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07 course parts50 guided lessonsSelf-paced online access
Kalilah Enriquez Reynolds, your Investing for Beginners instructor
YOUR INSTRUCTORKalilah Enriquez ReynoldsFinancial journalist, author and founder of Money Media
COURSE OVERVIEW

See where the course
can take you.

Get a quick introduction to the course, its Caribbean perspective and the skills you will build.

01 · TRY A LESSON

Learn. Practise.
Check your understanding.

Every idea is broken into manageable steps. Watch the Stock Market Basics lesson, then complete the knowledge check.

YOUR KNOWLEDGE CHECK

What did
you learn?

This sample quiz is adapted from the Stock Market Basics lesson.

QUESTION 01 OF 10

Which of these words does not belong?

Like this way of learning? The full course takes you from the basics to making your first investments.

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02 · BEFORE YOU INVEST

A stock is not a goal.
Your life is the goal.

Your investing strategy starts with what you need the money for, when you need it and how much uncertainty you can manage.

SHORT TERMUnder 1 year

A family vacation or another expense coming soon.

MEDIUM TERM1–5 years

A home deposit, business goal or university costs.

LONG TERMMore than 5 years

Retirement, long-range education or paying off a home.

SET ONE GOAL

Give your money a job and a deadline.

Add a target date to see which timeline it falls into.

CARIBBEAN RISK TOLERANCE QUIZ

How would you react to a JSE decline, hurricane exposure or currency risk?

Explore your comfort with market losses, liquidity and time using scenarios closer to home.

Take the risk quiz →

Turn your goals and risk profile into a practical investing strategy.

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03 · COURSE OUTLINE

From first principles
to your first portfolio.

Open each part to see the lessons included in Investing for Beginners.

01Part 1 — Investing 101+
  1. Introduction: Keys to wealth
  2. 01 The world is a cycle
  3. 02 Stock market basics
  4. 03 Understanding business news
  5. 04 Types of offers
  6. 05 Splits and buybacks
  7. 06 Buying bonds
  8. 07 Betting on the government
02Part 2 — Researching your investments+
  1. 08 GILF
  2. 09 The balance sheet
  3. 10 The profit and loss statement
  4. 11 The cash-flow statement
03Part 3 — Finding value+
  1. 12 Analysing earnings
  2. 13 Valuing a company
  3. 14 Return on equity
  4. 15 Highs and lows
04Part 4 — Investing strategies+
  1. 26 Value investing vs growth investing
  2. 27 Income investing: dividends, preference shares and bonds
  3. 28 Top dividend-paying companies in Jamaica
  4. 29 Income investing: REITs
  5. 30 Impact investing
  6. 31 Sell strategies
  7. 32 Passive investing: index funds, mutual funds, ETFs and dollar-cost averaging
05Part 5 — Your personal investing profile+
  1. 34 Setting goals and timelines
  2. 35 Managing risk: types of risk, risk-aversion strategies and diversification
  3. 36 Choose your investing strategy
  4. 37 Personal Investing Profile Quiz
  5. 38 Your profile
06Part 6 — Choosing your investments+
  1. 39 Starting your research
  2. 40 Company assessment guide
  3. Fund assessment guide
  4. 41 Choose your ‘Starting 5’
  5. 42 Your first investments
  6. 43 Broker Guide
  7. 44 Using JTraderPro
  8. 45 Investing in US markets
  9. 46 Using HFM
07Part 7 — Investing in Caribbean markets+
  1. 47 Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange
  2. 48 Barbados Stock Exchange
  3. 49 Guyana Stock Exchange
  4. 50 Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange
BONUS RESEARCH TOOL

Which Caribbean companies paid dividends in 2025?

Browse an educational, country-by-country research starter and learn what to check before comparing dividend stocks.

Explore 2025 dividend stocks →
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04 · STUDENT REVIEWS

Money well spent.
Lessons worth repeating.

“

What an informative class! I signed up for it a few days ago and it was much more than I expected. Thank you. Have to go through it a few more times to let everything sink in... But, that first impression was lit.

Trudy Morrison
“

Finally completed the Investing for Beginners Masterclass with Kalilah Reynolds. Money well spent. Thanks Kalilah.

Stephen Stanberry
YOUR NEXT MONEY MOVE

Stop watching from
the sidelines.

Continue into the full Investing for Beginners course and learn at your own pace.

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