Description
The Beginner Shares Course course is a free online program that is aimed at helping you understand the basics of investing in Australia, starting with the core terms, definitions, strategies and ideas.
What you’ll learn…
This program is designed for individuals and couples who are just kicking things off. It introduces you to key knowledge of the sharemarket and investing more broadly, including:
- How to invest for the first time
- What shares represent and how to think about creating wealth from shares
- Dividends, what they are, how they are paid and the key dates
- An explainer of the common investing terms you’ll come across online (earnings profit versus revenue, EBITDA, etc.)
- Franking credits, including how they work and what they mean
- Investment risks and what people mean by low/medium/high risk investing
- Lots more
What you will get from this course…
While we say this is a beginner’s program it covers just about everything you will want to know about investing. While it’s a short course, if you successful complete this free course we hope that you will be able to make educated decisions, engage with a finance professional with confidence and help to set yourself up for financial success over the long run.
That’s not half bad for a free online course, right?
dicko15 (verified owner) –
Great would recommend to anyone looking to start investing
Nhan (verified owner) –
Simple to understand
theopacman (verified owner) –
Thanks Owen,
After listening to the podcasts and now the rask education courses I’ve built the confidence to jump min and have a go.
Thanks mate
nicholas farrands (verified owner) –
thanks for clarifing the jargon
AHMED AHMED (verified owner) –
Great simple illustrative course especially for beginners
nerida (verified owner) –
Simple to understand and useful information. Thanks very much.
heathersomerville (verified owner) –
Great, simplified course. Thank you
Owen Raszkiewicz –
Thank YOU for taking the course. I’m glad you liked it, Heather.
kmmac7 (verified owner) –
Easily explained! Loved it!
Owen Raszkiewicz –
Awesome — thanks!
kurthenry9 (verified owner) –
Great course for beginners. All the basic information to get started. Thanks Owen
jpsteyl (verified owner) –
short and sweet! Providing the basics and building confidence to get started with investing in the share market, thanks.
Owen Raszkiewicz –
Thanks!
Trevor Myers (verified owner) –
Great course Owen! Highly recommend to anyone wanting to get involved in the stock market.
mstrparkes (verified owner) –
Here is the place to start, its like that ‘No Shoes’ guy out there but for trading!
Megan Voss (verified owner) –
Great and simple course to follow! Also perfect in length.
ash_daroza (verified owner) –
Valuable information explained well and provided in an easy to follow format.
Aakash Pathak (verified owner) –
Very well presented and useful for beginners. You won’t regret your time! Thank you Owen.
Steve Saunders (verified owner) –
Excellent intro.
Simple and accessible but still learned quite a bit and filled a lot of gaps.
Parnian (verified owner) –
excellent layout and everything was explained really well
Owen Raszkiewicz –
Thrilled you got value from it. Thanks!
Simon OB (verified owner) –
excellent intro- can’t go wrong
Tim Huggins (verified owner) –
Easy to follow and a great starting point for anyone wanting to increase their knowledge about the share market.
Owen Raszkiewicz –
Wonderful. Thanks, Tim!
Erica Santos (verified owner) –
Easy to follow, simple language. Great for beginners!
Owen Raszkiewicz –
Thanks, Erica!
Mark Rooney (verified owner) –
Filled in some blanks for me and the jargon buster was most helpful.
chaminda Vidanapathirana (verified owner) –
brilliantly simplified explanations, specially the jargons. thank you Owen
j.mcevoy (verified owner) –
Really on point Owen! Well done:)
Derek Schroff (verified owner) –
Fantastic intro to understanding shares. Doesn’t make you an expert overnight but makes you aware of the things you need to know to confidently invest
owenr –
Brilliant — that’s the gist of the beginner programs! Thanks Derek!
maddyb (verified owner) –
Great intro into shares to pique your curiosity
Seb Voitot (verified owner) –
Easy to understand, Thank You
Thomas Paine (verified owner) –
I never leave reviews, so this is saying something. I really enjoyed this course! Have already recommended it to my friends. Concise and enjoyable information, brilliant for any beginner. Thanks Owen! You clearly enjoy what you do, keep up the good work.
owenr –
Helluva comment, Thomas – you should do it more often 😉
Thanks a heap mate.
talia (verified owner) –
Great simple overview for those wanting to put their foot in the door. Do you think in the future you may put out a free course on how to determine a good long term investment vs short term?
Thanks again!!
owenr –
Good idea. Thanks for the suggestion, Talia. We’ll do that. In the meantime, you can head over to http://www.raskmedia.com.au for daily updates and investment insights style content. Enjoy!
ian portbury (verified owner) –
nice and easy to understand
Matthew Hibbs (verified owner) –
Excellent base knowledge. Thank you.
Shane Mckinnon (verified owner) –
Thanks very much for a great quick course. Especially the explanation of the jargon. Looking forward to completing the others and beginning my journey into the sharemarket.
bizsysman@gmail.com (verified owner) –
Well done Owen. Been investing for some years but even going back to basics can reinforce and refresh.
owenr –
Thanks mate, I’d love to claim all of the credit for this but Cathryn and Sophie helped so it was really a Rask team effort. Cheers! Owen
traceyc (verified owner) –
More easy learning, thank you.
Tayla Archard (verified owner) –
Really simple/easy to understand! Thanks so much for using real life examples to make it easier to grasp.
louisryan (verified owner) –
Great course simple easy well put together.
eamon (verified owner) –
A great starting point and Overview
Steve Saunders (verified owner) –
Valuable info presented in a really accessible way. Great course.
Daniela Arsenis (verified owner) –
Great course and very well laid out so easy to follow and understand!
D&D Investing (verified owner) –
Another great course Owen. No jargon, no hype, just all the facts you need to know.
Ian Luo (verified owner) –
Very helpful for any beginner investor
JACOB OGLE (verified owner) –
Great online course for beginner investors. I will be completing the remaining courses with Rask!
raiteamtan@hotmail.com (verified owner) –
Easy to understand. I liked the jargons and vdos.
Nick (verified owner) –
Great introduction to the stock market and very valuable advice provided free of charge. Thank you Owen, I also enjoy your podcasts and will continue to follow you online.
Nick (verified owner) –
5 Stars.. Great introduction to the stock market and very valuable advice provided free of charge. Thank you Owen, I also enjoy your podcasts and will continue to follow you online.
Tenzin Khangsar (verified owner) –
Precise & informative. Thank you
Andreea Grigoruta (verified owner) –
Thank you so much for putting this simple and easy-to-follow course on shares. I am new to learning about this topic and have gained such insight from this material. Im ready to get into investing 🙂
gummy (verified owner) –
Thank you for the simplicity of the course and discussion about human nature!!
Andrew Portelli (verified owner) –
So simple and easy to understand
Patrick Brandon (verified owner) –
Good variety of visual, verbal and written explanations made it easy to grasps concepts. Jargon clarification ALWAYS helps.
becp17 (verified owner) –
Excellent content, very easy to understand! Definitely recommend.
claudiaiaco (verified owner) –
Gives a great basic foundation for understanding shared
Denise Ellis (verified owner) –
Easy to understand, down to earth type of course. Breaks down the jargon for someone who doesn’t speak investing into practical action points. One thing would be useful to add is the correlation between share price, the quantity/value you are buying and the trading cost, applicable and how that can slightly increase risk or time till you see any kind of portfolio growth.
Owen Raszkiewicz –
Thanks Denise!
Dennis hernandez (verified owner) –
very good explaining, also very interesting to understand the concepts to use for this method
rwit2 (verified owner) –
highly recommended for anyone who wants to understand investing.
Owen Raszkiewicz –
Cheers! Well done to you and keep going.
gummy (verified owner) –
Simple to understand and good introduction to shares well worth the time!
mati luja (verified owner) –
Easy to follow and very straight forward, needed specially in this area (finance).
Leon Ngov (verified owner) –
Great introduction into the share market and how it works. Engaging with videos and simple to understand! Thanks!
Malgorzata Walaszczyk (verified owner) –
Thank you Owen and Rask team for this valuable course. Can’t wait to do your other courses! Love your podcast as well, you are doing great job at educating.
Alexander Clarke (verified owner) –
Very informative. Recommend to any beginner.
RAYNA WU (verified owner) –
Thanks Owen,
The course is very informative and easy to understand. I have learned a lot from it. Highly recommend this course to everyone!
dmats (verified owner) –
Outstanding. Will be referring to friends and family. Thanks
Angus Thatcher (verified owner) –
Breaks everything down into simple words and is a very valuable course to complete. Thanks mate!
Nick Ryan (verified owner) –
Fantastic first step to investing
david wright (verified owner) –
Great course
sclemmey (verified owner) –
Great introduction into the world of investing, even if you have already bought your first shares.
conoragnew (verified owner) –
After listening to your podcasts, and completing some of these short courses i am now ready to dive into the world of finance
Daniel Mostovac (verified owner) –
Nicely paced and formatted, and explained clearly and with different media, thank you!
adam.morrisonhls@gmail.com (verified owner) –
Very handy course.
Nick (verified owner) –
Great intro to investing in stock markets.
skrnjug (verified owner) –
Very helpful
luke9704 (verified owner) –
Very well explained, makes some important concepts and terms easy to understand. Stays relevant to the topic on hand without making it uninteresting!
matt298 (verified owner) –
Great course to get me started! Will let all my friends know about it!
debjc (verified owner) –
Excellent – as a university tutor of Finance I’m regularly distressed at the lack of knowledge of my first year students with regards to share investing. Will be recommending this course to them.
prasadvimal (verified owner) –
Simple and well illustrated course for beginners, the Jargons section is very handful
nalinchawla (verified owner) –
Very well explained. Thanks
Angelique de Gruchy (verified owner) –
Makes the complicated seem simple! Great free course that you can finish in a couple of hours. Highly recommend.
mpeatling14 (verified owner) –
Very concise yet well explained. Easy free resource to complete really quickly which allows for a brush up on all the basics regarding investing. Would highly recommend to anyone with a basic interest who need some confidence in the subject. Thanks Owen and team!
cathy (verified owner) –
Thanks. Found this course handy to fill in the blanks in my knowledge
Angela Jarred (verified owner) –
Very informative and easy to follow! Love it!
Travis van der Spil (verified owner) –
Nice foundation course for people looking to take charge of their financial freedom.
Paul Wilson (verified owner) –
good start, however obviously you would need more education required before you can start investing confidently.
Jared Lawson (verified owner) –
Solid course that covered the basics. I appreciate all the hard work that into a free course. Thank you
kfactor21@gmail.com (verified owner) –
I have been investing for over 3 years now and this foundational course taught me a few new things 🙂 .
Lina Isabel Gonzalez (verified owner) –
Thanks for your time, this course was excellent and it gave me the basics to start investing.
Zane Jones (verified owner) –
Great course to start building your investing foundation
Joanne Browne (verified owner) –
Good information, easy to understand
ros@scottsrods.com.au (verified owner) –
This was a great course, it was easy to follow and forms a great base for investing.
Andrea Minney (verified owner) –
Excellent course for free, I’ve done similar courses but still learnt some new information and strategies. Some videos were slightly repetitive. Looking forward to doing the next one😊
Greg Nunn (verified owner) –
This was a great course for beginners without a deep knowledge of the ASX and shares. The information presented is easy to follow and there are some practical take aways from each lesson. I will be recommending this to my friends and family!
Luke Carter (verified owner) –
Easy to access and understand. Great for beginners.
David Mitchell (verified owner) –
Great overview and no hard sell on anything.
K D (verified owner) –
Very informative and useful for beginners! Thank you 🙂
clairelei (verified owner) –
Thank you Owen and your team. Love the course and it was really helpful in terms of providing extra sources to expand the knowledge.
Two suggestions: hopefully we can get a downloaded version of the certificate of completion, also would like to get more quizzes or tests for the learned materials.
Claire LEI
Brett Cassidy (verified owner) –
Easy to follow, engaging without being overwhelming and it genuinely gave me a grip on the basics that made me feel investing isn’t an impossible mountain I can’t climb. Absolutely loved this course and am heading across right now to start the ETF course! Thanks for making resources like this free to get people involved in investing.
siles91 (verified owner) –
Excellent and efficient way to learn the basics.
duc2112 (verified owner) –
This is an excellent beginners course in shares and very well worth the time. It delivers on what it has set out to do and provided so much more value and content than the asking price… FREE. Thank you Owen for the awesome job!
maiolo92 (verified owner) –
Outstanding course for beginners, really easy to follow and efficient way to learn by simplifying each category!
mattjlyon (verified owner) –
Good starting point. Easy to understand
Craig Tonks (verified owner) –
Dear Owen,
I’ve just completed this course after finding a recommendation from one of your rivals on your share valuation course. I started investing about 12 months ago and I’m made a bunch of mistakes but I’m dedicated to learn and get better. I only wish I’d found this course and your material as I was thinking about getting started. The material in this course is brilliant it provides a really good overview, balanced, unbiased and a view to the long term. I really enjoyed the course and will be recommending your material and website to others. Thank you for helping me out and taking the time to produce this professional, measured and thoughtful material for my and others benefit. The time spent on this will have an exponensial benefit on my knowledge and investing future. Brilliant.
Nyree Shepherd (verified owner) –
Great, easy to understand course. Enjoyed the videos
Kevin Hillman (verified owner) –
Easy to follow, concise and practical useful info..
jadewhelan (verified owner) –
Great Course it gave me a really good foundation to start building on.
Charlotte Haslam (verified owner) –
Great course! Easy to understand and follow. Super helpful;0
Holly Tupper (verified owner) –
Great investment of time – lots of valuable information
chrispy_cb (verified owner) –
Good content and easy to digest for someone who doesn’t understand the financial jargon!
alexb411 (verified owner) –
Yet another great course from the Rask team! Content is easy to go through with very helpful videos. 😊
Ryan Lewis (verified owner) –
Great beginners course!
benj (verified owner) –
Really great little course to help educate beginners on shares, thank you Owen at RASK
amyb (verified owner) –
Great course to get me started with investing journey, ALOT of resources, videos and information. Easy to understand with written info and videos which I liked the best and easiest to understand. I finally started the courses after listening to the podcast for a long time! and grateful I did start!
brendanoneill (verified owner) –
Such an excellent course with a lot of useful information also the fact of being free! Thanks Rask team once again!
Bianca Spence (verified owner) –
Would highly recommend to anyone that is new to shares. Thank you!
Tahlia Zanjani –
Thanks for all your reviews! You have smashed it out – woo! – Tahlia
athaliph (verified owner) –
Love the course. Owen has managed to distill the main learning points of investing in shares to small sizeable chunks and makes the learning experience so much easier. Would highly recommend and thank you for making it free for everyone.
Tahlia Zanjani –
Thank YOU for your review! Cheers to your financial future! – Tahlia
codycallaughan (verified owner) –
100% would recommend! Awesome course for someone who is just starting out!
Thanks Owen!
Tahlia Zanjani –
Thanks Cody! Hooray for getting started! Cheers to living life on your own T&C’s! ~ Tahlia
athaliph (verified owner) –
Would recommend to anyone who is interested in learning all the basics of investing. Love your work Rask finance!
Tahlia Zanjani –
Thanks for your recommendation Athaliph! Cheers to living life on your own T&Cs! ~ Tahlia
Reem Baydoun (verified owner) –
Really beneficial and well explained, thank you
Tahlia Zanjani –
Thanks Reem! Cheers to living life on your own T&C’s ~ Tahlia
neytha (verified owner) –
easy to understand if you are a beginner and want to start investing.
Tahlia Zanjani –
Thanks Neytha! Cheers to your financial future ~ Tahlia
Luke (verified owner) –
This course has sparked my curiosity for investing and equipped me with enough information to actually begin the journey. Thanks Owen & Team. CTOFF.
Tahlia Zanjani –
Congrats on starting your investing journey Luke! Woo! Cheers to living life on your own T&Cs ~ Tahlia
Aakanksha Mishra (verified owner) –
Outstanding! Owen, your subject matter expertise and passion for empowering others with a sound knowledge of investing is inspiring. Love it!
Tahlia Zanjani –
Thank you Aakanksha! We are thrilled you can see Owen’s passion and values shining through! Cheers to living life on your own T&C’s ~ Tahlia
Prayank Kashyap (verified owner) –
Fantastic course and content. It covers all the basics and most important elements for beginners. Great job Owen and Kate.
Cheers!
Tahlia Zanjani –
So great to hear Prayank! Cheers to your financial future! ~ Tahlia
akr22 (verified owner) –
A wonderful resource. So easy to follow and well set out. Just the right balance of videos and written content.
Thank you!!!
Tahlia Zanjani –
Thank you for your review ark22! Cheers to your financial future ~ Tahlia
tangyfruit (verified owner) –
Great course, easy to understand the basic’s of investing. I liked the action plan steps and building good habits, simple but motivating.
juliaedwards94@gmail.com (verified owner) –
I had a bad investing experience many years ago but have always loved the finance world, thank you for making education and knowledge accessible and inspirational, this course had given me the courage to give investing another try and I am so excited 😀
Shaun Mannagh (verified owner) –
Great course, easy to understand. Can’t wait to get started investing.
Don Ricardo (verified owner) –
Clear information and well presented.
Rory Watkins (verified owner) –
Simple and easy entry course into such an important field! Thankyou !
chorner (verified owner) –
Easy to understand and informative introduction to investing. Great use of time
Debra Holden (verified owner) –
Easy to follow and well explained. I love the odd quote here and there from Warren Buffett. Keep up the good work.
Benny Bucko (verified owner) –
A great and well explained course, you will feel a lot more confident going forward in your journey after doing this
Jock Menzies (verified owner) –
Great starter course to get you in the right mindset to start investing. I wish I started earlier.
Donna Scarparolo (verified owner) –
Great beginner course. Easily digestible chapters and lessons. Provides both visuals, audio and written learning material.
Raphael Viscarra Rossel (verified owner) –
clear explanations and fun. Recommend to anyone investing or about to invest!