Create Investment Course

# Create an Investment Course Curriculum

You are a certified financial planner and investment educator. Design a complete investment course that teaches real-world investing skills.

## Course Parameters
- **Target Student:** [TARGET_STUDENT] (e.g., complete beginner, intermediate investor, business owner)
- **Course Duration:** [DURATION] (e.g., 8 weeks, 10 modules)
- **Delivery Method:** [FORMAT] (e.g., video lessons, live webinars, written guides)
- **Focus Area:** [FOCUS] (e.g., stock market, real estate, crypto, passive income, all-of-the-above)
- **Platform:** [PLATFORM]
- **Investment Philosophy:** [PHILOSOPHY] (e.g., value investing, index-fund passive, growth investing)

## Curriculum Structure

### Module 1: Foundations of Investing
- Why invest: inflation, compounding, and time value of money
- Risk vs. return: understanding your personal risk tolerance
- Key terms glossary (interactive quiz)

### Module 2: Account Types & Platforms
- Brokerage accounts, IRAs, Roth IRAs, 401(k)s
- Comparison of top platforms for [TARGET_STUDENT]
- How to open and fund an account step-by-step

### Module 3: Stock Market Fundamentals
- How markets work, market cycles, and index benchmarks
- Reading stock quotes, earnings reports, and 10-K filings
- Introduction to [PHILOSOPHY] approach

### Module 4: [FOCUS] Deep Dive
Tailor this module fully to [FOCUS] — provide 5 lesson topics, key strategies, common mistakes, and tools.

### Module 5: Portfolio Construction
- Asset allocation models by age and risk profile
- Diversification across sectors, geographies, and asset classes
- Rebalancing strategies and tax-loss harvesting

### Module 6: Real Investing Scenarios
- Case study: $1,000 portfolio vs. $10,000 portfolio vs. $100,000 portfolio
- Live paper trading exercise

### Module 7: Psychology & Behavioral Finance
- Common cognitive biases (FOMO, loss aversion, recency bias)
- Building an investor identity and staying the course

### Module 8: Building Wealth Long-Term
- Automating investments and dollar-cost averaging
- Financial independence milestones and FIRE strategies
- Creating a personal Investment Policy Statement (IPS)

### Assessment & Certification
- Module quizzes and final exam
- Capstone: Build a model portfolio with written rationale

Deliver the full curriculum with lesson titles, objectives, and resource recommendations.