<p>In this episode of the Get Started series, you'll learn about all the basics that you’ll need to know before you can get started so you can invest with confidence, including:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>What a stock actually is.</li><li>How to accurately calculate the size of a company.</li><li>The reasons why you should avoid penny stocks, margins, and short selling.</li><li>What indexes actually are, including the Dow Jones and the S&amp;P 500.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Not only do we want to help you get started investing with this educational podcast, but we want to go a step further and get you closer to your first portfolio of stocks. We’ve been picking market-beating stocks for over 10 years now, with a strategy based on long-term, mindful investing.&nbsp;</p><br><p>So we’re giving you access to one free stock from our extensive library that we’ve built and added to over the years. This is an easy-to-digest report of a high-quality business we believe has all the characteristics to be a long-term winner.&nbsp;</p><br><p>That’s right, a free stock pick just for you. Simply head over to <a href="https://mywallst.com/?utm_campaign=get-started&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=get-started" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mywallst</a>.com to find out more.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>