Anyone curious about investing or looking to brush-up on their knowledge.
Why should I enrol?
If you have financial goals and want to get serious about wealth creation this course is for you!
How long will it take?
Do it online at your own pace over 3 months.
Knowledge is power. A practical and easy course to follow that can help you make the most of your money.
Effie Zahos, Money Commentator & Director
Bootcamp course modules
01. Budgeting and saving
✓Budgeting & saving overview
✓The keys to financial success
✓Understanding Income & Expenses
✓Setting Financial Goals
✓Creating a Budget
✓Managing Debt
✓Saving Strategies
✓Financial Planning for the Future
✓Behavioural Science & Personal Finance
02. Investment planning
✓Investment Planning Overview
✓Risk Profile
✓Financial Goals
✓How much to invest?
✓The Power of Compound Returns
✓Time Horizon
03. Investment diversification
✓Diversification Overview
✓Different blends of asset classes
✓What are asset classes
✓Alignment with investment time frame
✓Sequencing risk
✓Rebalancing Your Portfolio
04. Different Investment vehicles
✓Investment Vehicles Overview
✓ETFs
✓Shares
✓Managed portfolios
✓Managed Funds
✓Cash & Bonds
05. Investment strategies
✓Investment Strategies Overview
✓Value Investing
✓Income Based Strategies
✓Active vs Passive
✓Technical Analysis
✓Market Timing
✓Core & Satellite
✓Income
06. Investor psychology
✓Investor Psychology Overview
✓Biases and their Solutions
✓What holds you back
✓Common mistakes
✓What tempts you to invest
07. Next steps
✓Putting everything into practice
✓Making the most of your complimentary membership
✓Finding the right portfolio
✓Share and Review
What others have said about Bootcamp
Excellent 4.6(102 reviews)
Aaron K.
“I have read a lot of investment and personal finance books, but The InvestSMART Bootcamp has been by far the most useful in terms of how to get started and put together a simple but solid investment plan and strategy. Very highly recommended.”
Anna S.
“Really enjoyed Bootcamp, informative and helpful with access to great resources and tools.”
Ros R.
“Insightful information for beginning investors. As a long term II subscriber it help me consolidate my knowledge and to learn more about diversification and the tools available on your site.”
Anna M.
“Excellent course. Good mix of styles and content and I/S products for examples.”
Sammy B.
“I absolutely loved it!! I definitely recommend if you are interested in investing this is perfect!!!! I learnt so much and really feel empowered to make the next step. Evan and Tom are great and really knowledgeable. Thank you once again.”
Alan F.
“I have been investing for many years and found the course very easy to go through. It confirmed and reinforced my current investing processes. I have shared this with my family.”
Phil G.
“Although I have been value investing with Intelligent Investors guidance for several years, I found the Boot Camp very worthwhile and put a number of things in perspective for me.”
Shannon R.
“I gained some helpful insights and was after the next steps on how to develop specific strategies (or examples) on how a core and satellite set up could work for the beginner and what financial metrics are needed to make a bucket system work effectively.”
Andrew G
“Explained clearly and in a simple manner, this course lays a great foundation for your own future investing. I will be sharing with my family.”
Scott M
“I have thought about Investing form a long time but never made the next step. This course has definitely helped expand my understanding and knowledge to assist in finally starting. Looking forward to the Investment journey and to continue learning along the way.”
Zam M
“Good sequenced program for understanding the finance industry. Thanks.”
Vanda B
“Completed the Bootcamp modules and continued to expand my investment knowledge. Easy to read and complete. Learning about investor psychology was super interesting. Now I just need to stop procrastinating and take the next step:) All the best to everyone.”
Alex W
“The course gave me the basic knowledge needed to start investing. I think I probably got just as much in terms of ideas of other things to look into more and suggestions of which direction I want to go in personally. It was good to start me off, though, and I will continue learning from here.”
Donna C
“Really enjoyed doing Bootcamp. I have been trying to 'get my head around' my super situation, etc., and doing a lot of reading and research, which has just confused me more. This Bootcamp has brought it all together and things are FINALLY making sense. I can now move ahead with way more confidence. Thanks, team! I'll be recommending you.”
Jo P
“Covers off on all the key areas in clear concise way without unnecessary jargon. It is great value and worth every cent, especially for novice investors.”