The investor path
Three levels. Read them in order — each article builds on the one before.
1 · Start
Basics2 · Instruments
Assets and markets- 6Is a Bank Deposit Worth It? After-Tax Income, Inflation and Access
- 7What Is a Stock
- 8How Stock Prices Are Formed
- 9What Are Bonds
- 10OVDPs and Ukraine's War Bonds: How to Buy, Yields and Taxes
- 11What Is a Stock Exchange
- 12What Are Market Indices
- 13How to Read an ETF: Holdings, Costs and Risks Before You Buy
- 14Investment Gold: Bank Bars, Spreads and Storage
3 · Strategy
Taking action- 15Compound Interest and the Time Value of Money
- 16Dollar-Cost Averaging: Investing Without Timing the Market
- 17Emergency fund: what it is and how to build one
- 18How to Build an Investment Portfolio Around Your Own Goals
- 19Passive Income: How to Count Payouts, Costs and Risks
- 20Financial Independence: How to Estimate the Capital You Need and the Time to Get There
- 21Pension in Ukraine: What the State Will Pay and How Much to Save Yourself
- 22Mortgages and Ukraine's yeOselya Programme: Terms and How the Payment Works
Brokers
How to choose a brokerHow to choose a broker
Interactive Brokers
International brokerAccount opening, funding via Wise, fees, taxes and asset protection.
EXANTE
International brokerThe 2023 NSDC sanctions, regulatory history, market access, fees and key risks.
Univer Capital
Ukrainian brokerLicenses, fees, account opening, taxation and key risks for retail investors.
From theory to practice
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