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A curated library on money, markets and gold — lessons, videos, podcasts, courses, books and references.
Foundations of investing
Begin with the fundamentals — what investing is, how compounding works, and the enduring case for gold.
Start learning →Foundations
How money, markets and compounding actually work.
What investing really is
Deploying capital today to claim a larger, uncertain stream of value tomorrow.
Gold Global Fund
Saving versus investing
Liquidity and capital preservation on one side; long-horizon growth on the other.
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The mathematics of compounding
Returns earning returns — the exponential engine behind long-term wealth.
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Inflation and the erosion of money
Why nominal stability is an illusion, and real returns are what matter.
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Risk, return and the trade-off
Why every excess return is payment for bearing some form of uncertainty.
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Portfolio construction & diversification
Managing risk at the level of the whole, not the individual holding.
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video3 min watchCompound interest, explained
A concise visual treatment of the single most important idea in finance.
Khan Academy
video4 min watchHow the stock market works
An animated primer on what markets are and the function they serve.
TED-Ed
Compounding calculator
Model the trajectory of your capital across rates, amounts and horizons.
Gold Global Fund
Gold & precious metals
The case for gold and the ways to own it.
The enduring case for gold
Scarcity, durability and universal recognition across five millennia.
Gold Global Fund
Ways to own gold in India
Physical, digital, Sovereign Gold Bonds, ETFs — and where GGF units sit.
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videoWatchIs gold a good investment?
A measured assessment of gold's role in a modern portfolio.
YouTube
videoWatchWhy is gold so valuable?
The physical and monetary properties behind gold's worth.
YouTube
videoWatchGold investing: a beginner's guide
Why gold has risen, and practical ways to start an allocation.
YouTube
videoWatchWhy gold is up ~1,000% in 25 years
Supply, demand and monetary forces behind gold's long-run ascent.
YouTube
Using Gold Global Fund
Units, valuation and withdrawals, explained.
How Gold Global Fund works
Units, pricing, manual confirmation and withdrawal — the full mechanism.
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How your holdings are valued
Translating units into dollars, and understanding gains and losses.
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Investing and withdrawing, step by step
The full lifecycle of a transaction, from request to settlement.
Gold Global Fund
Podcasts
Markets and money, for your commute.
Planet Money
NPR
Economics told through sharp, entertaining stories.
Freakonomics Radio
Stephen Dubner
The hidden side of everything, from incentives to markets.
The Bid
BlackRock
The forces shaping markets, from the world's largest asset manager.
Bloomberg Podcasts
Bloomberg
Markets, economics and business from a global newsroom.
Goldman Sachs Exchanges
Goldman Sachs
Senior strategists on markets, deals and the economy.
Choiceology
Katy Milkman (Schwab)
The behavioural science of the decisions we make with money.
Fresh Invest
Fidelity
Accessible investing ideas for a newer generation.
The Economic Lowdown
St. Louis Fed
Core economic and monetary concepts, clearly explained.
FINRA Unscripted
FINRA
Investor protection, regulation and market integrity.
Marketplace
American Public Media
Daily business news that connects the economy to your life.
Afford Anything
Paula Pant
Trade-offs, financial independence and intentional money.
ChooseFI
ChooseFI
A practical roadmap to financial independence.
Courses
Free, in-depth courses from world-class sources.
Varsity — full investing curriculum
Course · Zerodha
BEGINNERRecorded market courses
Courses · NSE Academy
INTERMEDIATECorporate Finance (full course)
Lecture series · Aswath Damodaran, NYU Stern
ADVANCEDCF webcasts (Spring 2019)
Webcasts · Aswath Damodaran, NYU Stern
ADVANCEDFinance & Capital Markets
Video course · Khan Academy
BEGINNERMathematics of Finance
Video course · MIT OpenCourseWare
ADVANCEDRecommended reading
The essential canon, from classics to modern favourites.
The Intelligent Investor
Benjamin Graham · 1949
A Random Walk Down Wall Street
Burton Malkiel · 1973
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
John C. Bogle · 2007
The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
Larimore, Lindauer, LeBoeuf · 2006
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits
Philip Fisher · 1958
One Up On Wall Street
Peter Lynch · 1989
The Most Important Thing
Howard Marks · 2011
The Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel · 2020
The Simple Path to Wealth
JL Collins · 2016
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Edwin Lefèvre · 1923
Market Wizards
Jack Schwager · 1989
When Genius Failed
Roger Lowenstein · 2000
Liar's Poker
Michael Lewis · 1989
The Four Pillars of Investing
William Bernstein · 2002
The Millionaire Next Door
Thomas J. Stanley · 1996
Your Money or Your Life
Vicki Robin · 1992
I Will Teach You to Be Rich
Ramit Sethi · 2009
The Richest Man in Babylon
George S. Clason · 1926
Free downloads
Practical templates and guides to take away.
Money flow chart (India)
Where to direct your income, step by step.
Money flow chart (US)
The classic personal-finance order of operations.
Budget spreadsheet
A ready-to-use template to track income and spending.
Retirement planning guide
A thorough primer on planning for retirement.
Tools & references
The sites serious investors keep open in a tab.
Investopedia
Encyclopaedic reference and financial dictionary.
Bogleheads Wiki
The community bible of low-cost index investing.
SEC EDGAR
Official US company filings and disclosures.
FRED
Free economic data from the St. Louis Fed.
Morningstar
Independent fund and equity research and ratings.
Yahoo Finance
Quotes, charts, fundamentals and market news.
Damodaran Online
Valuation data, models and teaching from NYU Stern.
Finviz
Fast stock screener and market heat maps.
TradingView
Advanced charting and a global market community.