Beginner’s Guide to Investing and Trading: Everything in One Place
All the materials you need to get started on one page: where to begin, what to choose, how to calculate risk and how to avoid scammers.
Start here
- Free Aspiro Academy — 26 lessons from scratch: “Start” and “Investor from Scratch”
- Where to start learning about investing
- How to learn trading from scratch
- Trading calculators — Risk, position size, drawdown, DCA
- Trading glossary — 100 terms explained simply
- How to buy crypto — Guides for 45 coins
Step-by-step guides
- Where to invest your first $100
- Where to invest $500
- Where to invest $1000 as a beginner
- Investing for beginners in Kazakhstan
- How to invest if you live abroad
- How to start saving for investing on a small salary
- A beginner investor’s plan for the first year
- 7 rules to avoid losing money on the market in your first year
- How to invest from your phone
- Passive income from investing
Comparisons: what to choose
- Stocks or crypto
- ETFs or individual stocks
- Trading or investing
- Bank deposit or investing
- Bitcoin or Ethereum
- Gold or Bitcoin
- Bonds or a bank deposit
- Long-term or short-term investing
- Technical or fundamental analysis
- Buy crypto on an exchange or via P2P
Safety
If you don’t know where to start, open the first free lesson “The World Doesn’t Love the Poor”. You can also ask questions personally — use the “Get a consultation” button at the bottom of the page.
Aspiro Invest — a medium-term portfolio: what to hold, when to review it and where the protective levels are.
- Learning and a plan first, money second.
- Start with small amounts and no leverage.
- A stop-loss is mandatory, if you trade.
FAQ
Where should a beginner start?
With the free “Start” course at Aspiro Academy and the guide “A Beginner Investor’s One-Year Plan.” First build an emergency fund and understand the risks, then start with small amounts.
How much money do I need to start?
You can learn for free, with no money, on a demo account. For your first real trades, a small amount you can afford to lose is enough.
Where can I ask a question?
Click “Get a consultation” at the bottom of the page — we’ll reply personally on Telegram or WhatsApp.
Free Aspiro Academy
26 lessons on investing and trading from scratch: videos, practice in the Aspiro apps, quizzes and a certificate. Lesson texts are open without sign-up.