Chapter 1 - Introduction: What is an Investment? - Slides 1 to 14
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This initial presentation is a gentle introduction to the concept of investing. You do not need any prior investment experience. Forget everything that you have heard from the talking heads on television or the InfernalNet or your brother-in-law, the self-anointed financial wizard. We start from the very beginning with the simple question, "What is an investment?"
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