Mauldin Academy

Getting Started

Do you know your stocks from your bonds? Does the idea of a negative yield curve leave you scratching your head in confusion?

It's easy to be daunted if you are new to investing, but we have put together a series of articles and tutorials to help you take your first steps, from explaining what investing is and how the stock market works, to setting up an online trading platform and building a share portfolio.

Click on an article below to get started.

Be Frugal, Not Cheap

Let me tell you a story about being cheap... Lehman Brothers hired me in 2001, when I was 27 years old and living in California. So, I packed up my stuff, moved to New York City, and started a new life.

3 Traits All Great Investors Share

People often ask me, “What makes a great investor?” I’ve known a handful of great investors over the years, and I’ve known plenty of bad ones. And while every bad investor has their own way to be terrible... All the good ones share a few traits.

Short Selling 101: How to Short a Stock and Make Money As It Falls

To a novice investor, short selling sounds like one of those sophisticated, mysterious techniques that professional traders use to rob others blind. In reality, anyone can short a stock and make a profit if the stock drops in price.