Check out my new book Feel-Good Productivity here! https://www.feelgoodproductivity.com/?utm_campaign=preorder&utm_source=youtube_long&utm_medium=video_description&utm_content=How+to+Invest+for+Beginners Hey friends, in this video I'll give you a complete breakdown of how to get started with investing your hard earned cash, what various terms mean in the financial world and how to avoid taking high risks. You can watch an ad-free version of this video on Nebula - https://nebula.tv/videos/ali-abdaal-how-to-get-started-with-investing-2020 🍿WATCH NEXT The Book that Changed My Financial Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg8_TA7U0Uw 7 Side Hustles You Can Start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V2ZwgJw62I The Best Book I've Ever Read about Making Money: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx2vyi4JcV0 Additional resources: Graham Stephan - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV6KDgJskWaEckne5aPA0aQ Andrei Jikh - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGy7SkBjcIAgTiwkXEtPnYg Mr Money Mustache - https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/ JL Collins Stock Series - https://jlcollinsnh.com/stock-series/ Ramit Sethi - I Will Teach You To Be Rich - https://geni.us/YkKIk Your Money or Your Life - Book Club - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgOmBWdK84k 📈 If you want to start or grow a YouTube channel: https://go.aliabdaal.com/exp 💌 Free Weekly Productivity Insights: https://www.aliabdaal.com/sunday MY OTHER SOCIALS: 🎙 My podcast Deep Dive - null 🌍 My website / blog - https://www.aliabdaal.com/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/aliabdaal 📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/aliabdaal 📱  TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@aliabdaal 👨‍💻  Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal/ 🎥  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aliabdaal/ WHO AM I? If we haven’t yet before - Hey 👋 I’m Ali, a doctor-turned-entrepreneur and I’ve somehow become the world’s most followed productivity expert. Through my videos here on this channel, my podcast Deep Dive and writing, I share evidence-based strategies and tools to help you be more productive and build a life you love. PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜 00:00 Intro 00:56 - What happens to my money over time? 02:00 - Stop money from losing value over time. 02:35 - How do I make money? 03:52 - What is an investment? 05:34 - What are shares? 07:09 - How do I buy a share? 08:17 - How do I decide which shares to buy? 09:34 - What's an index fund? 15:12 - Isn't investing risky? 20:55 - When should I get started? 23:39 - How much money do I need to get started? 25:39 - How do I begin?