Reading List

Where to read more about starting to invest

These lessons are a starting point, not the last word. Below is a short list of independent resources that cover the same ground from other angles — most of them run by financial regulators and stock exchanges, the sources least likely to be selling you anything.

CONDUSEF · Mexico

¿Piensas invertir? Empieza por conocer lo básico

Mexico’s financial-consumer protection agency lays out the basics to understand before you invest a single peso — goals, timing and where to begin.

MXES

CONDUSEF · Educa tu Cartera

Educa tu Cartera: Inversión

A free, interactive module on how investing actually works and how to weigh instruments, from the same government agency.

MXES

CVM · Brazil

Portal do Investidor

Brazil’s securities regulator runs this free investor-education portal — courses, videos and knowledge tests, with no commercial interest.

BRPT

CMF · Chile

CMF Educa

The Chilean financial regulator’s education site: plain-language guides, calculators and an investor-profile self-test.

CLES

CNV · Argentina

Protección al público inversor

The Argentine securities regulator’s investor-protection hub — capital-market basics, scam alerts and how to file a query or complaint.

ARES

Bolsa de Valores de Lima · Peru

Educación BVL

The Lima stock exchange’s learning hub for people taking their first steps in the market.

PEES

Bolsa de Valores de Colombia

bvc — Mercado de capitales

The Colombian exchange, with beginner courses and the basics of how the local market works.

COES

Khan Academy

Investments & retirement

Free, ad-free video lessons on how investing and long-term wealth-building work — a clear global primer, in English.

GlobalEN

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How this list is chosen

Why mostly regulators and exchanges

The internet is full of investing "content", and a lot of it is really an advert with a lesson wrapped around it. So this list leans on sources with no product to push: national financial regulators, public stock exchanges, and one free, ad-free global classroom. Their incentives line up with yours — they want you informed, not sold to.

These are external sites we do not control; they open in a new tab, and their tone, depth and language vary. Read them the way this whole site suggests — risks before returns, regulator first, and no rush. If any of them ever starts pushing a specific product with guaranteed returns, apply lesson 03 and walk away.

Frequently asked questions

Why are most of these from regulators and stock exchanges?
Because they are the sources with the least to sell you. Financial regulators and public exchanges publish investor education as a public service, not as marketing — which fits this site’s whole approach of putting risks and independence first.
What language are these resources in?
Languages vary by source: Portuguese for Brazil’s CVM, Spanish for the Mexican, Chilean, Argentine, Peruvian and Colombian sources, and English for Khan Academy. Each entry is labelled so you know before you click.
Do you earn anything from these links?
No. There are no affiliate links, no sponsorships and no tracking deals here. The list exists only because these are genuinely useful, independent places to keep learning after the three lessons.