Investment courses/classes for beginners

[Questingvole]

Does anyone know of any course/classes on investment for beginners.
My university-age children have started showing interest in investing, e.g. in the stock market.
Rather than throwing them in the deep end, I'd like to start them with a proper course or classes (face to face, not just online), such as a course of evening classes, or a 1-week course.

This must be a common issue; I am amazed to have found nothing at all online.
It would need to be London, Oxford or Winchester.
Does anyone know of any such course, or a good provider?
Thanks very much.

Maybe some courses leading to becoming a financial adviser? I think some of the more basic introductory ones are level 4.

Give them The Intelligent Investor for xmas.

Does it need to be a course? I liked Excellent Investing (Simpson) and following a lot of the chat on Twitter!

It is as simple as this. Split your money into ten equal parts. With each part buy a cheap index tracker using an ETF. Then leave it alone for ever. It does not matter which ones you buy. The future is the future.

@Delicatelyscentedflavour is right I think. Low cost trackers are the way forward. But I do understand what you’re asking for. Even just something talking about how to choose an index fund would be good. There have got to be courses out there, surely. It’s a shame really that basic things like this aren’t covered in secondary school. A basic applied economics/money management course to go over basic investing, budgeting, and financial planning would be such a useful thing to offer students who are just getting ready to start life with a (presumably) clean financial slate.

The Naked Trader is an excellent book. There are some online providers where they can set up dummy accounts and trade.

But investing is a long term thing at least 5 years minimum. Day trading is much more risky and definitely not for beginners.

t is as simple as this. Split your money into ten equal parts. With each part buy a cheap index tracker using an ETF. Then leave it alone for ever. It does not matter which ones you buy. The future is the future.

Except we know asset allocation accounts for 80% of returns. The asset mix is what matters. Keep charges low - yes. Leave it alone - yes.

Not all ETF’s are created equally, synthetics can be toxic.