Understanding the stock market

Learn a little more about the stock market, investment terms, and concepts.

We created these short videos to help you understand how the stock market works—and how it can work for your retirement plan.

Each video explains concepts about the stock market and investing in about 5 minutes.  

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Explore the stock market 101: How it works, why it’s important, and how it impacts you. 

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Simplify financial jargon like risk and diversification and learn the lingo you need to know.  

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Start learning how to invest for your future and discover the difference between active and passive investing strategies. 

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Discover how – and why – investments rise and fall 

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Investments don’t have to stop working when you do. Explore topics such as target date funds and asset allocation.

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Investment basics

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