A hedge fund manager, Bill Ackman, provides a comprehensive beginner guide within an hour what you need to know to invest the old fashion way.

Topics covered:

Bill Ackman

Everything you need to know about finance &

Investing
-- How does a business work, generates profit, raise capital and monetize their business
|-- Raising money as a corporation
|-- Difference between debt and equity
|-- What is a balance sheet and what it shows
|-- What is the income statement and what it shows
|-- What is the cash flow statement and what it shows
|-- Evaluating Value: Earnings yield, Return of capital, Earnings Growth
|-- What an equity investor can get and what a debt investor can get
|-- What you need to know about different kind of debt
|-- What you need to know about different kind of equity
|-- Assessing Investment Risk
|-- How an owner take cash out of the business? Dividends, Selling, IPO

-- Valuation
|-- Compare to other business

-- Investing
|-- Compounding and opportunity cost
|-- Why you need to think about making smart investment decisions
|-- Investment Risk

-- How to avoid losing money
|-- What kind of business Bill Ackman would avoid
|-- Simple list of business you can start looking in
|-- When to invest
|-- The psychology of investing

-- What is a mutual fund (unit trust)
|-- Criteria of a good money manager