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Investing Success: Learn Keys From A Millionaire Investor! (Udemy.com)

Learn insights to investing in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, ETF for retirement from a millionaire investor.

Created by: Steve Ballinger, MBA

Last updated February 2026

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What you will learn

  • Understand key investing concepts and how they can be applied in a real world setting.
  • How to make good choices when markets are up and when markets are down
  • Invest in company stocks with an understanding of the advantages, disadvantages and risks that are involved.
  • Invest in Bonds with an understanding of the advantages, disadvantages and risks that are involved.
  • Understand how cash investments fit in an overall portfolio.
  • Invest in real estate with an understanding of the advantages, disadvantages and risks that are involved.
  • Understand Active and Index mutual fund strategies.
  • Evaluate mutual funds in terms of risk.
  • Comprehend the similarities and differences of Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) compared to mutual funds.
  • Choose from core investment strategies such as value or contrarian investing, growth investing, and technical analysis.

How it compares

Against the other 278 rated Udemy courses in Trading & Investing on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 66% of them
  • Reviews1,984#43 of 279 by number of reviews
  • Length14.5 hourslonger than 95% of them
  • Last updatedFebruary 2026more recently than 53% of them

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Course Description

COMPLETE COURSE FROM A TOP UDEMY INSTRUCTOR WITH 14 HOURS OF AWESOME CONTENT AND GROWING TO HELP YOU BECOME A GREAT INVESTOR. New Robo-Investing section added!

Join over 13,000+ students in this top rated course!

Investing can be mastered by anyone and for those who really learn the key concepts and best practices they will be able to reach their most challenging financial goals and lead the life they dream about.

Unfortunately, many people do not receive the key educational information and best practices that make the difference between success and failure from a successful investor.

THIS COURSE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL INVESTOR.

"I've taken several of Steve's courses now and they always provide value. I'm not done with this course (yet) but I've really enjoyed this one so far because it covers so many different things. You can tell that hes been there and done that and really knows what he's talking about!"- Tommy J

Not boring theory. You will learn practical tips and best practices from an instructor who started with nothing (Actually $10,000 in student loans living in a 1-bedroom apartment above the garbage cans) to building a million dollar investment portfolio. No inheritance or luck just good sound actions over the years that you will learn about in the course and can replicate for your own personal situation.

No get rich quick scheme or a course that is designed to sell you consulting services this course has one mission and that is all about sharing of experience and wisdom from a successful long-term investor and teaching you how you can apply it to your own goals and time horizon.

In this course you will learn all about:

  • How the current model of investing (The 3-legged Stool) is broken and how to succeed where others are doomed to fail.

  • Key investing concepts that successful investors understand.

  • Investing in a variety of assets class.

  • Investing in mutual funds and ETF.

  • Role of cash in your portfolio.

  • Investing in Stocks.

  • Investing in Bonds.

  • Investing in Real Estate.

  • Investing in other assets such as gold, silver, and collectibles

  • Understanding or risk and how to calculate your own risk profile.

  • Key investment mistakes to avoid that alone can make the difference between success and failure.

Top Udemy quality Instructor who has a corprate training and university teaching background and continues to be an active investor who will show you the way to success.

This is an awesome flagship course which means you get:

  • Hours and hours of video based lessons.

  • Lifetime access to the course so you get updates and new bonus lessons for FREE.

  • Quizzes that will test and confirm your knowledge.

  • Complete Follow-Along Guide you can print to aid in note taking and remembering what you learned.

  • Ability to participate in online discussions to share ideas with other students and get answers to your questions from the instructor who will answer every question.

  • Ask questions directly of the instructor and every one of those will also be answered.

  • 30 day money back guarantee-love the course or return it with Udemy easy no questions asked policy.

Disclaimer Note: This course is for educational and informational purposes only. There will be no recommending of any particular investments such as a particular stock or mutual fund as only you know what is right for your portfolio and your comfort with risk and volatility. Consult with a Professional for specific advice. Course is for education purposes only and instructor will have no liability related directly or indirectly to any loss or damage.

Investing can be fun and really fun when you do it well!

No risk to sign up and impact could be life-changing. Learn from my experience and rapidly move ahead faster with the knowledge I will share with you. Don't delay.

Please click the TAKE THIS COURSE button in the upper right corner and let's get started!

Many thanks and I appreciate your interest and hope to see you in the course!

-Steve Ballinger

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Instructor Details

Steve Ballinger, MBA

A VIP Udemy Instructor Partner who has helped more than 1 million learners in 220+ countries build practical skills for work. 

My focus is helping professionals use ChatGPT and AI with more confidence, clarity, and practical purpose. I’m also in the top 3% of ChatGPT users worldwide (According to OpenAI) which means I spend a lot of hands-on time testing what actually works in real use and not just chasing the latest AI hype. 

Many people know AI is important, but they feel overwhelmed by the constant updates, confusing features, and pressure to keep up. They wonder: What should I actually use AI for? Am I prompting it correctly? How do I avoid generic answers? What is safe to put into AI? How do I avoid losing my own judgment? 

That is where I can help. 

My style is friendly, practical, and engaging. I like to make complex topics feel simple, useful, and even fun. Instead of flooding you with theory or buzzwords, I focus on real workplace problems turning scattered thoughts into useful next steps. 

My courses are designed to be clear, practical, and easy to apply. Instead of overwhelming you with theory or technical jargon, I focus on examples, prompts, workflows, and step-by-step demonstrations you can actually use. 

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Reviews

4.6

1,984 ratings on Udemy

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By Udemy User on 11/15/2025

Dated... needs updates e.g., data taken from 2015.

By Tyler S on 11/29/2021

I appreciated the course. Definitely some new relevant material that was not touched on in his 13 hour course. There was some definite overlap however + some lectures that I think were a copy and paste from the 13 hour one. Overall good material for what i paid. Wish there was less focus on bonds / mutual funds and more topics on choosing, planning, finding* stocks (reading annual reports, things to look for in a company, how to assess etc. a bit more in detail).

By James Hepton on 2/25/2021

As a beginner in the realm of investing this course has laid out the basics from which I can go out and make my money work for me. I am ready to pursue further learning in this area whilst consolidating aspects of this course where I want to delve deeper as to gain a better understanding. Steve is a fun and engaging teacher, his spirits are high his information is clear and concise and I appreciate the course he's put together here.

By Jose Salazar on 8/2/2020

Steve does a great job about explaining the theory of how you can invest. He does not sell magic formulas (that do not work) and tells you all the pros and cons. I was a beginner in investing and thanks to this course I am more confident in investing. The course would have been perfect by giving real examples of how an investment will make money in the future. But in overall, it is a great course.

By Daniel Gualliotte on 5/13/2020

Before taking this course, I was already listing to tones of millionaires teaching on their podcsts ranging from personal finace to Investing in the stock markets. I have not learn about finance in colleges but taking this course worth more than a degree to me. I can now say with confidence that I am a financial coach. I am ready to win in life big time:)

By Marco Padovano on 4/29/2020

Thanks Steve, I appreciated your simplicity. You managed to focus and fly high on aspects for many never resolved in a lifetime. I appreciated your integral vision and the ethical sense you put into what you do. your every word is a drop of life lived, it transmits confidence towards the future, enthusiasm for life. I am happy to have met you. I wish you a future full of new opportunities and continuous improvement. Thanks for sharing with us.

By Lindsay Reuben on 4/6/2020

This course has provided a deeper understanding of potential investment vehicles and a greater insight as far as developing strategies of varying risks for potential long term gains. The information is presented in digestible bite-size portions and can be considered applicable, as stated throughout the lessons, to pupils throughout the world. The way that we live and work is changing very quickly - perhaps even moreso as I write this during the crisis of COVID-19. Thus and therefore, it is an important skill set to learn how to invest for ourselves (inclusive of our families and futures) and to remember that, while "staying the course" that "it is not about what you earn, it's what you keep."

By Lori A. Bourgault on 6/10/2019

I meant to take investment as in property, most certainly not stocks and Bonds. However, I found this to be very informative and took 15 pages of notes. It seems like this lecture is duplicated, the first 1/2 is like a real lecture where I could see you as you were speaking or if you said "let's take a look at XYZ" you would then show whatever XYZ was and as the student, I could follow along. then the last 1/2 was all MP3 and seemed to be the same as the first 1/2 ... keeping in mind that with the MP3 there was no visual, even though you would say "let's take a look at this", there was nothing but a blank screen. However I would like to end this with a positive note ~ although it was not the course I meant to sign up for, it was very informative and Steve you speak to the people listening and not "at" them and that is awesome. GREAT TONE AND GOOD INFORMATION. I recommend this course highly for those that are wanting to deal with stocks/bonds/mutual funds. Lots of good little tidbits of knowledge. I lowered my score because 1/2 course is mp3 (audio only), yet you kept referencing to let's look at ..... as if we can see anything. so I would l give all but the MP3 PORTION 4 STARS. the rest which is more than 40% I give very low scoring. Not good for me to learn and try to take notes when you can't see what the instructor is "showing". Thank Lori A. Bourgault

By Ronja Guba on 2/5/2018

I really liked this course and consider it as a good investment. The course gave me a good overview on investing in general. The teacher was very motivated and friendly. It was a pleasure to listen and always good to understand although english isn´t my native language. My plan is to start investing with an ETF savings plan. Therefore I would have wished for more detailed information on ETFs, but as investing is such a huge topic the course still scores 5*. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us Steve! Best wishes Ronja

By Ken Haile on 8/28/2016

Want to move from general knowledge of investing to being able to read company reports and investment sites? This course took my basic knowledge of investment and expanded it so that I can actually start making investment decisions. Excellent teacher, enthusiastic, great presentations, and well prepared lessons building and developing knowledge of investments and investment strategies. Sign up today and learn how to invest!

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