Resources
One page, everything we use
Attendance, the group chat, our portfolio, and the free tools we point people to most. So we can send you one address instead of six.
Every Tuesday
Inside the club
Start from zero
Investor.gov
The SEC's own beginner site. No sales pitch, and the compound interest calculator is worth ten minutes of anyone's time.
Investopedia
If a term comes up in a meeting and you don't know it, look it up here. Free, plain English.
Khan Academy — Core Finance
Short free videos covering stocks, bonds, and interest from the ground up.
Reading list
Books and newsletters the board actually reads. Beginner picks are marked.
Research & practice
SEC EDGAR
Every filing a public company is required to make. Read what the company says about itself, not what a headline says.
Finviz screener
Filter thousands of stocks down to a handful. Free, no account, and the heat map is a fast read on the day.
FRED — economic data
Inflation, rates, unemployment, and everything else we reference in the market recap. Straight from the St. Louis Fed.
Paper trading — MarketWatch
Practice with fake money before you ever use real money. Free account, and we can run club contests in it.
Follow along & talk to us
Instagram
@au_investmentclub — announcements, recaps, and behind the scenes.
LinkedIn
The club page — a good place to connect with members and alumni.
Anonymous feedback
Tell us what to do differently without putting your name on it. We read every response.
Email the board
aconsorte01@aurora.edu — questions, ideas, or anything we've left out.
New here?
Start with a meeting
Tuesdays at 12, Dunham 120. Nothing to read first, nothing to prepare.