How Do I Start Investing? Assets, Freedom Fund, and Putting Your Money to Work | RFS 2026 Week 6

Week 6 of Rebel Finance School answers the question most people get stuck on: how do I actually start investing? Alan and Katie Donegan walk you through what the stock market is, what stocks and dividends are, and the three ways to invest in it — building up to their preferred approach: low-cost global index funds. By the end, you'll: • Understand what the stock market actually is and how it works in plain terms • Know the three main ways to invest and why index funds are the benchmark • Understand the difference between risk and volatility This video is part of a free 10-week personal finance course called Rebel Finance School. For access to the notes, spreadsheets, and more that accompany the course, please sign up here - https://rebeldonegans.com/finance/rfs/ Join the Facebook group to get friendly support from like-minded people: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebelfinance 🔗 Links Are you blindly accepting the default? Poll: https://forms.gle/HfnEBji25VXv5A1o6 What is diversification? https://rebeldonegans.com/finance/investing/diversification/ What is an index fund? https://rebeldonegans.com/finance/investing/index-fund/ St James’s Place Wealth Management vs. Global Index Funds https://rebeldonegans.com/st-jamess-place-wealth-management-vs-global-index-funds/ Wealthify or poorify? Open letter to the Wealthify CEO: https://rebeldonegans.com/blog/wealthify-review/ Stock market predictions article https://rebeldonegans.com/stock-market-predictions-2026/ Is it risky to invest in the stock market? https://rebeldonegans.com/finance/investing/is-it-risky-to-invest-in-the-stock-market/ Mission control: https://rebeldonegans.com/finance/rfs/course-notes Disclaimer: We are not financial advisers 💼 This is not financial advice 💰. We are not regulated. We are not trained financial advisors 🎓 We are never going to try and sell you any investments 🛍️ You make your decisions 💭 Sharing our opinions and ideas 💡 These ideas may not continue to work for u