Investment Education Starting September 2025
We're launching structured courses for people who want to understand investing without the usual nonsense. These programmes run over several months and cover practical topics—from reading financial statements to building a sensible portfolio. You'll work through real examples and get honest answers to your questions.
What's Coming This Autumn
Foundation Investment Programme
Starts 15th September 2025 • 12 weeks • Monday evenings
This one's for anyone starting from scratch. We cover how markets actually work, different investment types, and what risk really means for your money. No fancy jargon—just straightforward explanations.
- Understanding shares, bonds, and funds without confusion
- How to read company reports and spot warning signs
- Tax considerations for Irish investors
- Building a portfolio that matches your timeline
Portfolio Strategy Workshop
Starts 6th October 2025 • 8 weeks • Wednesday evenings
Once you understand the basics, this course helps you put theory into practice. We look at asset allocation, rebalancing strategies, and how to manage a portfolio over time. Participants bring their questions and we work through them together.
- Diversification strategies that actually make sense
- When and how to rebalance your holdings
- Cost management and fee awareness
- Adjusting your approach as circumstances change
Economic Context Programme
Starts 10th November 2025 • 10 weeks • Thursday evenings
Markets don't exist in a vacuum. This course connects investment decisions to broader economic patterns—interest rates, inflation, currency movements. You'll learn to filter useful information from market noise.
- How central bank decisions affect your investments
- Reading economic indicators without panic
- Understanding currency risk for international holdings
- Separating market commentary from meaningful analysis
How These Courses Work
We've structured these programmes to fit around working schedules. Sessions run in the evening, and we record everything so you can catch up if you miss one. Small group sizes mean you can ask questions without feeling lost in a crowd.
Live Evening Sessions
Join us online twice weekly for guided sessions. We go through concepts together, work examples, and tackle questions as they come up. Sessions typically run 90 minutes with breaks.
Recorded Content Access
Every session gets recorded and stays available throughout the course. Watch again when something needs clarification or review topics before making decisions.
Practice Exercises
Each week includes practical exercises using real market data. You'll analyse actual companies, compare investment options, and work through portfolio scenarios.
Discussion Forum
Ask questions between sessions in our course forum. Other participants and instructors respond—sometimes the best learning happens in these exchanges.
Reference Materials
We provide summaries, calculation templates, and reference guides you can use long after the course ends. No need to take frantic notes during sessions.
Guest Perspectives
Several sessions include guests from the industry—analysts, fund managers, financial advisers. They share their experience and answer your questions directly.
Meet Your Instructor
Silje Dahlgren leads our foundation and portfolio courses. She spent twelve years as an equity analyst before moving into investment education, so she knows both the technical side and how to explain it clearly.
What makes Silje's teaching effective is her refusal to gloss over complexity. She'll tell you when something doesn't have a simple answer, and she's honest about what she doesn't know. Her students appreciate that she treats them like adults who can handle nuance.
Between sessions, she's available through the forum and often adds extra resources when participants ask about specific topics. She's taught over 400 students since 2019 and still remembers most of their names.
Background & Experience
- CFA charterholder since 2015
- Previous roles with Irish Life Investment Managers and Goodbody Stockbrokers
- Regular contributor to investment analysis publications
- Guest lecturer at University College Dublin Business School
Getting Started
Registration opens in July 2025 for autumn courses. Places are limited to keep groups manageable, so we recommend expressing interest early. Here's how the process works.
Register Interest
Fill out a short form telling us which course interests you and your current experience level. This helps us gauge demand and ensure the programme matches participant backgrounds.
Confirmation & Materials
Once registration opens in July, you'll receive an email with enrollment details and pricing. After confirming your place, we send preliminary reading materials about two weeks before the start date.
Orientation Session
The week before formal sessions begin, we hold an orientation where you meet other participants, test the online platform, and ask any logistical questions. It's optional but recommended.
Begin Learning
Courses start mid-September through November. You'll receive weekly reminders about upcoming sessions, assignments, and any additional resources. Forum access begins immediately so you can start connecting with classmates.