From confused to invested
Your first investment live in your portfolio by next weekend
The guide that takes you from 'I don't get any of this' to your first investment in one week, without a finance degree.
Who this is for
This is for you if
You don't need a finance degree. You need one clear system you follow once.
You have savings on a card, in the bank, in an envelope, and they just sit there because investing feels too complicated to start
You've opened a broker app, felt overwhelmed, and closed it, and you want someone to walk you through it like a smart friend, not a finance textbook
You're in your late twenties, thirties, or early forties and you're done waiting to feel 'ready', you want your money growing quietly in the background.
You don't want to spend your weekends managing a portfolio, you want a plan you set up once — and top up if and when you can
What you walk away with
Three concrete outcomes you'll have by the time you close this guide.
✦ Your first purchase, made by you. Account open, money in, first order placed with your own hands, not on someone’s say-so.
✦ No more pile of words you don’t get. You’ll know what you own, why, and what it costs you.
✦ A plan that fits your money. Every month, or one amount and that’s it. Both work.
Sound familiar?
Your money just sits there. And you know it.
It’s not that you don’t care. Here’s what keeps you stuck.
There’s no clear plan
You want something for later. But where do you start, how much do you put in, what do you buy? Nobody has laid it out in order.
You open it, see a pile of words you don’t get, and close it
Every article starts too deep, every broker site looks like a foreign language. So you tell yourself you’ll come back later.
You tell yourself you'll start when you earn more, then another year passes
What you have feels too small to bother with. So it stays on your card, and another year goes by.
You’ve seen the “magic buttons”
Crypto, quick-profit schemes, experts promising big returns. You’re scared it’ll all burn, so the money stays where it is.
What becomes possible
Your money finally has a job
This is what shifts when you finally understand how it works and what to do next.
"Investing isn’t a talent. It’s a short sequence of unremarkable actions, repeated for a long time."
What's inside
What’s inside the guide
Four parts that take you from confused to confident, in the order you actually need them.
01 Broker account and funding
Open an account and fund it — before the theory, so you have somewhere to put the money. Includes a step-by-step Interactive Brokers walkthrough with screenshots.
02 The investor mindset and financial health check-up
You'll shift out of 'I'll start when I'm ready' and into a plan. You'll check your financial health so you invest from a stable place, not a shaky one.
03 Your goal, compound interest, and how the market works
You'll understand what your money could become over time, how compounding actually works, and why the market isn't as scary as it feels. The math becomes your motivation.
04 ETFs, your risk profile, and your portfolio plan
You'll learn what an ETF is, which type fits your life, and how to build a portfolio that matches your risk tolerance. Then you'll make your first buy. This is where it goes from theory to real.
Still on the fence?
Let's clear this up
The doubts that keep smart women waiting, answered.
✦ “It looks too complicated.” It’s simpler than it seems. Every word is explained the first time it shows up, and every step has a screenshot.
✦ “I don’t have a monthly income to invest from.” You don’t need one. One amount, invested once and left alone, works too. Topping up helps, but you don’t have to.
✦ “I’m scared it’ll burn.” That fear is about fast schemes. This is the opposite: broad funds held for years. The value will go up and down, and the guide shows you how to sit through the drops.
✦ “I don’t want to just trust some expert.” Neither do I. The guide teaches you to check things yourself, so every decision stays yours.
Who wrote this
Built by
I’m Julia. I am not a financial advisor, and I don’t pretend to be one. But I’ve always been deeply interested in business, personal finance, and investing. I run several businesses and sell my own product on Amazon, so money has always been an important part of my life. A few years ago, I realized that simply keeping my money in a bank account meant watching it lose value over time — and I decided to learn how investing really works.As I went through that journey myself, I realized how important this topic is for women. Investing isn’t just about growing your money — it’s about creating freedom, confidence, and a sense of security that comes from knowing you can rely on yourself, not only on a partner, your family, or external circumstances.That’s why I created this guide. I want to share what I’ve learned and make investing feel less intimidating and more accessible. I’m not here to promise quick money or tell you what to invest in — I’m here to take you by the hand, simplify the complex, and show you practical steps you can actually take to start.
One Honest Note
This guide is educational material, not investment advice. I don’t recommend specific securities to you personally and I can’t know your circumstances. Every decision about your money stays yours.
Ready?
Your first investment, live by next weekend
143 pages. Eight modules. One week. You'll go from 'I don't know where to start' to your first ETF in your portfolio. No finance degree required.
What you get
Everything included
The full breakdown of what's inside, and what it's worth.
The Pretty Simple Investing Guide (143-page PDF)
€47
Bonus 1: IBKR guide (22-page PDF)
€17
Bonus 2: How to analyze an ETF (23-page PDF)
€17
Bonus 3: Four Excel worksheets, financial health, capital calculator, ETF analysis, portfolio template
€27
Get the full guide today
Everything you need to go from confused to invested, in one week.
The full 143-page guide (PDF), eight modules from broker setup to your first buy
Bonus 1: IBKR guide, opening and funding your account (22-page PDF)
Bonus 2: How to analyze an ETF (23-page PDF)
Bonus 3: Four Excel worksheets, financial health check-up, future capital calculator, ETF analysis, portfolio template
Lifetime access, yours forever, read it as many times as you need
Launch price. Pay once, keep it forever. No subscription, no upsells, no auto-renewal.
Questions answered
Questions people actually ask
I have almost nothing to invest. Is it too early for me?
No — it’s the best time. The guide starts with the amount you have, not the amount you wish you had. Module 2 helps you find what’s already there. Then you choose: put it in once, add a little every month, or both. Each one works.
Which country do I need to be in?
The guide is written to be country-neutral. The broker walkthrough uses Interactive Brokers, which works in most of the world, and every fund comes with both a US and a UCITS version so you can pick what’s available to you.
Do I need to prove where my money comes from?
Yes. A broker is a regulated institution: you'll go through identity checks and questions about your income, and deposits must come from a bank account in your own name. The income doesn't need to be big — it needs to be traceable and legal. Step 0 of the guide walks you through the whole process screen by screen.
Will you tell me what to buy?
I’ll show you how to read a fund and how to build a portfolio around your own risk profile, and I’ll show you what I hold and why. What you buy is your decision — this is education, not personal financial advice.
How do I get the files?
Straight after payment, by email, as PDFs and spreadsheets. If anything doesn’t arrive, write to [email protected] and I’ll fix it personally.
Can I get a refund?
Yes. If the kit isn't what you hoped for, write to me within 14 days and I'll refund you in full — you don't need to explain yourself and you don't need to prove anything. You're buying from an author you hadn't heard of a week ago and you can't flip through the pages first; that risk shouldn't be yours.One exception runs longer. If a broker refuses to open an account for you — your country isn't supported, or your application is declined — send me their message within 30 days and I'll refund you in full. This guide is built around actually opening an account, so if that door turns out to be closed to you, you shouldn't be paying for it.And if a file doesn't arrive or won't open, just write to me. I'll fix it, whenever it happens.The address is [email protected], and it's me reading it.
One last thing
The first step is closer than you think
One evening with this guide, and you’ll know exactly what to do next. That’s usually all it ever needed. Make it today.
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Who you're dealing withPretty Simple Investing (etfgirlsclub.com) is an educational project by Julia, an independent author based in Montenegro. Contact: [email protected].Purchases on this site are processed by Creem, acting as the Merchant of Record. This means Creem is the seller on your invoice, handles the payment and any applicable VAT, and its own terms apply to the payment transaction. The content itself is created and supplied by me.What you're buyingA digital kit: a PDF guide, two step-by-step PDF walkthroughs, and Excel worksheets. Nothing is shipped physically. Nothing expires. There is no subscription and no recurring charge.How you get itAccess is delivered by email to the address you use at checkout, right after payment. If nothing arrives within a few minutes, check your spam folder and then write to [email protected] — I'll send it to you personally.This is education, not financial adviceI am not a licensed financial advisor, and nothing in these materials is personal investment advice, a recommendation to buy or sell any specific security, or a solicitation.The materials explain how instruments work, show publicly available data and describe my own experience. I don't know your income, debts, obligations, tax position or goals, and I can't take responsibility for what you decide to do with your money.Investing carries risk, including the loss of your capital. Past performance guarantees nothing about the future. Figures, fees, broker interfaces and fund data change constantly — everything in the materials is accurate as of the stated date, and you should verify current numbers at the source before acting. Taxes are your own responsibility and depend on your country of tax residence; it's worth speaking to a specialist once.Any decision you make is yours, and so is the outcome.What you may and may not do with the filesThe kit is licensed to you personally, for your own use, forever.You may: download it, keep copies on your own devices, print it for yourself, and use the worksheets for your own money.You may not: publish it, share it publicly or privately with people who haven't bought it, resell it, sell derivative products based on it, use it to teach paid courses, or feed it into a service that redistributes its content. Copyright stays with me.This isn't legal boilerplate for its own sake: the guide grew out of personal experience, and it matters to me that it stays with the women who work through it.Third-party names and linksInteractive Brokers, Vanguard, iShares, Invesco, etf.com, justETF and any other names in the materials belong to their owners and are mentioned for educational purposes only. I'm not affiliated with them, not paid by them, and none of the links are affiliate links. I'm not responsible for what those services do or how they change.Availability and changesI may update the materials — corrections, new data, new sections. Buyers keep access to what they bought, including updates to it. I may change prices at any time; the price you paid is the price you paid.LiabilityTo the extent permitted by law, my liability in connection with these materials is limited to the amount you paid for them. Nothing here limits liability that cannot legally be limited.Governing lawThese terms are governed by the laws of Montenegro. If you are a consumer in the EU or the EEA, this doesn't deprive you of the protection of mandatory consumer rules in your own country. Payment-related matters are additionally governed by Creem's terms.
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Last updated: 20 August 2026
The short versionIf the kit isn't what you hoped for, write to [email protected] within 14 days of your purchase and I'll refund you in full. You don't need to explain yourself, and you don't need to prove anything.Why it works this wayYou're buying from an author you probably hadn't heard of a week ago, and you can't flip through the pages first. That risk shouldn't be yours. If the guide doesn't help you, I'd rather give the money back than keep it.If you do tell me what didn't work, I'll read every word of it — that's how the next version gets better. But it's not a condition.If a broker refuses to open an account for you — 30 daysThis one gets longer than 14 days, because it can take a couple of weeks to find out.This guide is built around actually opening a brokerage account and buying your first ETF. If that door turns out to be closed to you — your country isn't supported, or the broker declines your application — you shouldn't be paying for it. Send me the broker's message (a screenshot or a forwarded email is enough) within 30 days of your purchase, and I'll refund you in full.If something doesn't arrive, or doesn't openWrite to me and I'll fix it — resend the files, send them in another format, whatever it takes. If I can't fix it, I'll refund you, whenever it happens.How to askWrite to [email protected] from the address you bought with, or use the contact details on your Creem receipt. Refunds are processed by Creem as the Merchant of Record and go back to your original payment method, usually within 5–10 business days depending on your bank.Your statutory rightsIf you're a consumer in the EU or the EEA, you normally have a 14-day right of withdrawal for online purchases. For digital content delivered immediately, that right ends once delivery begins with your express consent — which is what you agree to at checkout, so that you can download the files straight away instead of waiting two weeks.Everything above is my own promise on top of the law, given voluntarily. It doesn't replace or limit any right you have under the consumer law of your country. If your local rules give you more than this policy does, your local rules win.
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What happens next
1. Check your inbox. You'll receive an email from Creem with your receipt and access to your order. Can't find it? Check your spam or promotions folder.
2. Open your order. Click the link in that email to open your order page. All 8 files will be waiting there.
3. Download your files. Download everything you need and keep the email — you can return to your order page and download the files again anytime.
Need help?
If a file is not opening, or something in the guide isn't clear — write to [email protected]. I read every email myself.
One last thing
And when you place your first ETF order — or when you get stuck — tell me how it went. Knowing where it worked and where it didn't is what the next version gets built on.