Pacing guide

How the 18 modules fit a real school calendar.

18 weeks, one module per week. The full sequence, beginner through advanced. This is the default if your course is a standalone semester elective.

Week Module Students do You do
Week 1 M1 · Money Basics beginner Income, spending, saving, and why compounding decides everything later. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 2 M2 · The Stock Market for Beginners beginner What a share actually is, how prices form, what an index measures. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 3 M3 · Your First Investment beginner Brokerage mechanics, order types, and building a first position. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 4 M4 · Companies and Brands You Know beginner How Apple, Nike, and Netflix actually make money. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 5 M5 · Reading Financial Statements intermediate Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — and what each one hides. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 6 M6 · Valuation intermediate Multiples, discounted cash flow, and what "expensive" means. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 7 M7 · Business Analysis intermediate Moats, management quality, and the qualitative side of a business. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 8 M8 · Sectors and Industries intermediate The 11 GICS sectors and how each one behaves. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 9 M9 · Reading SEC Filings intermediate What companies must disclose, and finding it on EDGAR. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 10 M10 · Macro and the Federal Reserve advanced Rates, inflation, and how Fed decisions move every asset. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 11 M11 · Macro Investing advanced Turning economic indicators into an investment view. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 12 M12 · Wall Street Mechanics advanced Trading desks, market makers, and how banks actually operate. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 13 M13 · Options and Derivatives advanced Calls, puts, and what derivatives are actually for. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 14 M14 · Alternative Investments advanced Private equity, venture capital, real assets, crypto. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 15 M15 · Portfolio Construction and Risk advanced Diversification, risk metrics, surviving a drawdown. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 16 M16 · Behavioral Finance advanced The biases that wreck real investment decisions. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 17 M17 · The Wealth Building Curriculum advanced Long-horizon strategy, tax-aware investing, retirement math. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.
Week 18 M18 · Financial History and Market Crises advanced 1929, 2000, 2008 — what actually happened and why. Work the module's lessons and quizzes at their own pace (8–10 lessons). Assign the module. Project the first lesson to open the week; check the mastery dashboard midweek for students to pull aside.

Running throughout: the Portfolio Simulator and the Live Market Classroom (Module 19) are not week-sized units — students keep a simulated portfolio for the whole course, and the Market Classroom refreshes daily from real market data. The Case Study Library (Module 20) is a bank you pull from, not a unit you schedule.

Adjusting: module sizes vary between roughly 8 and 10 lessons, so a week is a planning unit rather than a fixed workload. Modules 1–4 are the fastest; 5–9 are the ones classes most often want two weeks on.

See a sample 45-minute period Read a full sample lesson Standards alignment Week 1 on one page (PDF)