Welcome to Cashed Up – Build Some Wealth.
Completing this course will give you an understanding of the principles of building wealth.
As you work through the course, you’ll learn about the power of compounding, different types of investment, strategies for investing wisely, and how to manage your superannuation.
- Your teacher will direct your journey through this course. You'll complete tasks to practise what you've learned as you work through it.
- This course should take you approximately 6-10 hours to complete.
You will receive your course-completion badge when you:
- Reach 100% progress in your course by working through all the course materials and attempting all tasks.
- Achieve 75% on all assessed tasks, including those marked by your facilitator.
The Build Some Wealth course sections are:
1. Make your money make you money
Set some investment goals, start saving now, and use the power of compounding to build your wealth.
2. Types of investment
Investigate the range of investment options that build wealth through the generation of income and capital growth.
3. Invest wisely
Learn about strategies to minimise risk as you build your investments.
4. Take a good look at superannuation
Understand how superannuation works and gain confidence in managing it.
This course will close on December 19th, 2025. The updated version will be available via the Financial Basics Foundation website in January 2026.
Select Start the course in the banner above to Build Some Wealth!
- Students illustrate the effect of compounding on investment return.
- Students choose effective strategies to maximise return on investment.
- Students plan to achieve investment goals.
- Students distinguish financial assets from physical assets.
- Students distinguish income-generating assets from capital growth assets.
- Students rate liquidity level for investment assets.
- Students describe the structure and processes for acquisition of shares.
- Students understand the connection between risk and return.
- Students assess factors that determine their personal risk tolerance.
- Students identify risk levels for different investment categories.
- Students understand the role played by superannuation as a long-term investment.
- Students classify superannuation investment options according to risk/return trade-off.
- Students identify the criteria that determine the best superannuation product to suit their circumstances.
- Students use a comparison tool to find a superannuation product to suit their circumstances.
Download Cashed Up – Build Some Wealth educator support resources.
Download Cashed Up – Level Up Your Money Plan course information and ACARA V.9.0 curriculum mapping.