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Invest with Confidence

You've seen what's possible. Now learn exactly how to do it yourself: build your portfolio, cut your fees and grow your wealth.

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Do any of these feel familiar...

You've been wanting to start investing but aren't sure where to begin.
You're not confident that your current investments are optimal.
You want to invest in your own interest, not someone else's commission targets
You're tired of paying unnecessarily high fees on your investments.
You're ready to take control and build long-term wealth
You have asked AI or searched online about investing, but still feel unsure what to do next

The financial world has made investing seem more complicated than it needs to be.

AI has made information easier to access, but information alone does not create confidence. You still need to know what to trust, what applies to your situation, and how to follow through.

This course gives you the education, tools, and support to do that.

I'm Ready to Build Wealth

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1000+ 5-star reviews

Here's the transformation waiting for you

By the end of the course, you will:

Understand how investing works in plain language, and use AI wisely to keep learning
Have a clear investment strategy and a consistent monthly habit that keeps you making progress
Build a diversified portfolio tailored to your goals
Minimise your investment fees, saving thousands, and know how to analyse your costs
Know the key mistakes many investors make and exactly how to avoid them
Feel in control of your financial future and confident making smart decisions to grow your wealth

You will not be relying on random posts, scattered advice, or generic AI answers. You will have a course, a process, practical tools, and support while you apply it.

Cover of Money with Carla: Your No BullSh*t Guide to Building Wealth by Carla Venter

The book got you started. The course shows you how to do it.

From the author of Money with Carla: Your No BullSh*t Guide to Building Wealth, which sold over 8,000 copies in its first two months and made the SA best seller list in record time.

Bestseller

Video lessons that go even more in depth than the book
Calculators to work with your own numbers
Live sessions and Q&A sessions
A community of people investing alongside you
Tailored answers to your questions, and access to Carla
Modules that keep growing, with new material added over time

Take Me From Reading to Investing

My flagship investing course

Invest with Confidence Online Course

Join now and get:

Step-by-step video lessons for smart investing
The calculators, tools & resources I created to assess my own investments
Demo videos covering everything you need to know.

This is your last opportunity to join this year.

Enrolments close on Sunday, 8 November.

Yes, I'm Ready to Start Investing Confidently

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Who is the course for?

This is an international course and would be valuable to you wherever you live.

We cover 10 investing platforms ranked on 8 factors (like fees, fund availability & ease of use), covering 160 markets.

We’ve had participants from 21 countries including:

South Africa, the Netherlands, the UK, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, UAE, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Namibia, Qatar, USA, Portugal, Oman, Austria, Uganda, China and Vietnam.

This course is a good fit if any of these sound like you...

You want a clear, step-by-step plan to start investing with confidence.
You’re ready to manage your own money, whether you’re starting fresh, moving on from a financial advisor, or sitting on cash.
You’re interested in index investing and want to adapt smart investing principles to your unique goals, location, and situation.
You can commit a few hours each week to learning and taking action.
You’re willing to invest in your education now to save thousands in fees later.
You want a course that works for all ages and countries, with relevant examples, tools, and resources.

This course is probably not for you if...

You’re looking for a get-rich-quick scheme or instant results.
You don't want to learn how your money is being invested, even if it means potentially losing more than 50% of your portfolio to fees over the long-term.
You’re only interested in property investing, day trading, crypto arbitrage, or high-risk speculation.
You’re not currently in a financial position to invest in the course, in which case, I recommend starting with my free resources instead.

Invest in Your Transformation

Pick the level of support that's right for you.

Essential

The full roadmap and the tools to act on it, with six months of community support behind you.

6-module video course + bonus starting module$599 value
7 finance calculators & Financial Freedom Dashboard$280 value
All workbooks and PDF guides$150 value
AI lessons: using Claude & ChatGPT for your money$300 value
6 months in the Compound Club, initiation fee included$627 value

Total value $1,956Now only

$647

Or 2 × $340, or 6 × $120

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Accelerator

Executive

Most Comprehensive

A full year of support, with your portfolio reviewed one-on-one when you join and another progress check-in, plus expert tax guidance, so you know you're on track.

Everything in Essential: course, calculators, workbooks and AI lessons$1,329 value
12 months in the Compound Club, initiation fee included$921 value
Executive only2 one-on-one Wealth Blueprint Sessions: your Day-One Audit when you join, and a Progress Check-in to review and plan next steps$1,000 value
A session with our verified tax experts to discuss structuring, optimisation or expat tax questions$150 value
Ongoing email support for the year$300 value

Total value $3,700Now only

$1,597

Or 2 × $799, or 12 × $147

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Join risk-free with our 14-day money-back guarantee

We want you to feel confident joining. If the course isn’t right for you, just let us know within 14 days of enrolling. As long as you’ve completed less than 25% of the course, we’ll refund you in full, no questions asked. 💛

Included in this intake

What is the Compound Club?

Our members-only community with monthly deep dives, live Q&A sessions, and outside expert calls. You're surrounded by like-minded people, learn from their questions, and feel motivated by their progress and share wins. Where accountability lives.

How it works

Monthly Deep Dive

Carla covers popular topics & shares all the calculators + research behind it (eg. Buy or Rent, Mortgage or Invest etc)

Monthly Q&A with Carla

Bring your questions to Carla and get honest, practical answers.

Monthly Expert Sessions

Learn from specialists in tax, estate planning, insurance and more.

Members-Only Calculators & Insights

Carla’s tools and in-depth resources, built for your own numbers.

Habits That Stick

Monthly rituals that keep you consistent. Small actions, compounding results.

Live Support & Community

Get support, celebrate wins, and grow alongside people on the same journey.

What students are saying

Here’s what students have shared after working through the course and starting to apply what they learned.

Robyn and her family sitting on a park bench by a lake — RobynStay-at-home mom, Canada

Karla ElsSenior Manager, Corporate & International Tax

“Money with Carla’s course completely shifted how I see money. None of it was rocket science. I just needed someone to show me it was mine to do.”

Victoria Stephen at work in scrubs — Victoria StephenDoctor, South Africa

“Overwhelmed to confident”

“I started with no confidence to DIY invest but I'm definitely at the quadrant of CONFIDENCE AND CONSISTENCY... Let the money start doing the work!”

Amari Bornman

“The course I wish I had in my 20s!”

“I love how Carla simplifies financial concepts that have been designed to sound big and overwhelming... I wish this course existed in my twenties.”

Kelly Notcutt

“Highly recommend!”

“This course was incredibly valuable and has given me the confidence to make informed and strategic investment decisions... I truly believe my future self will look back and appreciate the impact.”

Sylvia Kruger

“Start today!”

“I always hated talking to financial advisors... With your course, the thing I appreciated most is it was not you selling an investment but rather teaching me how to do my own thing.”

Dr Jaco Smit

“Money well spent!”

“I determined that I was paying over 3% in fees (shocking discovery). Thanks a million for making me aware of this, I would never have noticed.”

Kobus Lubbe

“Stock market success!”

“Realistic information (not a 'get-rich-quick-scheme') with real life examples of how small changes and being consistent can make a massive difference in the long term.”

Christoff Visagie

“Smart investing made so simple, even Grandma gets it!”

“If you've ever felt like investing was a secret club with its own confusing language, this course is your golden ticket in.”

Karen Fourie

“The course you wish you took 10 years ago!”

“I never thought I would say this, but I actually enjoyed analysing my current investments and setting a plan in action to reach my new investment goals.”

Margot Schweg

“Carla for president!”

“I really enjoyed learning from someone young and educated as opposed to these old people brokers that are clearly just trying to sell you something. Worth every penny.”

Jeanne Brink

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What you'll learn inside the course:

Where are you now? Investment quiz: Identify your investing knowledge and confidence starting point.
Why invest? Vision builder: Envision the life you want and discover what's truly possible with your investments, retire on your own terms, build wealth, and more.
Financial freedom retirement calculator: What is your number? And how can you fill that gap?
Action plan: Assess where you are currently so you can start making progress.
NEWPut AI to work: A personalised AI dashboard showing exactly whether you’re on track.

I'm In, Let's Do This

New for this intake

15 bonusesbundled into 4 toolkits

Extra tools, guides and templates added to every module, so you're never left wondering what to do next.

THE CALCULATOR TOOLKIT
See your future in numbers. Five calculators that show what waiting costs you, how fees eat into your growth, and which investments belong in your portfolio.
Includes: Compounding impact, fee impact, savings vs. investing, portfolio calculator and risk scoring questionnaire.
THE INVESTOR'S CHEAT SHEETS
Everything you'd otherwise spend hours googling, in one place. Know what to look for in an investment, which ETFs people ask about most, how to invest tax-smart in your country, and which brokers to consider.
Includes: Key ratios, popular ETFs, Tax Smart Country Guide and broker guide.
NEW
THE PLAN & PROTECT KIT
Turn your plan into something you'll actually follow, with Carla's personal Investment Policy Statement template, retirement checklists, ready-made AI prompts, and a "Just in Case" File so your family has everything they need.
Includes: Investment Policy Statement, retirement checklists, AI prompts for retirement and the "Just in Case" File.
WATCH-ME-DO-IT WALKTHROUGHS
No guessing which button to click. Watch Carla set up investments on two real platforms, and learn how to rebalance your portfolio over time.
Includes: Two platform demos and rebalancing your portfolio.
YOUR AI TOOLKIT
AI lessons, dashboards, and prompt guides for Claude and ChatGPT with every module that take your numbers and give you personal answers on your fees, ETFs, portfolio split, and next steps.
Includes: 23 detailed AI prompts from Carla, a personal financial dashboard, a fee decoder, ETF and broker selection, a portfolio split check, and portfolio rebalancing guides.

All 15 bonuses are included in every package.

Join this intake before doors close on Sunday 8 November at 11:55 PM SAST.

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From confusion to confidence:

My journey to building wealth

I understand how intimidating investing can feel. Even with a background as a Chartered Accountant and an MBA, I initially struggled to navigate my own finances, and made countless mistakes when I first started investing.

But those mistakes taught me valuable lessons, and I discovered a simple, effective way to grow my wealth that anyone can follow. Over the past 10 years, I’ve worked in finance in 4 different countries, educated thousands, and built my own stock market portfolio.

Today, I’m on a mission to empower people like you, who just need the right tools and education to take control of their financial future. No topic excites me as much as seeing you become confident DIY investors.

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to grow your wealth, I’ll show you how to invest confidently and avoid the costly mistakes I made.

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Picture yourself 3 months from now

Without a plan

You're still saving investing videos, asking AI the same questions, and quietly wondering whether you're doing the right thing with your money.

With Invest With Confidence

You know what you're doing and why. You have a plan you trust, people in your corner, and the confidence to make your own money decisions.

You'll feel confident
No more second-guessing. You'll understand your money and trust your decisions.
You'll be in control
You'll know what you're invested in, what you're paying, and where you're heading.
You'll be supported
You won't be figuring it out alone. The Compound Club and live Q&As are there every step of the way.
You'll have peace of mind
A clear plan for your future, so you can stop worrying and start living.

From overwhelmed to empowered, in just a few weeks.

We only open a few supported intakes each year, so every student gets the support, Q&A and community they need to follow through. Doors for this intake close on Sunday 8 November.