Free guides
Six guides. One for each island.
Plain English, no jargon, written for a young adult starting out. Each guide leads into the matching island inside The Archipelago, where the tools, first steps and conversation prompts live.
Explore The ArchipelagoShares & Index Investing
How to start investing in shares in Australia
A plain-English guide to buying your first shares in Australia: index funds, brokers, how much to start with, and the mistakes that cost decades.
Read the guide →Your Own Business
How to start a small business with little money
Start a business without savings: find a problem people already pay to solve, sell before you build, and grow into a system that runs without you.
Read the guide →Residential Investment Property
How to buy your first investment property
A step-by-step guide to your first investment property: deposit and borrowing capacity, running the numbers, cash flow, and the traps first-time buyers hit.
Read the guide →Commercial Property
Commercial property investing explained
How commercial property works: net leases, yields, tenant risk, vacancy, and how ordinary investors access it through syndicates and listed trusts.
Read the guide →Retirement Investing
How retirement investing quietly builds wealth
Why your super or retirement account may become your largest asset: contributions, investment options, fees, consolidation, and the small fixes that compound.
Read the guide →IP & Digital Income
How to earn income from what you already know
Turn skills into digital income: pick a narrow audience, sell a small first product, and build assets that keep earning after the work is finished.
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