Want to invest, but don’t know where to start? Well here’s the simplest way to become an investor and what’s more it can be done in four easy steps: Select a platform Choose a low cost index tracker fund Set up your automatic monthly payments into the fund And just leave it to grow Select …
There’s three ways to make money from stocks and shares: Invest for growth Invest for income And invest for bargains The approach you choose depends on why you are investing and your investment timeline. I’ll explain more in a minute, but first let’s take a more detailed look at the three approaches: Investing for growth …
Owning shares in a company means you own a part of that company. As a shareholder you could benefit from dividend payments and experience a growth (or a loss) in the value of your shares. This sketchnote explains how to buy shares and become an investor. Private companies Vs public companies Before we begin, it’s …
This sketchnote explains how shares work through a simple example. Shares are used to show ownership of a company. So if you own shares in Apple Inc, it means you own a small part of that company. Here’s how they work… Five friends decide to start a company (obviously having previously sketched out the business …
Hands up if you ever get confused between index funds and ETFs? I might be in the minority here, but I’ve always found this confusing. So what is the difference and which is better? Index funds When people talk about ‘index funds’ they are most likely talking about mutual funds. Mutual funds are pools of …
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