Financial assets
Last time we learned that assets come in many forms. We discussed collectibles such as paintings, antiques and vintage wines and compared them briefly to financial assets such as companies, unit trusts...
View ArticleWhat Are Shares? A Beginner’s Guide To Company Shares On The Stock Market
Most people know that shares are something that you can buy and trade on a stock market without really knowing what shares are. This article provides a beginner’s guide to company shares on the stock...
View ArticlePublic or private
In our previous post we introduced the idea of dividing a company into shares and/or issuing new shares to new investors. When talking about companies there are fundamentally two different types –...
View ArticleEmotional Attachment – A Lesson Learned
Back in the technology bubble of the late 1990s, I learned a very important lesson in share investing. For those who don’t remember, the technology bubble coincided with mass take-up of the internet....
View ArticleShare Investing Is Like Crossing The Road
Is share investing a risky activity? One of the main reasons stopping more people investing in shares is that they think it is. Well, crossing the road is also risky but most people do it every day!...
View ArticleWhat Is A Stock Market?
Are you scared of buying and selling shares in the stock market? Is that because you don’t know what a stock market is? Is lack of knowledge in this area one of the things holding you back from getting...
View ArticleWhat Is A Stock Exchange?
If you want to buy and sell shares in a stock market then it helps to know about the stock exchange. If you don’t know what a stock exchange is or why they are needed to trade shares then read on and...
View ArticleFTSE 100
If you are new to investing in UK shares then the easiest shares to trade are those in the FTSE 100 index. If you don’t yet know what the FTSE 100 is then read on and/or watch the video below. You will...
View ArticleInvesting: What Is Investing And How Is It Different From Buying?
In this post we take a look at what investing really is and how it is different from buying. So let’s start right at the beginning… What Is Investing? Investing is a word that is used an awful lot....
View ArticleSo You Bought Royal Mail Shares – Now What?
So the Royal Mail Shares IPO has been and gone and many newcomers bought Royal Mail shares to become shareholders for the first time. If you’re one of them then now what? Your actions from here will...
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