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Introduction to Buying Shares
When you invest in a company you own a small piece of that company and when they do well so do you. That small piece is called a share and if you own shares…
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What is a Share?
When a company is set-up the founders decide how many shares they want to break down their company into. If they choose 100 shares it means each one is worth 1% of the company.…
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Private vs Public Companies
Like schools, clubs and dining rooms, add the word ‘private’ before each of these and they’re suddenly more exclusive. Same goes for a company, which is considered private when it’s – yep, you…
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4 Tips to Investing Smartly
If you aren’t able to invest in a number of companies stop reading this article now (er, maybe after the next line). Investing in only one is tempting fate – it could fail, close…
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Are Financial Advisors Worth the Fee?
Okay so you passed your school maths exams with flying colours and you’re determined to be CEO of your own finances. But, there are many money situations where you may still need help…
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Paying Tax on Funds
So here’s where funds get complicated. They can make you money in three ways: Through interest, dividends and capital gains. And yes, there are different tax rules for each. Pens at the ready! The…
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Bond Investment Strategies
The same concept behind Nike iD trainers applies to bonds. The product’s the same but you can tweak it according to your lifestyle. So, depending on your personal investment goal, here are three…
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Are Bonds Risky?
Let’s start with the reward. Interest is paid, usually twice a year, on the money you invested. And, at the end of the loan term (aka maturity) your initial investment is repaid in full.…
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Buying Bonds
Let’s get down to business: You can buy bonds when they’re first made available to purchase – aka ‘issued’ – by a company and hold on to them until maturity. This is the…
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What is a Bond?
It’s simply a loan. You lend your money to a company, or government, and as a ‘thank you’ they pay you interest. Why would they borrow from me? In the same way that…
