It could be a good time to buy shares depending on your perspective. As shares cheapen, there could be a golden buying opportunity to buy great value shares. What should you do? 1. Pick shares with a decent dividend. This will limit your downside in the event of further falls. And at least provided there [...]
How does the share market work?
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The stock market system is an avenue for the trading of shares of stock of listed corporations. As a corporation is formed, its initial shareholders are able to acquire shares of stock from the point of subscription when a company is created. When a company starts to be traded to the public, the primary market [...]
Dividend yield: what is it? why should I be interested?
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Payments made by a business to its shareholders and investors are what’s known as dividends. When a business’ earnings become a profit, it can be re-invested into the business (retained earnings) or it can be paid to its investors as a dividend. Companies are under no obligation to pay its shareholders dividends; however, the company’s [...]
Investing in shares
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Investing in shares can be a terrifying ordeal if one is not at least somewhat familiar with the options at one’s disposal. First of all, owning shares in a particular company allows you to share in that company’s profit (or deficit). If you are unable to devote the time or research required to appraise shares [...]
Mutual funds – picking the right fund.
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Becoming familiar with the process and aim of mutual funds is integral for any aspiring investor. Being a collection of stocks and bonds (from which the investor earns dividends on stocks and interest on bonds), a mutual fund can be bought very simply; any bank can set up its own mutual fund for you and [...]
