3. Basics of Investing
12 Steps to Get Started Investing
Intro
This chapter introduces novices to the essentials of investing, covering key concepts like the share market and types of stocks. The emphasis is on finding a suitable investing strategy and the importance of consistency in investment practices.
This 12 part series is originally found within Get Started Investing Podcast, which helps beginner investors break down barriers. We cover all the basics you need to start your investing journey. If you like more of this content, listen to Get Started Investing in your preferred podcast app.
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We understand how you might be feeling right now - that you don't know enough about investing and the markets to get started. Let us comfort you by saying it is ok to feel like this. Investing is a life-long journey, and you will continue to learn more and more as you go.
At this point you know why we're investing and hopefully have picked up some good savings habits. So, in this episode we get into the heart of investing and start unpacking all the basics
In this episode you will learn:
- What is the sharemarket? • How does a company come to be listed on the sharemarket?
- The major market in Australia and how it operates
- What are you actually buying (i.e. what is a stock?)
- What does it mean when you own a share?
- The different styles of investing
- The investing style that Bryce and Alec use in their personal investing
- How to know what investing style is right for you
- The difference between passive and active investing Stocks & resources discussed:
- A2 Milk (ASX: A2M)
- Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BKB.B)
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Want more Equity Mates? Come to our website and explore! You’ll find information on our full network of shows, including our Equity Mates Investing Podcast, book recommendations, blogs, news, and more.
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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Get Started Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today.
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