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A Guide To Investing And Buying Shares

By Michelle Hopkins

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Published: 20Mar2012
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Investing in the stock market can be exciting, and many people relish at the prospect of choosing the right business to invest in, and seeing their share price rise significantly overnight. However, investing is a risky business, and you should always seek advice and do your homework before buying any shares.

First things first, you will want to know how to buy shares, and you can do this from several different places:

Buy Shares Online
Life has become so much easier with the internet. You can find information you need at the touch of a button, do your shopping, chat with friends, and also buy shares online too. You will find many websites offering accounts where you can buy, sell and even trade your shares online with other investors. Some may even offer downloadable software which can be used on your desktop. Such websites and software's should provide information on companies you can invest in, and help you analyse and evaluate whether they are a good investment or not.

Stock Brokers
One of the more common methods of buying and selling shares, was to use the services of a stock broker. These businesses/individuals act as a middle man and work on your behalf to either buy or sell your shares. Unfortunately, Stock Brokers don't tend to offer much advice in terms of which shares to buy, as they are simply working for you and acting on your demands. If you want to buy shares in a company, they will facilitate the process for you.

Employ A Full Service Advisor
If you are looking for a completely 'hands off' approach when investing in shares, you could consider a full share service advisor. These people are highly skilled at what they do, and will manage your entire share portfolio for you. Not only that, but they will also offer advice when to buy or sell shares, and which investments should be good to go with. Using a full service advisor will cost a lot more money compared to a Stock Broker, however these people are looking out for your best interest too, so the advice and management they offer could easily outweigh their cost.

Now you know where to buy shares from, we need to look at which shares to buy, so we have compiled a short guide to investing in shares below:

There are several factors to consider when buying shares, and these are the share price currently and historically, whether the company makes regular dividend payments to it's shareholders, estimated profits for the coming year, and also any new services or offerings the company may have yet to introduce.

Never buy shares in a company without first doing your homework. Investing in a company with a very low share price with promises of high returns due to a new product being released soon, can sound fantastic. However, you will need to do your research about the product, see if there are any major pitfalls, does the company have a good track record, what about the owners. Only once you know this information can you decide if your investment is risky.

You will also need to decide whether you want to buy based on share price, or buy based on dividend payout's.

If you are looking for more information on how to buy shares, be sure to check out our guide to investing online.

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