| | Investing in shares
One way of investing your money is by buying company shares. Your return is a share in the profits. It is one of the most rewarding but also one of the most challenging and risky types of investing. Some safety checks and ground rules, if applied before you invest, can reduce your risks.
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Are shares the best investment for you?
| - | Should you invest your money in shares? |
| - | Should you borrow to invest? |
| - | Warnings about investing in shares. |
| - | Where to learn more about investing in shares |
| Buying and selling shares
| - | Stockbrokers, online and overseas brokers. |
| - | Investment clubs, share newsletters. |
| - | Buying shares: prospectuses, floats, share placements and employee share schemes. |
| - | Selling shares: takeovers, share buy-backs, and unsolicited offers to buy your shares.
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Share tips, advice, software and seminars
| - | Should you follow share tips and advice you get online, in the media and from friends? |
| - | Should you buy software for trading shares? |
| - | Investment seminars and get rich quick trading courses.
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| How to get company information
| - | Getting the most out of prospectuses |
| - | How to use a company’s annual report and financial statements to help you judge its performance. |
| - | Other ways of finding out about companies. |
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Shareholders: have a say in your company’s management
Become an involved shareholder:
| - | Read, understand and act on company documents sent to you. |
| - | Use the information in its annual report and financial statements to have your say in your company’s management. |
| More information about shares and the sharemarket
What are ... stop orders, dual listed companies, supplementary disclosure documents, takeovers, share buy-backs. trading halts and suspensions, related party benefits …and more.
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FIDO Website: Printed 09/08/2008
