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ETF trading: what you need to know
Interested in trading ETFs? Here is an overview of what you need to know to get started.
A 5-step guide to diversifying your portfolio
In a nutshell, diversifying means not putting all your eggs in the same basket.
To invest or to speculate: which is the best trading strategy to increase your capital?
When wanting to increase your capital via the financial markets, you can choose to invest or speculate (what is commonly known as “trading”). Both approaches are not necessarily polar opposite, they actually have a few similarities. For instance, both share the same cold and concrete goal of increasing one’s capital and making a profit.
Is it possible to invest in the stock market without having studied finance?
Investing in the stock market has never been so popular. Companies such as Amazon and Tesla perform so well that many believe investing in the stock market is easily profitable. For instance, investing £100 in these companies in 2019 would have yielded a 700% return in 2020. The truth is that investing in the stock market only seems easy in hindsight. It is actually a profession in its own right, and requires knowledge, strategy, money, patience and luck. This is why the wealthy usually delegate the management of their portfolio to professionals.
Apple at its peak: is it time to buy?
Apple has become increasingly dominant and its securities are reaching new heights. The company aims to make it easier for more investors to participate with a stock split that will see the price of individual shares divided by 4.
What is ethical investing and why you should care
A large number of ethical investing opportunities have emerged in recent years as investors seek ways to use their money more consciously and responsibly.
How to terminate or close your trading account?
Here's an unusual question: when, how and why close a trading account?
Leaving your job to become a trader: good or bad idea?
Before embarking on the adventure that is personal trading and trying to live off it, one must ask oneself the following questions (and answer them clearly, preferably): What does becoming a self-employed trader mean? What does living off trading mean?
