What is an investing philosophy? Philosophy is defined as a theory or attitude that acts as a guiding principle for behaviour. An investment philosophy is a set of core beliefs and principles which are used to guide an investors decision making process. These beliefs are a way of thinking about the markets and how they …
What are funds and how do they work? We explain fund basics and everything you need to know about beginning to invest in funds. What are Funds A fund is a collection of investments. They are essentially a way for people to group money together to invest into a number of assets such as stocks …
Investing is a simple process but knowing where to start can be confusing. Beginning to invest can seem daunting to new investors so we aim to make it simple for you to know how to invest. Getting started in the stock market is easy. All it requires is a broker, an account and then your …
The stock market is arguably the core of investing. The stock market is where the majority of investors are, and something you can get involved within. So, what is the stock market, how does it work and what do you need to know when understanding the stock market. What is the Stock Market? The stock …
What are stocks and shares, how do they work and some of the things you may need or want to know about the basics of stocks and shares and investing in them. What are Stocks and Shares Stocks and Shares are essentially the same idea with slightly different meanings. Stocks refer to the combined number …
As you begin to start investing or even deliberate over when your next investment may be, you may wonder when the ideal time is to invest. Is there actually an optimal time, should you wait it out or should you dive in. So, when should you invest? Well, we have attempted to answer some of …
What is Diversification? Diversification is an approach to investing which involves the idea of offsetting the risk of individual securities or assets. Typically, this would mean creating a portfolio consisting of a number of assets/securities in order to reduce the risk and volatility of each investment. The idea is that if one investment fails, then …
Whilst making the decision to invest can be difficult in itself, there then comes of question of how much money to invest. A sticking point in many peoples decision is actually using their own personal money, which they have earned, to invest. Money is a necessity of life, so to tie it up in an …
It is possible to begin investing without even the slightest bit of knowledge or thought as to what you are doing. You could dive right in and get investing now – Choose some companies, maybe add a fund or two and your money is invested. But is that really the strategy to success? It will …
You want to invest and have your money ready to get to work, but you just don’t know where it should go. There are a number of options to which you can begin investing your money. Whilst the focus of The Regular Investor will be around the stock market, we have identified a number of …