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Investing in shares can help grow your wealth over time, but it also comes with risk.
Before you invest, it's important to understand how shares work, how to choose investments that suit your goals, and how to avoid common mistakes.
Whether you're buying your first shares or building a portfolio, we can help you learn:
- How to buy and sell shares – Learn what shares are, how to buy and sell them through a broker, and the different ways you can invest in shares.
- Choosing shares to buy – Find out how to research shares, compare companies and build a diversified portfolio that matches your goals and risk tolerance.
- Keeping track of your shares – Learn how to monitor your share investments, keep records and stay informed about company performance and announcements.
- Employee share schemes – Understand how employee share schemes work and what to consider before accepting shares through your workplace.
- Initial public offerings (IPOs) – Learn what happens when a company lists on the share market and the questions to ask before investing in an IPO.
- Crowd-sourced funding – Find out how crowd-sourced funding works and the risks of investing in start-ups and small businesses.
- Understanding share market volatility – Learn why share prices rise and fall, how market volatility can affect your investments, and how to avoid reacting to short-term market movements.
If you're new to shares — visit the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) education centre for information and online seminars.