Online Share Trading - October 25th Exchange Traded Funds: What is an ETF? What is an ETF? An Exchange Traded Fund, or ETF, is a type of pooled security that can be traded on a stock exchange. An ETF pulls together multiple securities into one easy-to-trade stock. For example, an …
Cryptocurrency - October 21st Cold Wallets: How Does a Hardware Wallet Work? What is a cold wallet? Firstly a crypto wallet doesn't actually store crypto. That always remains securely on the blockchain. Rather, crypto wallets hold the keys to that crypto. Whoever has the keys, has access to …
Online Share Trading - October 18th What Is the Difference Between ETFs and LICs? Author: Ted Richards What is an ETF? An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is simply a “wrapper” around a collection of assets. Often these assets are equities (or stocks), but ETFs can also wrap around other asset classes, such …
Online Share Trading - October 12th Active vs. Passive Investing – What’s the Difference? Author: Marissa Hayden What is Active Investing? A key difference between the two portfolio managing strategies is that, generally, an active investor tries to beat the market, whereas a passive investor tracks a market index. With this …
Online Share Trading - August 24th How To Choose a Managed Fund Author: Marissa Hayden What is a managed fund? A managed fund is when your investment, along with others, is pooled together and invested in a range of assets. This hand-grouped pool of investments is managed by a …
Online Share Trading - August 24th Hatch: New Zealand’s Favourite Online Share Trading Platform For years, everyday Kiwis were locked out of the stock market. If you wanted to gain bigger returns on your money than were on offer from a simple savings account, you needed a broker and …
Online Share Trading - August 24th Investing for Beginners: Tips for Starting a Share Portfolio 1. Set your investment goals Quantify the amount you have to invest, and the time frame you are aiming to invest for. Ideally, you should buy shares for the long term. In theory this should help …
Cryptocurrency - August 18th Stocks vs Crypto: Which Is a Better Investment? Stocks vs crypto: only a few short years ago this wouldn't have even been a topic of discussion. But the meteoric (and controversial) rise of cryptocurrencies has made them hard to ignore. Not only in …
Online Share Trading - August 15th What Are Dividends? Author: Marissa Hayden Here’s a look at how dividends work and the pros and cons of investing in companies that pay them. How do dividends work? Put simply, when you purchase a stock in a company you become …
Cryptocurrency - August 11th How To Buy Cryptocurrency in New Zealand Author: Nico Lim If you’re new to the crypto space and feeling a little overwhelmed, don’t fret. Crypto can seem complicated and daunting at first but in reality, understanding how exchanges work and the core ideas …
