How to buy shares

You can buy shares though most banks; Halifax's share builder account is very good as it has low commission. You can open a share dealing account online from the banks website, it will take about a week before your account is set up then you will have to wait for funds to be transferred. In order to buy shares all you need to do is type the name of the company into your dealing account then choose how many shares you want to buy or how much money you want to invest. I typically but £1000 worth at a time, £500 would not be unreasonable and you could invest even less though a regular investments plan: Halifax's minimum investment is just £5. There are ...  Read the complete review

Ignorance is sometimes bliss. You know nothing; you can never be blamed for anything. The reason I say this is because in my ignorance I have decided to write this opinion, advising people on how to buy shares in what is increasingly a very volatile market. My ignorance stems from the fact that I have limited experience of the stock market and the whole process of share trading. Alas this leaves me in a position to be neither expert nor amateur. Call me a novice if you like but as I have already said – ignorance is sometimes bliss. Anyone who happens to think I know what I am talking about here will be treated with exactly that. My knowledge of the stock ...  Read the complete review

It has never been cheaper or easier to dabble in the stock market than it is today, but, remember shares can (and do) go down as well up. If you want to get involved set up a dummy portfolio and run it for a year without laying out any cash, be honest and include all dealing charges and tax. There are plenty of web sites that offer this facility, motley fool, ADVFN, citywire, teletext to name but a few. Then assess your performance - Tokyo Joe or penniless tramp. Here are a couple of obvious but not widely disseminated pearls: If a share goes down 50% it needs to go up 100% to reach previous level. Do not try to catch falling knives, a stock that went down 90% ...  Read the complete review

If you work for a company that lets you invest in a sharesave scheme, then, IMHO, you should nearly always invest in that first before you buy shares, unit trusts or an equity-based ISA. Sharesave schemes start with a savings account that you agree to pay into every month for either 3, 5 or 7 years. You don't get a choice for the length of the scheme - its decided by your employer when then set up the scheme. At the end of the 3,5 or 7 year period, you get a tax-free bonus which is equivalent to about a 3.7% interest rate. You then have the option to buy shares in the company that you work for. The good bit is that the price is set at the start of the ...  Read the complete review

Hi, Stocks + Shares! Well these things make the world go round and are little pieces of a company that the public are able to buy and sell.I advise any1 who is about to buy shares in a company 2 buy them in concorde or railtrack.Concorde shares are very cheap at the moment cos the concordes are not running yet but when they start up again the price will rise substantially and then you should sell your shares for a much bigger profit than you paid for them!!!! Good luck with your share hunting! PLEASE VOTE MY OPINION AS A TOP CLASS ONE! ...  Read the complete review