All tagged Shares

Book Review: Why Does The Stock Market Go Up?

Book Review: Why Does The Stock Market Go Up?

Ruth
Reviews, Shares, Money Education

I have a shelf dedicated to personal finance books that I actually enjoyed reading. The books that live there are the ones that I often refer to, and I’m pretty particular about the books I keep for future reference. I have to LEARN something from them, or there is no point keeping them around. They also need to pass my stringent ‘sleep test’. If I fall asleep reading them, it’s not a good sign. I’ve recently bought several new release personal finance books that I’ll review once I’ve read them, but today I wanted to give you a heads up on the one I’ve just finished.

The Family Christmas Newsletter

The Family Christmas Newsletter

Ruth
Hatch, Index Funds, Investment, Kids and Money, PocketSmith, Sharesies, Simplicity, SmartShares, ETF

Christmas at my house when I was growing up was always a busy, crowded and fun time. We used to receive heaps of Christmas cards and the most exciting ones were the cards that contained the “annual Christmas letter” from the sender. So, I thought I would write you a Christmas Newsletter from my whanau, with a personal finance twist of course…

HATCH

HATCH

Ruth
Hatch, Investment, Personal Finance, Shares, Index Funds

Way back in February 2019 I created an account with Hatch, they were a very new startup at that time and many people had sent me emails asking me to look into them. They have created a simple and intuitive platform that has cut out a lot of the jargon and brokerage fees and made it pretty straight forward for you and I to invest in the biggest companies in the world.

Help! I’m freaking out, how do I sell?

Help! I’m freaking out, how do I sell?

Ruth
Shares, Sharesies, Sharesight, SmartShares, Hatch, Investment

From time to time I get emails along the lines of: Oh crikey, I think I should sell! Due to the ease with which we can now invest there are many people who are investing for the first time in their lives. They are learning how to buy, what to buy, what they like, what they don’t like. It used to be hard to invest, but that’s all changed now with the likes of SHARESIES and HATCH, the signup process is so rapid that you are signed up and have started investing before you can really comprehend what you are doing.

Meridian Energy just paid me $684!

Meridian Energy just paid me $684!

Ruth
Personal Finance, Shares, Sharesight, PocketSmith

I had a nice surprise on the 16th of October. I logged onto PocketSmith and saw that my bank account had an additional $684 in there. When people talk about “passive income” this is what it actually looks like. Money, deposited in my account, without me having to actually do anything except investing in a company and trusting that they will work hard on my behalf.

Sharesies: Detour Ahead

Sharesies: Detour Ahead

Ruth
Personal Finance, Shares, Sharesies, Sharesight, SmartShares

Sharesies has lowered the barriers to entry for those wanting to enter the share market and they set about serving a previously underserved demographic. Sharesies has helped people see that becoming a share investor is another viable way to grow your wealth in New Zealand. They are now giving you the chance to buy shares in individual companies and spend as little or as much as you like.

Margin Lending - Borrowing money to invest in shares.

Margin Lending - Borrowing money to invest in shares.

Ruth
Shares, Investment, Banks

Borrowing money to buy shares is something that I don’t hear about that often and I have only really come across a small handful of examples of it in the last couple of years of blogging. Whereas we borrow vast sums of money all day long to get into the housing market, without the word ‘risk’ ever really being used, when we borrow money to buy into securities our first instincts are concern and fear.

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