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Getting started in the aussie sharemarket

Many investors are reluctant to enter the share market despite higher potential returns than other assets due to their lack of knowledge and experience. If you’re one of them, you’re probably asking yourself: where to start, how much money is needed and what to buy.

Many investors are reluctant to enter the share market despite higher potential returns than other assets due to their lack of knowledge and experience. If you’re one of them, you’re probably asking yourself: where to start, how much money is needed and what to buy.

The Australian Securities Exchange’s (ASX) Rory Cunningham joins us to answer these questions and summarise:

  • The basics of the share market and the ASX’s role
  • Different types of orders investors can place
  • How to keep track of your securities, and
  • Why our regulatory structure makes Australia a respected place to invest.