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Starting Out in Shares the ASX Way
by ASX
Starting Out in Shares the ASX Way, 3rd Edition
Introduction
Part I The basics of the sharemarket
Chapter 1 Getting ready to invest
Saving versus investing
What is your current life situation?
Current financial position
Goals
Diversification
Are you ready to start investing in shares?
Chapter 2 What is a share and what is the sharemarket?
What is the sharemarket?
Chapter 3 The main investment areas: cash, fixed interest, property, shares
Investment considerations
Characteristics of the asset classes
Overseas markets
The importance of diversification
Inflation
Chapter 4 The benefits and risks of shares
Benefits
Risks
Chapter 5 How to buy and sell shares
Stockbrokers
The process of buying and selling shares
The trading process
CHESS statement explained
Chapter 6 Your first share trade
What does the market look like?
Price, volume and order type
Chapter 7 Buying shares in a float
The product disclosure statement
Five questions to ask
Who is involved?
Why is the company raising funds?
Finding out about new floats
Chapter 8 The nuts and bolts of the sharemarket
Types of securities
Rights and bonus issues
Market announcements
Codes, codes and more codes
ASX trading hours and market phases
Status notes
Off-market transfers
Reading share price tables — common terms
Chapter 9 Following the S&P/ASX indices
Standard & Poor’s index services
Other Australian indices
How S&P/ASX indices are calculated
Your portfolio versus the index
International indices
Sharemarket analysis using indices
Index movements
Upward trend
Chapter 10 Managed funds
What are managed funds?
Why use managed funds?
Drawbacks of managed funds
The managed fund family
Chapter 11 Gearing and margin lending
The risk of losing more capital
Margin loans
Buying shares via a margin loan facility
Double gearing
What to avoid
Part II Making informed decisions – strategies and approaches to investing
Chapter 12 Why you need a strategy
Time and volatility
Effective diversification
Understanding correlation
Consistency and discipline
Appropriate asset allocation
Chapter 13 Fundamental analysis
Intrinsic value
What are you trying to learn about the company?
Value investing
Market ratios
Chapter 14 Technical analysis
Anyone can use charts
Classic technical analysis
The next step
Using indicators
Combining tools
Triggers
Chapter 15 Examples of investment strategies
Strategy #1: Upside potential
Strategy #2: Projected price range
Strategy #3: A longer term approach
Strategy #4: A medium-term approach
Strategy #5: A longer term approach using dividend yield
Strategy #6: A longer term approach using price/sales ratios
Investment gurus
Glossary
Index
EULA
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