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Whether you're just getting started or looking to refine your strategy, learning more about how stocks work could help you build wealth and achieve your financial goals. Explore our guides below to get started.

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Let’s start with the basics

Get to know the different types of stocks, how they work, and what role they can play in your portfolio. These beginner-friendly guides are here to help you invest with clarity and confidence.

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Stocks and market
capitalisation

Explore how company size impacts stock types — from micro-cap to large-cap — and learn what it means for your investments.

How-tos

Curious about how to pick stocks and manage risk? Start with our how-to guides.

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Stock strategies and trends

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  • A guide to investing in US equities
    The US stock market is the biggest in the world. In fact, the money traded across US stock exchanges accounts for more than 50% of the global equity market’s $95 trillion value.
    Discover the US market
  • How to trade international equities
    Broadening your horizons and taking advantage of the financial world’s international presence can be a good idea, but only if you understand the potential upsides and risks.
    Invest internationally
  • How and when to use fundamental analysis
    An assessment strategy that helps investors understand how to evaluate stocks based on company performance.
    Explore the fundamentals
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Discover diversification

One of the most effective ways to lower your risk is to invest in a variety of instruments and sectors—so if one part of the market dips, your entire portfolio isn’t as affected.
 
This is called diversification.

Our diversification guides will walk you through how to create a well-diversified investment portfolio, manage risk wisely, and aim for steady growth over the long term.

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  • Investing internationally: Why is geographical diversification important?
    Along with diversifying across asset classes, stock sectors, and individual companies, investing internationally is a basic principle of investment diversification.
    Invest internationally
  • Diversification strategy: From Harry Markowitz to today's best practices
    Building a resilient portfolio requires careful planning, and diversification is one of the most important parts of any investment strategy. Pioneered as part of the ‘modern portfolio theory’ introduced...
    Discover hidden gems
  • Diversification risks: 6 proven strategies for effective risk management
    Diversification is an essential strategy to reduce risk when investing, by spreading investments across different asset classes, industries, geographic regions, and time horizons.
    Manage risk
  • Index funds vs actively managed funds: Which is better for you?
    The choice between index funds and actively managed funds remains an important consideration for investors. Both options can be highly effective, and both hold enormous assets under management (AUMs) in the global market.
    Explore funds
  • How to build a diversified portfolio in 6 steps
    Concentrating all your investments in one sector or asset class can expose your portfolio to significant risk. That’s because market assets often move together - especially similar assets, such as companies in the same sector.
    Build smarter
  • Core-satellite approach: A smarter way to diversify your investments
    Building a well-diversified investment portfolio requires balancing stability with growth. The core-satellite approach offers a practical way to achieve this balance by combining steady, low-cost investments with higher-risk, high-reward opportunities.
    Balance risk
  • What are smart beta strategies? A guide to modern diversification
    Traditional index funds often rely on market capitalisation, giving greater weight to larger companies. While this approach provides simplicity, it may lead to over-concentration and limited diversification.
    Modernize your porfolio
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Market analysis

In fast-moving markets, staying informed is essential. Here we feature timely insights and expert commentary to help you make sense of timely global developments — and what they could mean for your investments.

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