Hello Emily, welcome aboard
Maybe you can start by checking the following thread
That might keep you entertained for a while
Hope it helps
Hello Emily, welcome aboard
Maybe you can start by checking the following thread
That might keep you entertained for a while
Hope it helps
Welcome to the community Emily, thereās lots of first time investors here so youāll fit right in
At the moment, youāve done everything you can with the Android app. Weāll be releasing the full app, which youāll use to create your Freetrade account, within the next few weeks though. Watch this space for updates
While youāre getting started, feel free to ask any questions you have in this topic: Ask your beginners questions here š£ - #1250 by Lenny.
Hi Raul,
Many thanks for that - iāll give that a look.
I walk a lot to and from work so I do love a good podcast!
Hi Alex,
thanks for the quick response.
Sounds like I found you at a good time then!
Cheers
Hi all my name is Emma, I am totally new to investing. I am reading books at the moment to try to understand enough ready to start investing. Few facts about me: I am a Christian and have been now for around 6 years, I am a mum of 4 children, I am passionate about people and helping them grow to be the person they were created to be. I am director of our family business that i run daily, which I love and find it so much fun. I love reading and i am excited to start uni in september. Do you have tips on starting out in the investing world?
Hello Emma, welcome to Freetrade
If by tips you mean what specific stocks to buy, then Iām afraid I have to say that itās not possible. We can all share our personal opinions on a specific investment or strategy but we canāt give advice, let alone tips, on what to buy, hold or sell. Sorry
Now, if by tips you mean that you would like to get indications on what resources may be available and where to find them so that you can learn about the subject, then I have good news for you. Many of the members have been making suggestions and you find many of them grouped in this thread
Enjoy
Hope that helps
Hi Hamish
Itās great to have you here & I agree, ETFs are awesome! It sounds like youāre getting to grips with investing pretty quickly already
When it comes to individual companies, you might find our new #stock-take series gives some clues about what sorts of things to consider.
Hopefully youāll find this forum & everyone else here really helpful while youāre starting out. Feel free to ask if you have any questions.
Awaiting with interest!
Hi just joined this hoping to learn more on trading. Iām George from Northumberland.
Iām retired and trying to educate myself on crypto and blockchain which is where many and various industries seem to be heading. So would like to ask if anyone can advise of companies that operate, provide blockchain knowhow services to other businesses?
Hello! Iām Matt, I live in the Forest of Dean and am looking forward to the release of the Android app. I have little experience with investing so am looking forward to delving into this community and learning as I go!
George, there was a long discussion about cryptos here Cryptocurrencies - Megathreadā”ļø a while ago. Two places to look might be: the very crypto-positive Pomp https://offthechain.substack.com/ and the fairly crypto-negative David Gerard Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain ā Blockchain and cryptocurrency news and analysis by David Gerard . I lean toward the latter because I think blockchains are typically complicated and expensive (esp in electricity) solutions to problems that donāt actually need distributed uncensorable networks. And buying cryptocurrencies themselves feels more like gambling than investing. To me anyway. Good luck.
Rod, Thanks for links
Agree buying crypto is a bit of a gamble, same as stocks & share. I am looking for someone or company that builds the mechanics / developers who sell their services to other businesses.
Hi , Iām mark .
Iāve been investing in crypto for a year or so .
Looking to getting into stocks . Iām after purchasing around 20 US stocks so looking for a broker that aināt gonna fee the ass out of me .
Joined up with EToro and Fineco .
Then Iāve noticed this W-8BEN thing , confused everything .
Hope everyoneās well , looks like a great community .
Iāve been there! Itās amazing. The place is basically The Shire.
Welcome Matthew, George, and Mark!
You figured that bit out now?
No not really .
If I fill out one W-8BEN , does that cover me for every broker or do I have to fill one at each broker .
I filled one in with EToro ( electronically signed ) . But with Fineco they said I donāt need to do one , and they said that before I did the EToro W8ben form .
Youāll need to complete the form with each broker Iām afraid fortunately ours only takes a minute or two to get through, in the app.
This is a blatant lie. Took my a few seconds, will take you 10 to 20 if you actually read before signing
Not that youāre advocating signing important things without reading them first