{"id":707,"date":"2012-07-09T07:28:50","date_gmt":"2012-07-08T23:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imoney.my\/?p=707"},"modified":"2025-04-08T16:31:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T08:31:36","slug":"investing-in-shares-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/investing-in-shares-for-beginners","title":{"rendered":"Investing In Shares For Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/Investing-in-Stocks-for-Beginners.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9325\" src=\"https:\/\/static.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/Investing-in-Stocks-for-Beginners.png\" alt=\"Investing-in-Stocks-for-Beginners\" width=\"700\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/Investing-in-Stocks-for-Beginners.png 700w, \/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/Investing-in-Stocks-for-Beginners-300x124.png 300w, \/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/Investing-in-Stocks-for-Beginners-120x50.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tired of hearing your friends talk about share investment and not knowing what\u2019s going on? Well, investing in shares isn\u2019t rocket science. Below, we\u2019ll answer some top questions we receive all the time about share investing:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-it-means-to-own-shares\"><\/span>What it means to own shares?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A share, or share certificate, is a legal document that certifies ownership of a specific company. When you own shares in a company, you are considered to be a \u201cshareholder\u201d. Being a shareholder means you are a part owner of a company, and are entitled to the profits the company generates, even though you may not be working or running it. Exciting isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-do-you-make-money-from-share-investment\"><\/span>How do you make money from share investment?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are generally two ways investors make money from investing in shares:<\/p>\n<p>1) Profit in the form of dividends: As a company makes a profit, the company may distribute a portion of that profit to its shareholders. This distribution of profit is what is known as a \u201cdividend\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>2) Profit in the form of capital gains: As a company grows and becomes more valuable, the price of its shares may increase. Had you invested at a lower price, you would make money by selling the shares at this higher price. The profit you make by \u201cbuying low and selling high\u201d is known as a capital gain.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is-investing-in-shares-a-form-of-gambling\"><\/span>Is investing in shares a form of gambling?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Gambling is a zero-sum game. It merely takes money from a loser and gives it to a winner. No value is ever created. However, by buying shares, you are investing in a real business, which contributes to the overall wealth of an economy. Share trading can however be risky, and you could end up losing a lot of money if you speculate. Be sure to seek professional advice before you embark on your share trading journey!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ready-to-trade-shares\"><\/span>Ready to trade shares?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before you can start buying and selling shares, you need to first have a share trading account. Check out our short guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/start-trading-shares-in-4-simple-steps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how you can start trading shares in 4 simple steps<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tired of hearing your friends talk about share investment and not knowing what\u2019s going on? iMoney answers the top questions about investing in shares.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[305],"class_list":["post-707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investment","tag-fb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Investing In Shares For Beginners | iMoney<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tired of hearing your friends talk about share investment and not knowing what\u2019s going on? 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