Want to start investing and you are not sure where to start? Well, you’ve come to the right place.
Deciding to invest is a crucial first step in ensuring your financial future. A carefully crafted investment portfolio can help you achieve your financial goals, protect the value of your money, build a comfortable retirement fund or send your children to university.
There are many great reasons to get started.
You work hard for your money, so make sure it works hard for you. By investing you can benefit if your investment goes up in value or pays you a share of profits or dividends.
When you build wealth, you will be in a better position to pursue the lifestyle you want, one of possibilities and not limitations.
The wealth you pass on to the next generation can have a profound positive impact, providing educational opportunities, the capital to start a business or financial support to your grandchildren.
The JSE, Africa’s largest stock exchange, offers a regulated marketplace for the trading of shares, bonds and other financial instruments. It is one of the
20 largest equities exchanges in terms of market capitalisation worldwide The Exchange provides companies with a way to raise capital for their growth
while providing investors with the opportunity to build wealth through investing. The JSE acts as a regulator to ensure that the market operates in a fair and
transparent manner to protect the interests of investors.
The JSE offers investors a first-world trading environment in an emerging market context. With online trading access now widely available and stockbrokers a
phone call away, investing on the JSE is quicker, easier and more accessible than ever before.
You may invest on the JSE through an authorised stockbroker or a registered financial services provider (FSP). The stockbroker is an intermediary between
you and the JSE, seamlessly executing trades based on your instructions or providing a platform for you to select your own shares. To start investing, you
must first open a brokerage account with a stockbroker and transfer funds to this account. Click here to find a broker.
Investing on the JSE is quicker, easier and more accessible than ever before.
There are more than 40 stockbrokers registered with the JSE. Some brokers are ‘execution only’ (they execute on your instruction to buy or sell) while others execute, offer advice and manage your investment portfolio.
Some brokers offer online trading access where you can select shares, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and other financial instruments yourself. Many brokers offer educational material to boost your investment knowledge.
Click on the buttons below to find the right broker to match your needs and budget.
You have always wanted to start investing but stopped short of taking that first step. Maybe you feel that investing is too complicated, too risky or requires a lot of time and money. Here are some of the most common myths about investing.
You need lots of money to begin
There is no minimum amount to start investing. On the JSE, there are many lower cost options to start investing.
Investing is too risky
All investing involves risk. However, there are ways to manage your risk by, for example, spreading your invest- ments and selecting instruments that offer diversification, such as exchange traded funds.
You need to be a financial expert
While you do need to understand some basic concepts, there are ways to build up investment knowledge over time.
You can get rich fast
There are many stories of people making easy money through risky investments. However, get-rich-quick investments are usually scams
Timing the market is key to success
Market timing requires predicting short-term price movements, which is extremely difficult to achieve. Successful investors focus on long-term strategies and stay invested to benefit from the long-term growth potential of the JSE.
I should start investing when I am older
There is no ideal age to start investing. If anything, you should start sooner rather than later as investing a small amount regularly for longer periods of time allows you to take advantage of reinvesting and compounding
