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What is a good first investment?

What is a good first investment?

You are ready. You have sufficient balance in your contra account and you want to buy your first investment. But what exactly? What is a good choice? Perhaps you already know exactly what you want. If you don’t know yet, we would be happy to tell you what to look out for.

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What is a good first investment?

Choose what risk you want to take

Do you have a clear goal for which you want to build capital? And do you want to take a lot of risk to achieve this, or only a little? By determining your goal and the risk, you can find out for yourself which investment instrument suits you. Generally, investing in shares entails more risk than investing in investment funds or ETFs. You can spread the risk of your investment by investing in it for a longer period of time, for instance.

What is a good first investment?

Choose what suits your knowledge

Have you heard about someone successfully investing in a certain share and like the sound of it? Then firstly find out more about this company. This will help you better understand what you are going to invest in and what you can expect. Also take advantage of our fundamental opinions on many shares. These opinions contain an expert analysis of the share and recommendations for investors: buy, hold or sell. Or learn more about the features of investment funds and ETFs in the Investors Academy. 

What is a good first investment?

Choose what suits you

Investing successfully is usually a matter of patience. This is because the chances of a good return are greatest only in the long term. Daily price fluctuations thus have a limited impact on returns over many years. Do small share price falls make you nervous? Then broadly spread investment funds or ETFs may suit you better than a portfolio with a few shares, which often have a more erratic price trend.

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What is a good first investment?

Would you rather start quietly or carefully?

You don’t have to invest with a lot of money immediately. You can start with a small amount and see how it goes. If you do that with an investment fund, you don’t pay any transaction costs. This way you can also diversify your portfolio with small amounts.

What is a good first investment?

Watch the costs!

Costs can have a major impact on your returns. So check in advance whether the costs of a transaction are in proportion to the desired return. Transaction costs also differ for each investment instrument. When buying or selling investment funds, you do not pay any transaction costs with Self Directed Investing Basic.