How To Invest In The ASX – Forbes Advisor Australia
If you’re wondering how difficult it is to start trading on the ASX, you’ll be relieved to know it’s reasonably easy.
The actual transactions (buy and sell orders) need to go through a third-party ASX participant broker. That could mean a professional broker, online broking platform, or a fund manager:
- If you want to invest in individual shares or ETFs, you need to decide whether you want to do so through a full service broker or an online broker platform or app.
- You could also choose to invest via a managed fund, where your fund manager will decide what to invest in and make the share trades.
How much you can afford to invest may influence which method of investing you choose.
White said prospective ASX investors should…
