Wednesday, January 27, 2010

BENEFITS OF INVESTING IN SHARES


Given below are several benefits of investing your hard earned money in shares,which we believe wil be beneficial for our visitors, 

Capital Gains
Ø  This is when a share’s selling price exceeds its initial purchase price. If the selling price falls beyond the purchase price, you would make a capital loss. Capital gains are free of tax.

Ø  Invest in the market with a long term view to mitigate any Capital losses.

Dividends
Ø  A company may decide to payout a portion of its earnings to shareholders.
Ø  High dividend paying companies in the market are CTC, NEST,LLUB, COMB (X)  HNB(X) etc.
Rights
Ø  The company may extend this privilege to existing share holders to buy shares at specified & usually discounted price. This is normally in proportion to the number of shares already owned.
Liquidity
Ø  Shares quoted on a stock market are generally liquid. There for, they can be sold easily & you can get your money back in a few days.
Ø  Invest in companies which have more liquidity.
Higher Returns
Ø  In the longer term, shares have ensured a higher return to investors.
Hedge against inflation
Ø  Shares are a good investment in an inflationary environment, since share prices increase to protect investors from the effects of the inflation.
Collateral
Ø  You may also use your shares as collateral against loan facilities to banks. 
 source - www.cse.lk




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