ShareSoc Investing Basics

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ShareSoc Investing Basics comprises ten easy 10-minute sessions, covering the principles of stock markets, how investing works and when to buy or sell, the various routes into share ownership and the best ways to research potential investments.

Do you have a workplace pension or an investment ISA that you don’t really understand? Perhaps you’ve decided to figure out how investing works, dig out a book or search the internet – and lost the will to live within three seconds? Or maybe you’re an established investor wondering how you’re ever going to get that ‘boring but important’ investment message across to your laid-back family?

If any of those stories sound familiar, the ShareSoc Investing Basics series could be just what you need.

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Episode 1

Episode 1: Introduction – what even is the stock market and why should I care?

Episode 2

Episode 2: The Miracle of Compounding – how your investment grows over the long term, and why it makes sense to shelter it from tax.

Episode 3

Episode 3: Risk and Business – the trade-offs between investment risks and rewards, and why you need to know how a company works.

Episode 4

Episode 4: Supercharge your Research – an introductory look at how you can understand a company’s potential risk and returns.

Episode 5

Episode 5: Fun, Fun Funds – funds, investment trusts and if ETFs are a less risky route.

Episode 6

Episode 6: When Should I Invest – Should you bother trying to time your investing?

Episode 7

Episode 7: When Should I Sell – the importance of monitoring your investments.

Episode 8

Episode 8: How to Buy Shares and Funds – investment platforms and what to look for.

Episode 9

Episode 9: Discovering Great Investments – which information sources can help you.

Episode 10

Episode 10: Summary and Recap – a reminder of the key lessons

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Group description:	This group is open to all levels of investor and is particularly popular because it meets after working hours in central London. The meeting usually has a presentation or group discussion on aspects of investing and also runs a Buys & Sells session which gives everyone the chance to see what the other group members are buying or selling and why.
Meeting Type/Venue:	The venue is near Victoria Station in a pub where the group also enjoy a meal from a typical pub menu.
Meeting Frequency/Timing:	This group meets in the evening in London. It is a face to face group that meets every third Tuesday in the month from 6.30pm to 9pm.

Group description:	This group is for those interested in investing in the USA. It is open to all investors with a special interest in this area and all levels of experience are welcome. A typical meeting will have a discussion on a particular market issue or a presentation by a member or external speaker on a subject of interest to the group. All members are expected to play a part in presenting and to take an active role in making the group of value to all its members.
Meeting Type/Venue:	As a specialist group with a wide geographic spread of members, our meetings are held on zoom.
Meeting Frequency/Timing:	Meetings are monthly and are held on the third Tuesday in the month from 11-12.30PM.

Group description:	This group was set up as a forum to discuss companies in detail, each company is introduced by a member and discussion may last one or two hours. Membership is by invitation only.
Meeting Type/Venue:	The group meets at a venue in Waterloo, London.
Meeting Frequency/Timing:	Meetings are from 11.00 until 16.30 and at two month intervals.

Group description:	This group was set up as a forum to discuss companies in detail, each company is introduced by a member and discussion may last one or two hours. Membership is by invitation only.
Meeting Type/Venue:	The group meets at a venue in Waterloo, London.
Meeting Frequency/Timing:	Meetings are from 11.00 until 16.30 and at two month intervals.

Group description:	Group focused on active investing, primarily in small / medium cap UK equities.
Meeting Type/Venue:	Zoom.
Meeting Frequency/Timing:	Monthly on Saturdays at 10am.

Group description:	Our group is a broad church that contains investors of varying age and experience. We discuss stocks and investment trusts that we have bought, sold or are interested in and the reasons behind our decisions, and try to make sense of the ever changing investment environment. Our members backgrounds are diverse and include corporate banking, engineering, teaching and the leisure industry. Discussions are robust and challenging but tend to be to be informal, and do not generally involve agendas, presentations or detailed preparation.
Meeting Type/Venue:	Our meetings are held on Zoom, although we are all based around London so try to meet centrally for lunch from time to time.
Meeting Frequency/Timing:	We meet every 2 months, generally midweek at 10.30am.

Group description:	Experienced investors who have been members many years and newer members wanting to learn about investing. Members discuss portfolio content and reasons why they have certain assets and investments. Buys and sells discussed along with interesting shares being considered along with current issues in the market of local or international influence.
Meeting Type/Venue:	Physical face to face meetings held in a central pub in Easton in Gordano.
Meeting Frequency/Timing:	Usually monthly to 6 weekly, mid week 12 noon to 2pm with lunch.

Group description:	We are a relatively small group, but have a wide range of interests so always start every meeting with a discussion about world issues and the “investing environment” generally. We always discuss individual members market activity and any interesting opportunities on their watchlists. There is currently a lot of expertise in the small cap value area of the market within the group.
Meeting Type/Venue:	Our preference is for a physical meeting and a hotel in Meriden (Coventry) is the usual location, but we do have on-line meetings when weather and/or health issues make that the most suitable option. We rotate the chair and this is agreed at the previous meeting.
Meeting Frequency/Timing:	Our preference is to meet every 4 weeks on a Thursday evening, but the exact details are agreed at the previous meeting.

Group description:	The Options group has been meeting monthly for some 20+ years and new members who are either trading or interested in trading options are always welcome. Our members trade options predominately on both UK and USA shares, indices, currencies and commodities.
Meeting Type/Venue:	Prior to Covid all monthly meetings were at a west London golf club, close to an underground station, where we had a one course lunch prior to our meetings in a private room. Since Covid all meetings have been via video and some new members have joined who are too far from west London to meet face to face. However, it is intended that future meetings will be both in person and via video link.
Meeting Frequency/Timing:	Meetings are monthly, on the 4th Wednesday of each month, normally from 12:30 to 2:30 and sometimes run over.