Buying shares help

[johnjoeefc]

Of course there are bigger priorities at this time however with a lot of spare time currently at hand. It seems a lot of share prices have dropped as a result of covid 19 and it could be a time to invest in some of these as there is potential they could (in time) revert back to the heights of early this year.

I'ts all new to me however and It would be helpful for some advise of how to buy these shares and whether using a broker could be the way to go. Do these charge a commission?

Is buying shares as simple as for example....
Let's say john Lewis has dropped to half the price it was before the pandemic. If I buy now at potentially half the price it was earlier this year and then wait until it hopefully reaches that price again. I sell and make a huge profit?

What are the risks and what commission/fees are paid in the process of doing this. Cheers

 

[Connor]

The market goes up, the market goes down

Buy low, sell high

 

[Toast]

Blue Horseshoe loves Anacot Steel.

 

[Deleted member 38674]

Of course there are bigger priorities at this time however with a lot of spare time currently at hand. It seems a lot of share prices have dropped as a result of covid 19 and it could be a time to invest in some of these as there is potential they could (in time) revert back to the heights of early this year.

I'ts all new to me however and It would be helpful for some advise of how to buy these shares and whether using a broker could be the way to go. Do these charge a commission?

Is buying shares as simple as for example....
Let's say john Lewis has dropped to half the price it was before the pandemic. If I buy now at potentially half the price it was earlier this year and then wait until it hopefully reaches that price again. I sell and make a huge profit?

What are the risks and what commission/fees are paid in the process of doing this. Cheers

Depends entirely on what you’re putting your money into mate. There are some high risk - high reward shares and some low risk - low reward opportunities. Inevitably, everyone is looking for the golden goose, the low risk - high reward opportunity.

The risks are that you lose all the money you’ve invested in it. In the rare circumstance the company you have shares in “goes bump”, then you may lose everything. But with most investments, your money increases a little bit and decreases a little bit in line with the market and the trick is knowing when to get in and when to go out.

 

[DanB90]

Always salt your pasta while boiling.

 

[trueblue84]

Of course there are bigger priorities at this time however with a lot of spare time currently at hand. It seems a lot of share prices have dropped as a result of covid 19 and it could be a time to invest in some of these as there is potential they could (in time) revert back to the heights of early this year.

I'ts all new to me however and It would be helpful for some advise of how to buy these shares and whether using a broker could be the way to go. Do these charge a commission?

Is buying shares as simple as for example....
Let's say john Lewis has dropped to half the price it was before the pandemic. If I buy now at potentially half the price it was earlier this year and then wait until it hopefully reaches that price again. I sell and make a huge profit?

What are the risks and what commission/fees are paid in the process of doing this. Cheers

Go to a casino and put it on red or black. Quicker returns and just as scientific.

 

[Eggs]

....risky if the business goes bust, as many will. I was actually thinking of TUi but after Thomas Cook went belly up, anything can happen.

i’ve bought a few shares in my time but what I put in I usually got back so it wasn’t much fun.

 

[evilwebby]

There are a million ways to take advantage, but that said the stock market is not a place where you should go thinking you can make a quick buck.

My recommendation would be to check how your pension contributions are being invested, and shift it over to an aggressive (high equity mix) strategy if you haven't done so already.

John Lewis is a co-op, not a traded company.. probably should do some homework before taking the plunge on stuff like this!

 

[DanB90]

I don’t know a thing about stocks and shares, but I know there’s a reason investment bankers don’t often trade with their own money.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Just glanced at my shares.

'sake Diageo.

 

[canuckblue]

Invest in sawdust.

 

[orly]

eToro

 

[Diogenes the Cynic]

Go to a casino and put it on red or black. Quicker returns and just as scientific.

 

[nikom court]

i wouldnt buy anything until you know what you are doing,forget about day trading,youll lose all your money!
learn about the stock market,what it does and long term investing,theres plenty of info out there,books and youtube,most of it free!
open a stocks and shares isa when you are ready and keep your shares in there.
lastly and most important dont take any advice from the forum know it alls on here,because they know jack!

 

[wm02]

Maybe think about an index fund. Fees are generally the lowest and it’s already diversified. Investing in only one company can be quite risky.