Forum Archive Index - May 2001

["Ben Dutton" <bendutton@sharechat.co.nz>]

Two of the basic goals of the ShareChat website are to inform and educate.
This means giving timely information to seasoned share traders as well as
helping those who have never owned a share before.

With this in mind, we have teamed up with Intelligent Investing and have
launched the "First Steps" educational series.  First Steps takes would-be
investors on a sharemarket journey, explaining in simple terms such things
as the difference between private and public companies, why the sharemarket
exists, and how people can begin to invest in shares.

The knowledge that is gained through reading the First Steps series will
give you a strong overview of financial markets and will also point you in
the right direction to learn even more.

This first in this series of weekly articles looks at the process involved
in taking a private company, and listing it on the stock exchange. It also
explains how shares are offered to investors through what is called an
"Initial Public Offering" or IPO.

Please click here to read the article:

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/20010514-stepone.shtml

We hope you enjoy this new feature on the ShareChat website.

Best Regards

The ShareChat Team


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