Everyone has a friend, or a friend of a friend, with a debt horror story. It’s not a pretty picture. But the reality is a lot tamer. 

When you think of your typical investor, you usually picture an old rich dude. You’re not alone — research shows most investors are male. We want to help more women feel empowered to make the most of their investing ‘XX’ factor!

At Sharesies, customers regularly ask if we'll make bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies available on our platform. Sharesies CTO Richard Clark explains how it fits in with your investment portfolio. 

If you don’t spend a lot of time thinking about shares and investments, you’ll probably assume that you’re not an investor. But we’re pretty sure that everyone is an investor and “everyone” includes you.

We often get a lot of questions from our investors about whether or not they should have KiwiSaver, and how it works. So we thought we’d share our thoughts.

Some of you may have noticed the share market getting a bit more attention than normal in the media. Here’s a couple of tips to help you keep your nerves.

We ask Caroline Ash about what it was like to make her first ever investment. 

Now you can be rewarded for helping your friends sign-up to Sharesies with the 'Refer a friend' program 💝 

It's great to set crazy wild goals for yourself in the New Year, but it’s also good to make some realistic ones too. Here are some tips on how to make investing part of your New Year's resolution.

Summer holidays are on their way, and investing is probably the last thing you're thinking about. That's why we're here to give you a quick pep talk to encourage you to stay on course.

Hadn’t heard of ETF before? You’re not alone. You only have to Google it to see it’s a topic that has people scratching their heads 😳 . We explain WTF is an ETF!

Since starting Sharesies, we’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what people should consider when starting to invest. Here are a few of the things I think are good to consider when starting out.

We’re excited to add more investment options to Sharesies! We’ve teamed up with Pathfinder Asset Management to launch two new sustainable investment options: The Pathfinder Global Responsibility Fund, and the Pathfinder Global Water Fund.

When you think of your typical investor, a student isn’t the first thing that pops into your mind. Sharesies asked Renae, who is currently a student, to share her story about how she got into investing and how it’s been going so far.

Last night, New Zealand First picked Labour to form the new government—we explain what this change means for your investments.

We teamed up with Pathfinder Asset Management to offer two new investments—one of these is the Global Water Fund. We explain what investing in water is.

Now that you’re an investor, you may have come across two terms: “bull market” and “bear market.” But what do they mean? 

You may have heard people say "don't put all your eggs in one basket". That's diversification. We have a go at explaining it using eggs and Super Chickens as an example.

When you invest in funds through Sharesies, you're shown that there are two ways you can make money. One of these is through dividends—but what exactly are dividends?

Last week, Brooke, Leighton and I attended the RISE conference in Hong Kong. RISE is a massive conference that brings together people from all over the world to talk about tech.

Around 7 weeks ago, we launched Sharesies in private beta. This meant that people would register on our website and then wait for an invite before getting started. We're excited to have moved out of private beta today. 

We spoke to investor Sam Fernando, who started his investment journey on Sharesies!

We caught up with Kiwibank Chief Economist, Zoe Wallis, who shared what an investment horizon is, and why it’s important to know yours.

After heaps of customer demand, we’re excited to have launched performance tracking 🎉.

You may have heard people talk about ‘Economies of scale’ (or maybe you haven’t). Either way, we’re going to explain what it is, and the impact this can have on the economy.

Tick-tock, time is money! Brooke explains how 'compound interest' can help you set up your future-self up for success.

Sharesies CEO Brooke Roberts shares how she beats the boring budget and better manages her money.

We interviewed over 200 people and only 5 chose an option to save or invest $50. But all of them said they want to invest. So we started Sharesies to give someone with $50 the same investment opportunities as someone with $50,000.