Investing Guides: Learn How to Invest

CMC Markets is a multi-asset investment platform. The value of your investments may go up or down. When you invest, your capital is at risk.

Strategies

STRATEGY

18 investing strategies

Learn about 18 investing strategies that every investor should know, including popular strategies like value and growth investing.

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Creating an investment portfolio

Follow our investing guide to see how you can set up your own investment portfolio using 10 easy key steps.

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Advantages & disadvantages of investing

In this article, we explain the advantages and disadvantages of investing your money. Find out the pros and cons of risking your money for better potential returns.

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Low-risk investments

Discover some of the best low-risk investments from the past 10 years, which have been categorised based on investments that had low volatility but high gains.

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Warren Buffett's investment strategies

In this guide, we list some important investment strategies that famous investor Warren Buffett uses to attain his market beating returns over the long term.

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Best short-term investments

Learn about a variety of short-term investments that can provide a consistent source of income, including online savings accounts, short-term bond funds, and certificates of deposit.

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How to invest in gold and silver

In this article, we explore if gold and silver can be a good investment, the different ways you can invest in gold and silver, including stocks and ETFs, along with how to get started.

STRATEGY

Averaging Down on Stocks

Discover what the averaging down on stocks strategy is, if it’s a good strategy, and when you might consider employing it. Invest in stocks today.

STRATEGY

Best Investing Books

Discover some of the bestselling investing books of all-time, covering topics such as stock investing, asset allocation, value investing, and financial analysis, from well-known investors

STRATEGY

Core-satellite approach

In this article, we explain the core-satellite approach to portfolio construction and how it could help you to build a portfolio that takes advantage of both passive and active investing.

Share dealing

SHARE DEALING

How to invest in stocks

This step-by-step guide will show you how to start investing in stocks, from setting your goals, all the way to how to pick stocks.

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Semiconductor stocks

The semiconductor industry is a growing trend in the stock market. See our list of some top-performing semiconductor stocks.

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UK value stocks

Discover the top 10 cheap UK value stocks based on a combination of valuation metrics, such as financial ratios and volume. Find UK value stocks to watch for the long term.

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Monthly dividend stocks

Learn how to find stocks that pay monthly dividends to earn returns on your investment. Discover a list of monthly dividend stocks and ETFs from around the globe.

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Small-cap stocks

Discover what is classified as a small-cap stock and how to invest in them. Discover small-cap stocks to watch right now that may grow and generate returns in years to come.

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Natural gas stocks

Discover some of the biggest natural gas stocks to consider adding to your portfolio this year, as we delve into the outlook for the natural gas market.

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NFT stocks

In this article, we list some of the top NFT stocks you should be watching to potentially take advantage of growing technology. Start investing in NFT related stocks today.

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)

ETFS

What are index funds?

We explain what index funds are, the pros and cons of investing in index-funds, how to choose from the thousands of funds out there, and which have been the best performing.

ETFS

accumulation-vs-income-distribution-funds

Join us as we explain what the differences are between accumulation and income distribution funds, the pros and cons of each, and when an investor might use one or the other.

ETFS

Gold ETFs

Discover some of the best-performing gold ETFs over the past five years based on returns, including gold funds issued by iShares, SPDR, and VanEck, to add stability to your portfolio.