5 investing myths that will hurt you later in life
"Never invest in the stock market"
"It's way too risky. Instead, work hard, save money, and keep it nice and safe in the bank"
That's all I knew from the stock market when...
How to invest in gender equality in the workplace
I was living in New York when I first read Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg when the book came out in 2013.
Saying that this book on gender equality in the...
What is ESG investing, anyway?
I will be honest with you: when I started investing years ago, I did not know what ESG investing really was.
And once I more or less understood what it meant, it did not exactly figure on my...
Is 10% a realistic investment return rate?
A couple of weeks ago, I did a presentation at EY, a company I used to work for in New York and which provides advisory, assurance, tax, and transaction services around the world.
As I...
How much money do you need to start investing?
“A few years ago, I started investing with USD 20,000.
Like everyone, I asked myself: “how much money do you need to start investing?”
At that time, I really wanted to get...
Stock markets basics
If you are a beginner investor or interested in becoming one, then you first need to understand what the stock market really is and learns the basics of how the stock market works.
Simply...
12 Reasons women must invest to achieve financial security
“These women issues don’t apply to me.” This is what I believed until my late twenties. I also felt very confident about my financial security.
Everything had gone pretty...
Dollar cost averaging: 6 reasons to automate your investments
At the end of November 2015, I bought stocks from Alibaba, a prominent Chinese conglomerate, and by now the world’s largest e-commerce company.
At that time, I had never...
Choose an online investment platform and (finally!) start investing
Chances are you might have read my latest article about online robo-advisors.
And chances are now you feel the urge to open an account with a robo-advisor and finally START...
How to start investing with online robo advisory platforms
Wondering how to start investing and become a confident investor?
Well, for the last few months, I have been watching my colleague Laura radically change her mindset from the usual:
...
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Aysha van de Paer
Aysha has over a decade of professional experience in the financial industry around the world.
In 2017, Aysha lost her husband in a road accident while expecting their second child. The new financial reality that followed inspired her to start a blog on investing for women.
Today she teaches women how to become confident and responsible investors to achieve financial security over the long term.
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