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Feeling overwhelmed with choosing shares to invest in? With so many options, it can be hard to decide on the best shares to buy for your situation. We can’t tell you which shares to choose, but we can share our helpful tips to boost your confidence when buying your first shares and starting your investing journey.

We chatted with seasoned Hatch investors about some of their tips for investing in the share markets to help guide you on your way to becoming a seasoned investor.

Considered the eighth wonder of the world, compounding interest or compounding growth is when your money makes money faster and faster over time. Here’s how you could reap the rewards of compounding interest and put your money to work.

So many investing resources out there you don't know how to choose? We've compiled a list of our favourite free investing resources for beginners to help pump up your financial knowledge in a way that best suits you.

From green energy and space tourism to crypto cops and TikTok blocks, we’ve gazed into the crystal ball to see what might be the prominent investing themes investors could watch out for in 2023. Plus we compare our predictions from last year against what actually happened.

Think money laundering is just the stuff of TV drama? TV is becoming reality, with around 2-5% of GDP (trillions of dollars!) laundered worldwide every year. Get the lowdown on this dirty biz, and how Kiwis are joining in the fight against it.

You’ve done your research and you’re vibing the confidence to start investing your money. You start exploring your options and immediately hit a wall of jargon. What exactly are stocks? Or ETFs? Is one better than the other?

Love and money can be a bit like oil and water but how you manage money could determine just how successful your relationship will be. Here’s our tips on how to deal with money in a relationship.

Like many things sold in markets, supply and demand drive share prices. This means prices can rise when more investors are buying a company’s shares and, on the flip side, fall when more investors sell the company’s shares. Yep, investors are part of determining a company’s share price.

NZ FIF tax rules apply to investors who invested more than $50,000 NZD in Foreign Investment Funds (FIFs) at any point in the last tax year. This article, along with the data in your Hatch tax report, will give you everything you need to know about what you need to do at tax time.

Because you earned more than $200 in income that wasn't taxed before you received it (like your dividends through Hatch), you'll have to file a tax return. Hatch gives you everything you need and we'll walk you through how to fill it out.

You may have heard about the hype surrounding an IPO, but what is an IPO and how does it work? We’ve put together a primer so you can make the right decision for you when it comes to considering investing in IPOs.