Welcome to Bidvest Bank Investment.
Registering is just the very first step on your Investment journey and while we believe that Investing on the stock market is not nearly as difficult as many Asset Managers and Investment Advisers would have you believe, there is still a lot to know and it can be a daunting prospect.
So we've listed a variety of useful resources below to help you on your journey.
FAQ / Knowledge base
The Bidvest bank FAQ / Knowledge base you are currently reading this article in is filled with helpful information on how to use the website, the instruments available and some general investment information.
We constantly update our articles to improve them and make them more helpful so if you don't find a solution at all, find a post that is missing information or with an explanation that isn't good enough, please let us know so we can fix it as soon as possible.
It runs on a robust search engine, so if you have a topic you'd like information on, you just type it into the search bar and like magic it will recommend solutions that should solve your issue. It's also there 24/7, 7 days a week.
EasyEquities resources
The Investment part of your Bidvest Bank account is powered by our partners at EasyEquities. Their mission is not just to provide you with an intuitive platform that is easy-on-the-wallet, but maybe more importantly to provide you with a wealth of relevant information to help you on your Investment journey.
Just some of the fantastic informational / educational tools they have to help you make that start include:
1. A fantastic Youtube channel channel containing a great set of videos on everything from "How to buy shares" to "What is a Tax-free Savings account" and many topics in between.
2. A Research page, which has a wealth of information rich articles and research.
3. The EasyEquities blog - which you can access here - http://blogs.easyequities.co.za/
They are continually publishing new blog posts explaining a variety of Investment topics that will help you on your journey. To receive an email with each new blog post, all you need to do is add your name to the mailing list by submitting your email address in this block (see image below) on the blog home page
4. EasyEquities published a campaign for the Satrix Top 40 ETF a while back which is also definitely worth taking a look at as a start as there is a lot of useful information contained there.
General Investment Resources
Finally, there are a wealth of very good resources available on the internet which you can find via Google search. Just some of the useful tools available out there are:
1. Investopedia - the Investment equivalent of Wikipedia. You should be able to find information on most things regarding Investments here.
2. On the local front:
a. Moneyweb - a South African site covering all things savings and Investment in South Africa and further afield.
b. Maya on Money - this site houses a collection of articles written by finance journalist Maya Fisher-French as well as other contributors. The aim of Maya on Money is to help you with those day-to-day money decisions related to South African finance matters, including Investing.
c. Biznews - a South African business news website with a section covering various elements of investment.
If you come across any good resources that you feel we should point out to our Investors, please let us know so we can investigate them and bring them to the attention of our Investors.
Good luck and happy investing.