1.0Newcastle Financial Planners & Financial Advisorshttps://financialplanner-newcastle.com.auHarlan Marriotthttps://financialplanner-newcastle.com.au/author/fpltca/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://financialplanner-newcastle.com.au/your-investment-journey/">Starting Off Your Investment Journey</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://financialplanner-newcastle.com.au/your-investment-journey/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Starting Off Your Investment Journey” — Newcastle Financial Planners & Financial Advisors" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>Investing your money is a great way to grow your wealth, but it can be intimidating to someone who is starting fresh. Investing is unique to each person because of the time and money everyone is willing to invest is different. Before you begin investing you should think about what sort of investing style you would like to adopt, how much money you can afford to invest, and your risk tolerance. Investing style There are two main investing styles that you can adopt. The style you choose will depend on the time and effort you’re willing to put in, and the sort of output you expect from your investment. Passive investing: This is a hands-off approach that tends to focus on long term returns. The return from these investments will be stable and predictable. Active investing: This is a lot more hands on. It requires you choosing and conducting the investments yourself. This will require a lot more of your time because you will need to continually be researching opportunities. The return from these investments, although risky, can be quite large. As a beginner, the passive style might be more appealing till you can learn and understand the market well […]