Investing

All your investing questions covered. Learn more about fractional shares, dollar based investing and dividends.

25 articles in this collection
Written by Kristen Lunman, Natalie Ferguson, and Jaclyn Herr

Do you have watchlists?

With Hatch, you can easily watch your favourite shares until you are ready to buy.

Written by Kristen Lunman
Updated over a week ago

Can I request a company or ETF be added to Hatch?

The short answer: Please do!

Written by Jaclyn Herr
Updated over a week ago

Why do the US share markets halt trading?

Circuit breakers temporarily halt trading when share prices hit predefined levels.

Written by Natalie Ferguson
Updated over a week ago

Types of orders

What is a market order?

Buy and sell shares as soon as possible at the best available price

Written by Jaclyn Herr
Updated over a week ago

What's a limit order?

Limit orders allow you to set the price you want to buy or sell shares for

Written by Jaclyn Herr
Updated over a week ago

What's the difference between a market order and a limit order?

There's two ways you can buy and sell shares through Hatch

Written by Natalie Ferguson
Updated over a week ago

What is auto-investing?

Auto-investing takes the time and effort out of building your portfolio.

Written by Jaclyn Herr
Updated over a week ago

Auto-investing

What are the fees for auto-investing?

You control the fees you pay with auto-invest

Written by Natalie Ferguson
Updated over a week ago

How often do auto-investments get placed?

You can choose for it to repeat weekly, fortnightly, 4 weekly, monthly, or quarterly

Written by Natalie Ferguson
Updated over a week ago

Is my available balance set aside to ensure my auto-investment goes through?

You need to keep enough in your account to cover any orders you have scheduled.

Written by Natalie Ferguson
Updated over a week ago

What happens if my balance is less than what I need for my next auto-investment?

If there isn't enough money in your Hatch account for an auto-investment, it will be skipped.

Written by Natalie Ferguson
Updated over a week ago

Is there a restriction on how many auto-investments I can have at once?

Nope! You can set up as many auto-investments as you like.

Written by Natalie Ferguson
Updated over a week ago

What happens if I have an auto-investment scheduled to be placed on a day the share markets are closed?

It’ll get placed when the markets next open, at the opening share price

Written by Natalie Ferguson
Updated over a week ago

Fractional shares/dollar based investing

What is dollar-based investing?

Written by Kristen Lunman
Updated over a week ago

What’s a fractional share?

Fractional shares are portions of a whole share of a company or ETF

Written by Jaclyn Herr
Updated over a week ago

Do I receive dividends on fractional shares?

Yes. You receive a dividend payment based on the fraction of the share that you own.

Written by Jaclyn Herr
Updated over a week ago

Do I get voting rights with fractional shares?

No. Fractional shares do not have voting rights, but your full shares do.

Written by Jaclyn Herr
Updated over a week ago

Why is my fractional order total different to what I expected?

Written by Jaclyn Herr
Updated over a week ago

Investing jargon explained

What is an ETF (Exchange Traded Fund)?

ETFs allow investors to buy a basket of shares in a single trade.

Written by Natalie Ferguson
Updated over a week ago

What is an American Depositary Receipt (ADR), and why are they different?

American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) were introduced in 1927 as an easier way to invest in foreign companies through the US share markets.

Written by Natalie Ferguson
Updated over a week ago

What does "liquid" mean?

Basically, liquidity refers to how frequently shares in a company or ETF are traded

Written by Jaclyn Herr
Updated over a week ago

What is dollar-cost averaging?

How to get the best deal when you can't see the future

Written by Jaclyn Herr
Updated over a week ago

What’s the difference between Berkshire Hathaway Class A and Class B shares?

If you are trying to decide which one to choose

Written by Kristen Lunman
Updated over a week ago

Dividends

What’s a dividend?

A dividend is the distribution of a company’s earnings - not all companies pay dividends

Written by Jaclyn Herr
Updated over a week ago

How do dividends get paid out?

Companies can choose to pay dividends every quarter or annually

Written by Jaclyn Herr
Updated over a week ago