Question 1

What is investing?

Accepted Answer

When you invest, you buy shares of companies, bonds, ETFs or other investment products. The long-term goal is to make your initial investment increase in value or generate income from it.

Question 2

How do I start to invest?

Accepted Answer

Before you start investing, it’s important that you‘ve set aside about 6 months of salary and have started saving for you pension. Then, if you still have savings you can spare, investing can be an interesting way to make your money pay off.

Question 3

What should I invest this year?

Accepted Answer

As you may have heard, these are turbulent times in the financial markets. Investing presents challenges, but may also offer interesting opportunities. What you invest in also depends on your personal situation: how much you want to invest, what your goal is, etc. Fortunately, our bankers are here to guide you.

Question 4

How can you invest safely?

Accepted Answer

Not all financial instruments are equally risky. In general, bonds, for instance, carry less risk than shares. Investing over the long term in a mix of instruments helps to spread risk. Of course, it also depends on your attitude to risk and what you perceive as safe and less safe.

Question 5

What are socially responsible or sustainable investments?

Accepted Answer

These are investments with which you aim to get both a financial return and a positive impact on society. In other terms, by choosing responsible or sustainable investments, you make sure that companies you invest in take sustainable development into account in their activities, (e.eg. by reducing their energy footprint), not evading taxes, etc.