Getting Started in US Shares
Getting Started in US Shares
Everything UK investors need to know about investing in US Stock Markets
About the Book
About the Authors
Table of Contents
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- INTRODUCTION
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Part 1: Why?
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Why consider the US at all?
- 1. The US has scale
- 2. The US has stability
- 3. The US has dynamism
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Why the US is the perfect market for investing
- 1. US markets are familiar
- 2. US markets are open
- 3. US markets are transparent
- 4. US markets are fair
- 5. US markets are liquid
- 6. US markets are deep
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Why should you invest abroad at all?
- International exposure is essential
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Why consider the US at all?
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Part 2: What?
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What you need to know about US Stock Exchanges
- New York Stock Exchange
- NASDAQ
- The OTC Exchanges
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What you need to know about US indices
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average
- Standard & Poor’s indices - the S&P 500
- The Nasdaq Composite & Nasdaq 100
- The Russell Indices
- The Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index
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What you need to know about company reporting
- How to track company reporting
- How to track company ownership changes
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Jargon Busting the USA for UK investors
- The Tower of Babel
- Financial ratios differences - UK vs US
- Market moving events
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What you need to know about US Stock Exchanges
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Part 3: How?
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How to choose a broker to trade in US stocks
- Does your broker offer services that tackle currency risk?
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What you need to know about taxes and US stocks
- 1. No Stamp Duty
- 2. Dividends don’t get double taxed - the W-8BEN form
- 3. Capital Gains can be sheltered
- 4. You can skip (nearly) all taxes through spread betting
- Essential resources for researching US stocks
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How to choose a broker to trade in US stocks
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Part 4 - Conclusion
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The American Dream
- It starts with a process
- ‘Hunters’ and ‘Farmers’
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The American Dream
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