On the ASX - shareholders have the option of holding securities they have purchased as either an Issue-sponsored holding or CHESS approved holdings and there are significant differences that can be important to you.
Issuer sponsored holdings are shares that you have purchased in a company and seek the company to [...]

CHESS stands for the Clearing House Electronic Subregister System and is the Australia Stock Exchanges (ASX) computer settlement instrument for dematerialized or uncertified (paperless) securities. It transfers the legal ownership of securities in both the primary and secondary markets between buyers and sellers and assists with the transfer of money [...]

There are only certain avenues available to investors to purchase shares in a company and all of them revolve around a broker. Brokers are people whom have access to the market and handle your orders to buy and sell shares. They are a type of financial intermediary - that is, they help [...]

If connecting to the Internet is not your cup of tea, then another more widely available option is checking your shares through the newspaper. Most Australian newspapers will print the previous days, end of day stock market prices, as well as providing some simple commentary on the movements within the market. [...]

To help you understand what investors perceive a company to be worth - first take a look at its earnings or profits. Usually, the more profitable a company is - the more demand for the company’s stock there is. If a company makes no money, then there is no possible way [...]