Knowledge Builder

If the company is a Public Limited Company (plc) listed on the stock market then it’s share prices can go up or down. Find out why.

In this article, we explain what the FTSE All-Share Index is, why it's important and how it's performed over the years.

We explain the key factors you should think about when deciding what shares to buy as a stock market investor.

We explain all the basic things you need to know about dividends. From what they are to how to earn them.

Investing for growth is an investment strategy where investors seek to grow their money over the long-term. We explain how it works here.

We explain what it means to be a defensive stock and what it means to be a cyclical stock.

AIM is a market operated by the London Stock Exchange featuring smaller companies. We explain it's key features here.

This guide explains how short selling works with a worked example & why it's all over the news right now.

It's not just sports that have promotion and relegation. The FTSE indexes get a quarterly shake-up and in this guide we explain how it works.

On any given day we can see the stock market move up and down. We explain some of the key factors behind the movements.