Shares & Stocks

Growth

These are the shares you buy for capital growth, rather than dividends. Growth stocks are essentially shares in companies that are generating positive cash flows and whose earnings are expected to grow at an above-average rate relative to the market.

Dividends

Yield stocks, ideally, are those that perform well in bull markets while providing partial downside protection for investors in bear markets. They are the stocks of choice for the income-seeking investor.

The stock yield is calculated by dividing the yearly dividends paid by the company to the company’s share price. For example, if a company is expected to pay out $0.50 in dividends over the next year and is currently trading at $20, the dividend yield is 2.5%

Defensive

These shares are useful in times of uncertainty in the market and are considered safe havens.

These are the shares that don’t go down so much when times are tough because they sell consumer staples. Typically, these types of stocks provide a constant dividend and report stable earnings regardless of the state of the share market as a whole.