How risky is investing?

There are many different ways to invest in the stock market, and there are certainly high-risk investing strategies out there. However, our mission at Hiver is to help everyone begin investing, so we will only be covering low-risk investing options on our platform. 

Whenever you put your money into something, you are taking on some level of risk. When buying a home, you’re taking on the risk that the area where you’ve bought the property might not be very desirable in the future and it will be worth less than what you paid. Or when buying a designer handbag or art piece, you’re taking on the risk that it may not be as desirable in the future as it is today. 

However, the risk of these things happening can be lowered when you’ve done your research and have chosen investments that are ‘safe bets’ rather than choosing something that is flashy or exciting. 

Low-risk investing is, as the name suggests, low risk. Rather than investing all of your money into a single company, low-risk investing will make sure your money is split up into many, many different companies across the globe, and particularly in companies that have a strong track record and excellent plans for how they’ll continue to grow in the future.