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What is a cumulative dividend?
Keep reading to learn how cumulative dividends work, the pros and cons of receiving cumulative dividends and how to keep track of dividends with Sharesight.
Spotlight on the ‘S’ of ESG: The rise of social factors
In this article, we explore the meaning behind social factors, as well as the risks and challenges when assessing these issues as part of ESG investing.
What are short-term vs long-term capital gains?
This blog post explains the difference between short-term and long-term capital gains, and how Australian investors can use Sharesight to calculate their CGT.
What is diversification in investing?
Keep reading to learn more about the benefits of diversification, different diversification strategies and how to track your diversification with Sharesight.
What is a Listed Investment Company (LIC)?
LICs are listed investment vehicles popular with Australian investors that are both easy to access and offer a number of advantages vs other investment funds.
How to calculate a stock's dividend growth rate
To learn how the dividend growth rate is calculated, how it can be used and how Sharesight helps investors keep track of their dividends, keep reading.
What is dividend yield?
To learn more about dividend yields, the pros and cons of dividend investing and why Sharesight is the ultimate dividend tracking tool, keep reading.
What is a dividend?
This blog explains the different types of dividends, the pros and cons, the tax implications and how Sharesight helps investors keep track of their dividends.
What is a franked dividend?
This blog will explain how franked dividends work, the tax implications they have for investors, and how Sharesight can help investors track dividends.
4 ways Sharesight is better than Google Finance
Looking for a Google Finance alternative? Sharesight provides annualised performance, automatic dividends, currency impacts and advanced portfolio reporting.
How your broker’s performance numbers mislead you
This post will explain why your broker’s performance numbers are misleading, and how Sharesight provides investors with the true picture of their returns.
What is dividend harvesting (dividend capture)?
The theory behind dividend harvesting strategies is to buy shares in companies just before they pay dividends and sell them soon after. Read this to learn more.