11. Tips for buying and selling | 12 Steps to Get Started Investing

11. Tips for buying and selling | 12 Steps to Get Started Investing

From Get Started Investing by Equity Mates Media

February 2, 2026 · 21 min · Season 12

About this episode

This episode provides tips on buying and selling investments, focusing on strategies like dollar cost averaging and the importance of not timing the market.

So far you’ve learnt how to build a portfolio, now we get into the specifics of how to buy shares plus keep it regular and less stressful! You’ll hear our best tips for buying and selling your investments to help stay on track for the long term. In this episode you will learn: • How do I actually buy shares or ETFs? • 3 ways of ordering shares: Market, Limit, Stop • Why we don’t time the market • The power of dollar cost averaging (DCA) • Knowing when to sell Links Mentioned: 📕 Just keep buying by Nick Maggiulli Chapters : 00:00 - Three Types of Buying 7:54 - Never Try to Time the Market 11:07 - Introducing Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) 13:40 - Buying the Dip vs DCA 15:56 - Three Signs You Should Sell This is Part 11 of our 12 step series sharing everything we’ve learned about investing to help you get started, or to remind you of why it’s so important. ———   Want more Equity Mates? Across books, podcasts, video and email, however you want to learn about investing – we’ve got you covered .   ——— In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Get Started Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their…

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Host: Equity Mates Media

Topics covered

  • buying shares
  • selling investments
  • dollar cost averaging
  • market timing
  • investment strategies

Keywords

  • buy shares
  • ETFs
  • market orders
  • limit orders
  • stop orders
  • dollar cost averaging
  • investment tips

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