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If you choose your shares wisely, they’ll build your wealth better than almost any other asset — if you invest for the long term.\r\n</li>\r\n\t<li>\r\nShares are a risky investment. Because shares generally produce a better return than other assets, they carry more risk, mainly because they’re more volatile in price. Using shares as a short-term gamble can give some big wins, but this strategy is fraught with danger.\r\n</li>\r\n\t<li>\r\nShares provide the best return on investment. You take an added risk by holding shares because they provide better returns than other investments. Investment is about creating wealth first, and then using that wealth to fund your retirement. You need the capital gains that shares can bring.\r\n</li>\r\n\t<li>\r\nShares need time to increase in value. With enough time and diversification (buying a range of shares spread across the economy), you’re unlikely to lose on the sharemarket. If you’re impatient, and you’re not well diversified, you can easily lose money in shares.\r\n</li>\r\n\t<li>\r\nSharemarket crashes do happen. The sharemarket suffers occasional alarming falls, but has never failed to get back to, and subsequently exceed, its previous high point. But sometimes (as in the aftermath of the 2008–09 crash) it just takes a bit longer!\r\n</li>\r\n\t<li>\r\nShares bring wealth through the magic of compounding. If you reinvest your dividends from shares, the rate of return you earn will be cumulatively larger than the amount you initially invested. Over time, compounding has the effect of accelerating the growth of your wealth.\r\n</li>\r\n\t<li>\r\nOwning shares means tax advantages. Your tax situation can benefit from using the tax advantages that come with fully franked dividends.\r\n</li>\r\n\t<li>\r\nOwning shares means you’re also a company owner. When you buy shares, you’re buying a share of the company’s assets and its profits. 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