BECOME A STAR PIGGYBANK ®
FUNd MANAGER ™
JOIN IN OINK!'S FAB NEW BUSINESS GAME...

It's simple! We'll give you some Piggybank® CASH for your FUNd so you can buy shares in companies you think you'd like to invest in. YOU decide how much you want to invest in each company's "stock". The PIGGYBANK® Fantasy Stock Exchange™ will automatically track the trades you've made. THE WINNER WILL BE THE FUNd MANAGER™ WHO'S MADE THE MOST MONEY!!

Here are fifteen top tips for budding FUNd managers:

1. BUY LOW. SELL HIGH - This is the basic rule. Sell your shares when you think they are not going to get much higher. Similarly buy the shares when you think they are quite “cheap”.

2. DON'T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET - Remember, shares go up but they also go down. Even if you're onto a winner, it can be a bad idea to invest all of your PIGGYBANK cash in the same company.

3. CHECK YOUR SHARE PRICES! - Share prices can plummet unexpectedly and you can lose you hard earned cash quicker than you can say John Maynard Kaynes. Keep a close eye on some of the more unstable shares.

4. PLAY THE PERCENTAGE - It’s the percentage raise or fall that is important.
If a share costs £1, a 1p raise will be a 1% increase, but if the share is worth 10p, that rise in price will mean a 10% increase. So in this case you are better off having ten of the 10p shares.

5. 'HORRIBLE HISTORIES' - Look at the share’s historical data – what was it’s highest price and lowest? How long did it take to rise… and fall. Check out the London Stock Exchange website for info!

6. PLAYING WITH RISK - Never invest what you can’t afford to lose! The more variety of shares you have the more chance you have that not all will go down: that means less risk.

7. HIGH FLYER - Remember, what goes up must come down! If your shares are rising and flying high you might want to cash in on them before they come down. Don’t get too greedy!

8. DO YOUR HOMEWORK!! - This kind is really fun to do – a bit like being a private eye! Once you’ve decided which company to invest in, go onto their website and dig around for any information which will help you make the decision to invest.

9. WHAT'S UP DOC? - As well as entertaining you, newspapers can also help you make money (especially pink ones)! Keep an eye on the business pages. Check out rumours, like takeovers, tumbling sales, people losing their jobs. Remember, though, once the papes are out, it’s almost too late to invest, as the shares would have reacted to the news already! The key is to predict – not just follow!

10. WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE... It's not all about the money: well, it is, really. But you can also invest in companies whose business you’re interested in. If you know that the next in the series of your favourite book is about to be released then it might be worth investing in its publisher, for instance.

11. SAFE NOT SORRY! - Investing in older, more established companies means you're more likely to see steady growth in your investment. So what's the catch? The lower risk means you'll usually see a much slower growth of your investment. If you invest in these companies, you'll often need to hang onto your shares for a while.

12. FOLLOW MY LEADER - There are company bosses who have such a good reputation for making money, they have an almost magical effect on companies’ shares. Once you’ve been reading the biz pages long enough, you’ll get to know them. Follow them!

13. QUICK ON THE DRAW! - Shares change in value, constantly. You could lose out by not deciding quickly whether to buy or sell.

14. LOSERS CAN BE WINNERS! - If a share of a big, well-known company is way down there, think about buying a few! It might go lower, but it could bounce around a bit, and you could make a decent (small) profit!

15. A BIRD IN THE HAND - It’s sometimes better to keep your cash on deposit at a bank, knowing it’ll safely earn you interest with NO RISK! Check this against what you MIGHT make investing in a particular share.

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