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uwekezaji
an investment
hisa
a stock; a share
soko la hisa
the stock market; the stock exchange
hisa ni nini?
what is a stock?
unajua chochote kuhusu soko la hisa?
do you know anything about the stock market?
unaweza kuwa na hisa kwenye kampuni yoyote
you can have shares in any company
unanunua hisa chache tu
you just buy a few shares
hisa zinauzwa kwenye soko la hisa
shares are sold on the stock exchange
faida
the advantages; the pros
hasara
the cons
kunaweza kukawa na faida au hasara
there may be a profit or loss
kushuka
to go down; to descend
unapata hasara hisa zinaposhuka
you make a loss when the shares go down
bei
the price
kupanda
to board; to get on; to go up
unapata faida kama bei ya hisa itapanda
you make a profit if the share price goes up
gawio
a dividend
kuacha
to let; to quit; to leave (something)
kila mwaka
every year; annual
ukiziacha hisa zako unapata gawio la kila mwaka
if you keep your shares, you get an annual dividend
kuchagua
to choose
kuuza
to sell
lakini unaweza kuchagua kuuza hisa zako
but you can choose to sell your shares
umiliki
ownership
hisa ni umiliki wa kampuni
a share is ownership of a company
wanahisa
shareholders
malipo
a payment; payments
gawio ni malipo wanayopata wanahisa
dividends are payments made to shareholders
baada ya kampuni kupata faida
after the company makes a profit
kuanza kununua hisa
to start buying stocks
kuwasiliana
to contact
wakala
a broker
wakala wa hisa
a stockbroker
unapaswa kuwasiliana na wakala wa hisa
you need to contact a stockbroker
utafiti
a research
pia unahitaji kufanya utafiti
you also need to do some research
kujua hisa zipi ni nzuri kwa ajili ya uwekezaji
to know which stocks are good for investment
hauhitaji pesa nyingi kuwekeza
you don't need much money to invest
hati fungani
bonds
kuna tofauti gani kati ya hisa na hati fungani?
what is the difference between stocks and bonds?
mkopo
a loan
hati fungani ni kama mkopo unaoipa kampuni
bonds are like a loan you give to a company
uwekezaji mdogo
a small investment
uwekezaji mkubwa
a large investment
kuwekeza
to invest
mwekezaji
an investor
unaweza kuwa mwekezaji leo
you can become an investor today
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