{"id":14113,"date":"2021-07-27T17:15:13","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T16:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ccpc.ie\/consumers\/?page_id=14113"},"modified":"2025-03-04T14:09:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T14:09:03","slug":"types-of-investment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/consumers\/money\/investing\/types-of-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Traditional Investments Types<\/th>\nAlternative Investment Types<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Shares<\/a><\/td>\nStructured Products<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Government and corporate bonds<\/a><\/td>\nCrowdfunding<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tracker bonds<\/a><\/td>\nCrypto-currencies<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Property<\/a><\/td>\nBinary options<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unit-linked funds<\/a><\/td>\nContracts for Difference<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Shares<\/h2>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tWhat are shares and how do they work?\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t
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A share is a small part of a company that you can buy for a set price. Share prices can<\/span>