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6 April 2023 What is a “bear market”? A guide for beginners

Find out if a 'bear market' is as scary as it sounds

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6 April 2023 What is a “bull market”? A guide for beginners

The 'bull market'. What is it? Are we in one? And where did the name come from? Read on and find out...

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Need a one stop shop on opening times across the most popular stock exchanges? Well look no further...

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Meet the authors

James Ashoo

Senior Content Writer

James has been investing for over five years. His aim is to explain the hard stuff, easily! When he's not chewing your ear off about stocks and crypto, he'll most likely be telling bad jokes.

Harjas Singh

Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder

With a wealth of experience in fintech, Harjas is the man in the know when it comes to all things product. Investing features, chatting capabilities and thriving communities – he oversees all development on the Shares app!

Harry Harrison

Finance Writer

Harry is an experienced business writer, with a love for all things tech. In his free time, he enjoys reading, playing sport and winning at chess. He also loves posting inside the Shares app!