How Many Shares Should You Buy in a Stock? (Easy Explanation)

Have you ever wondered, "How many shares of a stock should you buy?" In this video, I completely break down how many shares of a stock you should buy so it's easy to understand.

When you start investing, it can be hard to know exactly how many shares you should buy in a stock, but the answer is fairly simple.

First, you need to know how much money you want to put into the stock market. This number is different for everyone and if you're just starting, it probably won't be very much. This is perfectly okay.

Next, you need to estimate how many investments you want to have. This number can be very difficult to pin down, but it's important that everyone has a plan when they enter the stock market. Personally, I have about 15 because I've found this amount to be perfect for me.

If you need help deciding how many investments you should have, check out my video titled "How Many Stocks Should You Invest In?" And, if you need to design your whole investment portfolio, check out my video, "How to Build a Stock Portfolio From Scratch."

The next step to answering the question, "How many shares should you buy in a stock?" is to divide the number of money you want to invest by the number of stocks you want to own. This way, you'll have an idea of how much money to put into each investment.

How many shares of the stock you buy will be determined by the price of the stock. At this point, using a brokerage with fractional shares like Robinhood is key. I talk in-depth about fractional shares in this video.

Nothing in this video should be taken as financial advice or any kind of advice. This video and everything I say in it is meant for informational and entertainment purposes only. Facts may or may not be true and could change after posting the video.

Hopefully, this video helped answer your question about how many shares of a stock you should buy. If you want to learn more about investing, then check out my channel.

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[ThinkMoneyBenny]

trying to figure this all out as a beginner last year was overwhelming.
best advice is just to start & learn as you go 👍

[JB-bjyg]

Finally!! Someone who broke it down where I could understand!! Thank you!!

[TradingWithCJ]

Nice explanation! Platforms with fractional shares are the way to go

[BrendanEvan]

I made a side portfolio based on Ray Dalio's All Weather Portfolio, its done pretty well! Returned 4.03% in the last quarter compared to my wife's more aggressive Roth IRA @ 8%. But we will see how the returns look after 2-3 years.

[SeanLucasYT]

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[jayw]

If I see a stock price at $3-$4 but I know it could moon to $50-$100 I purchase 100 shares & never touch it.

If a company is priced at $10-$20 a share, I might purchase 5 or 10 to short.

[PierceJPeterson]

Great video Joey I like how you break down this explanation. Keep it up!

[BelDhannah]

Thanks for this. I was computing the supposed shares to invest so I came across your video😂

[airnite]

i buy around 150 to 200 shares of dividend stocks, depending on the yield thatll start buying one share per month for the lifetime i hold it.

[craftymulligar]

Im going to start with 1 or 2 a year. Hold nvidia to 10, 000.00. Altria 1000.00 this year, 2000.00 next year. Then buy etfs or reits.

[gume]

Hi I have a quick question. I'm very new to investing and opened a robinhood account. If I buy two fractional share of the same Company at different prices but equals 1 share . Is it 2 separate shares or combined as 1 share?

[teamsaraalikhan]

So if I buy 1 apple share How much will I make?

[capttokki]

He still didn't answer the question tho how many shares should you buy? We know you can buy a partial share but how much should you invest to 1 company

[christopheracosta]

Good explanation, I want to invest in one share from the Coca Cola company since they are doing great

[alvaro]

I just started, How much will $10 make me? In an index fund?

[barbarajamenez]

Hi can you tell me about Mobile global esport what can you tell me about them you think it's worth investing $500

[omnientertainment]

1K shares per stock is a great way to go.

[JaKamps]

I spy the book "the Intelligent Investor" in the background.

[Beloved]

How many shares of a stock do you recommend purchasing?

[jajayaboy]

you mean figure out how many stocks you can afford not want!