Perfect! Let's begin your investment journey step-by-step — designed especially for Cambodian beginners 🇰🇭, in both Khmer and English.
📍 Step 1: Saving and
Preparing to Invest
✅ English:
Before you invest, you need to save money regularly. This is
the money that will grow in the future.
Here’s what you should do:
- Set
     a monthly savings goal ($50, $100, or more).
 - Open
     a safe bank account.
 - Track
     your expenses and cut unnecessary spending.
 - Start
     an emergency fund (3–6 months of your daily expenses).
 
🇰🇭 Khmer:
មុនពេលដែលអ្នកចាប់ផ្តើមវិនិយោគ
អ្នកត្រូវអាប់សន្សំប្រាក់ជាទៀងទាត់។ ប្រាក់នេះជាប្រាក់ដែលនឹងរីកចម្រើននៅពេលអនាគត។
អ្វីដែលអ្នកគួរធ្វើ៖
១. កំណត់គោលដៅសន្សំប្រាក់ប្រចាំខែ (ដូចជា $50,
$100 ឬច្រើនជាងនេះ)
២. បើកគណនីធនាគារដែលមានសុវត្ថិភាព
៣. តាមដានការចំណាយរបស់អ្នក
និងកាត់បន្ថយការចំណាយមិនចាំបាច់
៤. ចាប់ផ្ដើមបង្កើតប្រាក់បម្រុងក្នុងករណីអាសន្ន (3–6
ខែនៃចំណាយប្រចាំថ្ងៃ)
Would you like to continue to Step 2: Understanding
Passive Income and Dividends next?
Yes
Great! Let’s move to Step 2: Understanding Passive Income
and Dividends — explained simply in both English and Khmer 🇰🇭.
📍 Step 2: Understanding
Passive Income and Dividends
✅ English:
Passive income is money you earn without working
every day. It keeps coming in while you sleep.
One type of passive income is dividends — money paid
to you by companies when you own their stocks (shares).
📘 Example:
- You
     buy a stock for $100.
 - That
     company gives you $4 per year in dividends.
 - You
     still own the stock and get money yearly — this is passive
     income.
 
✅ Why it’s good:
- It
     grows slowly but safely.
 - You
     can reinvest dividends to buy more stocks.
 - It
     helps you build wealth over time.
 
🇰🇭 Khmer:
Passive income (ប្រាក់ចំណូលសកម្មភាពទាប) មានន័យថា
ប្រាក់ដែលអ្នករកបានដោយមិនចាំបាច់ធ្វើការរាល់ថ្ងៃ។
ប្រាក់នេះអាចចូលមកទោះបីជាអ្នកកំពុងដេកផងដែរ។
មួយប្រភេទនៃប្រាក់ចំណូលនេះគឺ dividends (ប្រាក់ចំណេញចែកជូន) — ប្រាក់ដែលក្រុមហ៊ុនបង់ឲ្យអ្នកពេលអ្នកកាន់ស្តុក (ភាគហ៊ុន) របស់ពួកគេ។
🪙 ឧទាហរណ៍៖
- អ្នកទិញភាគហ៊ុនមួយក្នុងតម្លៃ $100
 - ក្រុមហ៊ុននោះបង់ $4 ក្នុងមួយឆ្នាំជាប្រាក់ចំណេញចែកជូន
 - អ្នកកាន់ភាគហ៊ុនដដែល ហើយ ទទួលបានប្រាក់ជារៀងរាល់ឆ្នាំ — នេះហើយហៅថា Passive income
 
✅ ហេតុអ្វីវាល្អ:
- វាកើនឡើងយឺតៗ តែមានសុវត្ថិភាព
 - អ្នកអាចយកប្រាក់ចំណេញនេះទៅទិញភាគហ៊ុនបន្ថែម
 - វជួយឲ្យអ្នកសន្សំទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិបានក្នុងរយៈពេលវែង
 
Next up is Step 3: Understanding ETFs (Exchange-Traded
Funds) — a great choice for beginners.
Would you like to continue to that now? ✅📈
Here’s a simple ETF Review Checklist you can use
before investing — great for beginners and helpful every time you compare
funds:
✅ ETF Review Checklist (Before
You Buy)
🗂️ 1. Basic Info
- ETF
     Name: ___________________________
 - Ticker
     Symbol (ex: VTI, VXUS): _________
 - Price
     per Share: $_________
 
📊 2. Performance
- 1-Year
     Return: _______%
 - 5-Year
     Return: _______%
 - 10-Year
     Return: _______%
 - Compared
     to benchmark (S&P 500 or others): ☐ Better ☐ Worse ☐ Similar
 
💰 3. Dividends
- Dividend
     Yield: _______%
 - ☐
     Pays dividends regularly (monthly, quarterly)
 - ☐
     Dividend growth over time?
 
💼 4. Fund Strategy &
Holdings
- ☐
     What index does it follow? ___________________
 - ☐
     Type of assets (Stocks? Bonds? Mix?) ___________
 - ☐
     How many companies/assets inside? ___________
 - ☐
     Focus: ☐ US ☐ Global ☐ Emerging markets ☐ Sector-specific
 
💸 5. Costs
- Expense
     Ratio: _______%
 - ☐
     Any commission or trading fees?
 
📉 6. Risk Level
- ☐
     Low (e.g., Treasury ETFs, bonds)
 - ☐
     Medium (e.g., total market ETFs)
 - ☐
     High (e.g., sector ETFs, emerging markets)
 
🎯 7. Goal Match
- ☐
     Long-term growth
 - ☐
     Monthly/Quarterly income
 - ☐
     Diversification
 - ☐
     Capital preservation
 - ☐
     Fits well with my other investments
 
🧠 Notes / Final Thoughts:
Would you like this checklist as a printable PDF or in Excel format to track multiple ETFs?