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?