What is Alphabet (Google)?
Alphabet owns Google Search, YouTube, Android, Google Cloud and a range of other bets including self-driving technology.
Search and YouTube are part of daily life across Africa, which makes Alphabet an easy company to understand.
What it would cost
Planned minimum
$1
Indicative commission
2%
A $50 order
$1.00 fee
Illustrative, not a quote. Full details on the pricing page.
How the process would work
- 1
Join the waitlist
Accounts are not open yet. Joining the waitlist puts you in line for an invitation when Token Africa launches.
- 2
Verify your identity
At launch you would confirm who you are with a government ID and a few basic details — a legal requirement for any investment account.
- 3
Add money in Liberian dollars
Planned funding through mobile money or bank transfer. Your Liberian dollars are converted to US dollars at a published rate shown before you confirm.
- 4
Choose an amount, not a number of shares
You enter what you want to invest — from $1 — and receive a fractional share of that value instead of a whole share.
- 5
Review the cost, then confirm
The indicative 2% commission and the converted dollar amount are shown before you place the order.
- 6
Track it and add over time
Your holding, its value and any dividends appear in your portfolio. Most people add small amounts regularly rather than all at once.
Before you decide
- Advertising is the bulk of the revenue, and advertising spending drops when economies slow.
- Alphabet faces ongoing competition and regulatory scrutiny in several countries.
- Different share classes exist with different voting rights.
Risk: Advertising-driven earnings can swing with the wider economy. Values can fall as well as rise and you may get back less than you put in. Currency movements between Liberian and US dollars add a second source of change. Past performance tells you nothing about the future.
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