Full guide to Australias blue chip shares [Video]

If you’re interested in investing in the stock market, you’ve probably come across the term “blue chip” shares. You may be wondering what they are and how you can invest in them.

Blue chips are stocks that are well known, are high quality and are often market leaders in their industry.

This means they are lower-risk businesses and are often considered safe havens for investors.

Blue chip shares in Australia generally have 4 key characteristics:

In this explainer, we’ll show you a list of these stocks with performance the last 5 years, pros and cons of investing and how to buy blue chip shares in Australia.

What are Australia’s blue chip shares?

Explore the list of ASX blue chip stocks

Source: S&P/ASX20 index

There is no official list of “blue chip” stocks – the closest we have is the list of companies on the S&P/ASX 50 index, a list of Australia’s top 50 companies by market capitalisation. It includes companies with a history of providing steady returns …