My first time....buying shares

It has only taken 22 yrs, but after two share gifts courtesy of floating Tower and IAG, I finally purchased my first shares, using an Online broker. There was so much choice, so after lots of reading and careful consideration, I ended up with a listed investment company that invested in S&P/ASX 200, so it closely follows the market. It is so exciting following it's progress or otherwise - it's a long term investment, and I'm regularly investing in more of their shares, so if it goes down, I still win getting it on sale.