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Iona Bain is an award-winning speaker, author, writer and broadcaster – and she’s on a mission to help young people get to grips with personal finance.
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The episode
We discussed:
The origins of the current trend for investing amongst young people;
The impact of influencers on young people’s investment choices (positive and negative);
The influence of US investing culture on young people in the UK;
Short termism and online investing culture;
The importance of good information delivered in an approachable and relatable way for young people;
The types of online investment platforms: roboadvisers, traditional platforms and share trading apps;
The impact of share trading apps, gamification and investing as a hobby;
GameStop and the wallstreetbets community on Reddit (NSFW and not for the faint-hearted);
Self-certification and access to very high risk investments on trading apps;
The regulatory balance of access versus and consumer protection;
Investing as rebellion;
How young people can invest in ways that are likely to reduce risk and bring long term gains;
Active vs passive investing;
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs);
You can read Iona’s blog Young Money and follow Iona on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
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