by Jeremy Fawcett | 04 February 2022 | UK D2C
A year ago, GameStop symbolised the ‘democratisation’ of investing. However, a recently published book suggests it was ‘The Revolution that Wasn’t’, with no power shift towards ordinary investors. In the UK, elevated share trading coincided with the arrival of a new...
by Richard Bradley | 07 January 2022 | UK D2C
We’re finally seeing a welcome boost to the number of investors in the UK. We’ve been tracking the proportion of the UK population that save and invest for the last decade. The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have been the catalyst for many people to finally open an...
by Jeremy Fawcett | 12 November 2021 | UK D2C
A flood of new investors over the last 18 months has allowed us to analyse how people get started and which services they gravitate towards. The media narrative suggests cryptocurrencies and hot stocks have sparked an investing frenzy among young people, but it’s...
by Samuel Richardson | 02 July 2021 | UK D2C
The UK D2C investing market has seen a rapid influx of new investors since the start of the pandemic. Many of this group have been short-term speculators, trying to earn a quick return in volatile markets. First-time investors often associate investing with gambling,...
by Jeremy Fawcett | 25 June 2021 | UK D2C
There has been a spike in trading activity by self-directed investors over the last 15 months and we’ve seen the arrival of a new cohort of first-time investors who are attracted to some of the higher risk options. US tech stocks, cryptocurrency and CFDs have all been...
by Andrew Ashwood | 07 May 2021 | UK D2C
The last 12 months have been transformational for providers across the retail investing spectrum. Adviser platform flows have picked up over the last two quarters but it’s online investing services that have seen a huge increase in demand. Where are these new DIY...
