Investing in equities was once the domain of people with deep pockets and the know-how to navigate the investing process. These days, technological developments such as online trading, coupled with lower investment costs and minimum investment requirements, have opened up the world of investing to the rest of us.
These developments have also helped pave the way for the emergence of micro-investing – an investment strategy enabling individuals to invest small amounts of money regularly over time.
“We've seen a big push towards democratising financial assets and different investment classes so that it's not only the high-net-worth investors that are benefiting from the best financial products in Australia,” says Gaby Rosenberg, chief executive