Investing online, or self-directed investing, is fast becoming the norm. It is secure and convenient.

1. Online investing is the way forward
Investing online, or self-directed investing, is fast becoming the norm. It is secure and convenient.
Author : iFast Content Team
Online investing is only going to move one way: Up.
Just last month, a survey conducted by BMO in Canada revealed that the number of online
investors could more than triple within the next decade. It stated that 81% of Canadians
between the ages of 18 and 34 say they expect to purchase, sell, manage and monitor their
investments online by 2018. The survey stated that currently almost 20% of Canadians invest
online.
That situation is not unique to Canada. Investors all over the world are moving in that direction.
In India too, the situation is similar.
In a Special Report in the Times of India titled E-route safe for informed investors, noted that
the mutual fund industry recorded a growth of over 150% in the last six years. The total assets
under management (AUM) of the industry rose by 23% in 2012-13, with investments through
digital channels outpacing the growth of the overall industry. A critical factor that has driven
online investments has been online funds platforms which equip self-directed investors;
commonly referred to as Do-It-Yourself (DIY) investors.
Another piece in the report titled Online investment is the way forward, mentions how laptops,
tablets and mobile handsets are replacing desk tops and increasing number of users depend on
the social media as their primary source of information.
As the internet becomes a growing part of everyone’s daily lives, it is obvious that individuals
will get more comfortable conducting their investments by this route too. The convenience just
cannot be matched. Online investing offers investors more control over their portfolios with the
capability of monitoring their investments at any time on any day.
At the start of the year, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), in a circular to stock
exchanges and clearing houses, proposed the use of online-trading technology for all debt
instruments, including corporate bonds, government securities and securitised debt
instruments. Last month, the National Stock Exchange launched online trading of domestic
corporate bonds. The Bombay Stock Exchange and Multi Commodity Exchange of India should
follow soon.
Conducting your financial transactions online is the direction investors all over the world are
gravitating towards.
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