Jackson Middleton
Only ~13% of Canadians are DIY investors, and most of them started in the last 5 years. While we didn’t quite agree on precisely how many people should/could use a DIY approach, we were all giving estimates well above that figure. There’s a lot of room for improvement.
So what is stopping people from becoming DIY investors, what are the barriers? I like to think in terms of intrinsic and external factors.
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I am wearing a kilt right now and have consumed coffee today. Family Man. Innovator. Foodie. List Maker. Marketing consultant living on Vancouver Island. I don't own pants.
