PROPS AND CONS OF ONLINE INVESTING




Although online investing does have some undeniable benefits, it comes with drawbacks, too. To see if online investing is right for you, here's a list of the pros and cons of online investing.

PROS:

Cost: Traditional brokerages charge, on average, about twice as much as online brokerages per transaction.

Availability: Online brokerages never close, which allows individual investors constant access to their accounts.

Convenience: Online investors can perform transactions anywhere with Internet access, while traditional brokers may require at least one visit.

Service: With online brokers, individuals can set stop orders and other important triggers to kick in automatically, preventing potentially huge losses.

CONS:

Little support: Many online investors buy with little experience or knowledge of the stock market. Online investors don't have a professional to help talk them out of foolhardy decisions.

Overbuying: Trading stocks online is fun and cheap, but frequent trading is not good for long-term growth and transaction fees can pile up quickly.

Security issues: Although online trading firms work very hard to keep customer data safe, there is still a small risk from hackers of phishing – replica sites of genuine investment sites set up to steal investor an individual's private data.

CONCLUSION:

If you think you can beat the professionals at predicting the market, then the low costs and convenience of online investing may be ideal – especially if you have the patience to keep from overbuying. If you're more cautious, however, it may pay to take the more traditional route. 


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Written by: Boaz Bett

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