As a standard, almost every mobile I’ve bought in the last 5 or 6 years,
whether it is an Android or iPhone, comes with software for monitoring stocks
and shares. For many people, this could be the perfect introduction to
investing, encouraging them to learn more about the profitable information that
is readily available to them. When I made my first investments, there was very
little means for checking up on stocks and shares beyond teletext or 24 hour
news channels.
The new wave of mobile apps and stakeholder management software has made this information
even more accessible, as well as more suited to the current digital market. The
ability to constantly check on my shares has changed the way I manage my money;
it’s almost very addictive like a mobile game, where I’m constantly checking and
updating an assortment of statistics.
Like most kinds of software for consumer electronics, there is usually
one aimed at more casual users, and the other aimed at people who prefer more
advanced settings and technical usage. Having frequently used both
top-of-the-line investment management programmes for mobile and desktop, I
would say there are very clear differences. Most of the investment apps would
be perfect for starting out, but they don’t offer users a breadth of features
for effectively managing their shares.
I found the desktop incarnations to be much more natural. When the
internet was in its infancy, I was right in the middle of my business centric
years. I spent a lot of time browsing the earliest investment sites and seeing
what intricate nuggets of financial wisdom I could gleam. The world of
investing has changed even more since then; word has spread across the internet
of how easily money can be made through investments, and the competitive nature
that exists today was born from this.
Mobile technology also changed investments drastically. Apps and mobile
sites made financial information even more accessible to everyone. Alongside
the ever-more increasing amount of information on the internet, mobile apps
gave investors a means to put it to use at any time. Some of the most inventive
of these includes Acorns, which appeals to first time investors by allowing
users to invest spare change. The app is listed as finance & educational in
the iTunes store, and offers users visualised information to better manage
their money.
Also on the rise is technical
analysis tools. Although many apps and software solutions
offer integrated technical analysis of share prices, it still exists as
standalone software. Coupled with new technologies, technical analysis tools
have become an important part of investments, allowing a greater analysis and
understanding of yields for tech-loving mobile investors.
Through consumer electronics, I believe the intricacies of investments
will be available to a larger range of people. These technologies have already
helped people take control of their health, workflow, communications, and
travel. With finance in the mix, as well as ongoing information on investments,
consumers are being truly empowered by the range of digital tools available to
them today.
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