What advisers can learn from Gamestop

There are many changes caused by the coronavirus crisis that were perhaps predictable at the start of the pandemic — a shift to working from home, a rise in home gym sales and far too many banana breads being baked.

But one that was perhaps less easy to forecast was the rise in DIY investing and day trading. Retail platforms have experienced a huge wave of new clients, equity trades have more than doubled, and the recent Gamestop battle between amateur investors and hedge funds caused a trading frenzy.

But what does this mean for advisers? How seriously should the advice market take the growth of retail trading, and how might they benefit from the trend?

In this episode, reporter Imogen Tew is joined by Greg Davies, head of behavioural science at Oxford Risk, and Martin Bamford, head of client education at Informed Choice to discuss the what it means for advisers.

Then, Imogen discusses the Pensions Bill and the rise of vulnerable clients with fellow reporters Rachel Mortimer and Amy Austin.

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