Sharesies adds US shares and begins Aussie expansion

Sharesies adds US shares and begins Aussie expansion
Dan Brunskill
Sharesies has added US stocks to its online investment platform and is looking to expand into Australia, following the rush of signups during the pandemic lockdown. The share-trading app will offer more than 2,000 American companies and 700 exchange-traded funds alongside the approximately 165 NZX-listed companies and funds. Sharesies was launched in 2017 to provide an easy way to invest in the NZX with a vision to provide the same opportunities to an investor with $5 as an investor with $500,000. Fintech apps, like Sharesies, have mad...

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