invstr U.S.A East Coast tour

by Invstr | Jan 31, 2017

Throughout this week, invstr CEO and Founder Kerim Derhalli is visiting Universities and Colleges throughout the East Coast of the United States. He will meet with business students and faculty members to speak about finance, investing, his background in the industry and the changing technological landscape, in which invstr is playing a key role as a fintech business. Our message is truly global in it’s scope – we want to improve people’s access to financial education across the world. We already have players from over 160 countries with more than 500,000 games played in our app since August 2016.

Kerim will be speaking at the following colleges: –

Manhattan College
Fordham University (Fordham business students pictured with Kerim below)
Columbia University
New York University
Brandeis University
Harvard University
Boston University
John Hopkins University
George Washington University

A key audience for us at invstr is the millenial generation, particularly those with an interest in studying finance and business in higher education and those who wish to pursue a similar career path. These are the very people who will be entering the workforce at a time of digital disruption in the business. We frequently reach out to students across the world – and are encouraging them to take part in the Student Investing Championship which is open to every university.

Make no mistake, we are living in a time of great technological innovation. This is exciting but also represents difficult changes for the job market, which faces threats from the increasingly realistic prospect of automation replacing human workers across many sectors. The financial sector is also at risk for disruption. How? Kerim spoke about this at length in a recent interview with Efinancialcareers, where he discussed how aspects of the trade such as money transferring and mergers and acquisitions are being changed forever through new apps and services which cut out traditional banks all together. You can read the full interview which asks whether banking jobs have a future, here.

These developments point to a revolution in personal finance, whereby access to financial services and information is opening up to the public in a way never seen before.

We can see this disruption through app based Mobile-banking apps like Monzo which was born out of a frustration with traditional banks and has ease of use as it’s top priority, responding to the need for banking to catch up with other sectors that have already taken advantage of great leaps forward in technological innovation. Other examples include Tide – a new mobile-first banking app from Passion Capital partner Eileen Burbidge which is specifically designed for small businesses. This again was designed to keep up to speed with the needs of small business owners who feel conventional banks are failing to meet their requirements due to slow sign-up processes, hidden charges and the like.

At invstr we are also contributing to this changing environment by offering people the chance to learn about the financial markets in a fun, social and inclusive way. Our app is a gaming platform and social network for finance built into one, which aims to educate those across a broad range of abilities on how investing and finance work. Too many people feel confused and overwhelmed when they think about finance, perceiving that it’s not accessible to regular people who aren’t involved in the industry. However it does not have to be this way and the closed-shop nature of the financial sector is rapidly changing – we want to take advantage of this and offer people a different experience of finance and associate it with enjoyment and empowerment.

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Please note, investing involves risk and investments may lose value. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Brokerage services of US-traded securities, including fractional trading, are provided to Invstr users by DriveWealth, LLC a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA/SIPC. DriveWealth may not establish investment accounts to residents of certain jurisdictions.

DriveWealth provides no tax, legal, or investment advice of any kind, nor does DriveWealth give advice or offer opinions with respect to the nature, potential value, or suitability of any securities transaction or investment strategy. DriveWealth acts as the clearing firm for securities transactions entered on the Invstr mobile platform. DriveWealth is not affiliated with Invstr. Invstr does not participate in DriveWealth’s decision-making.

There is no minimum initial deposit required to open an investing account with DriveWealth. Expenses and Fees associated with the DriveWealth platform in conjunction with Beanstox includes either a monthly membership fee of $4.99 with a commission charge of $0.01 per share* or, in the event the membership fee is not paid, a commission charge of $0.0125 per share applies, subject to a minimum of $2.99 per transaction. There are no monthly minimum fees, or required ongoing minimum account balance. For non-resident aliens, there is a one-time tax verification fee of $5.00 (representing Form W-8BEN pass-through processing cost). View a full list of our fees at http://bit.ly/DWFees

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This communication is not an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell securities. Investing in securities carries risk, including the loss of principal. Past performance is not indicative of future returns, which may vary. Online trading has inherent risk due to system response and access times that may be affected by various factors, including but not limited to market conditions and system performance. An investor should understand such facts before trading. The risks associated with investing in international securities, including US-listed ADRs and ETFs that contain non-US securities include, among others, country/political risk relating to the government in the home country; exchange rate risk if the country's currency is devalued; and inflationary/purchasing power risks if the currency of the home country becomes less valuable as the general level of prices for goods and services rises. Before investing in an ETF, an investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expense of the investment company carefully. ETF prospectuses are accessible within the mobile application via a link under each company’s “Description.”

A fractional share is a share of equity ownership that is less than one full share. Fractional share investing has certain limitations and restrictions that investors should understand prior to purchasing fractional shares: ownership of less than one full share does not give the fractional share owner the right to vote on company matters; fractional shares are non-transferrable, meaning they cannot be transferred to another brokerage firm; and fractional share orders will be accepted as market orders only. For more information and details on fractional shares, and any associated limitations or restrictions please visit: https://drivewealth.com/fractional-shares-disclosure

Risk Disclosure:

Invstr is a technology platform, not a registered broker-dealer or investment adviser. Invstr does not offer its own recommendations of any security or provide its own research to any user regarding any security transaction or order.

Please note, investing involves risk and investments may lose value. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Brokerage services of US-traded securities, including fractional trading, are provided to Invstr users by DriveWealth, LLC a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA/SIPC. DriveWealth may not establish investment accounts to residents of certain jurisdictions.

DriveWealth provides no tax, legal, or investment advice of any kind, nor does DriveWealth give advice or offer opinions with respect to the nature, potential value, or suitability of any securities transaction or investment strategy. DriveWealth acts as the clearing firm for securities transactions entered on the Invstr mobile platform. DriveWealth is not affiliated with Invstr. Invstr does not participate in DriveWealth’s decision-making.

There is no minimum initial deposit required to open an investing account with DriveWealth. Expenses and Fees associated with the DriveWealth platform in conjunction with Beanstox includes either a monthly membership fee of $4.99 with a commission charge of $0.01 per share* or, in the event the membership fee is not paid, a commission charge of $0.0125 per share applies, subject to a minimum of $2.99 per transaction. There are no monthly minimum fees, or required ongoing minimum account balance. For non-resident aliens, there is a one-time tax verification fee of $5.00 (representing Form W-8BEN pass-through processing cost). View a full list of our fees at http://bit.ly/DWFees

The monthly subscription charge is four dollars and ninety-nine cents (US$4.99) per month plus one cent (US$0.01) per share traded (as examples, for a Transaction of 0.90 shares, the per share traded charge is one cent (US$0.01), and for a Transaction of 1.6 shares, the per share traded charge would be two cents ($0.02), and the quarterly subscription charge is fourteen dollars and ninety-nine cents (US$14.97) every 3 months plus one cent (US$0.01) per share traded. The monthly and quarterly subscription charges may be greater or less depending on additional services offered by a DriveWealth partners as part of the subscription model offering, or based on any subsidies provided by a DriveWealth partner as part of the subscription model offering. For non-resident aliens, there is a one-time tax verification fee of $5.00 (representing Form W-8BEN pass-through processing cost).View a full list of our fees at http://bit.ly/DWFees

This communication is not an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell securities. Investing in securities carries risk, including the loss of principal. Past performance is not indicative of future returns, which may vary. Online trading has inherent risk due to system response and access times that may be affected by various factors, including but not limited to market conditions and system performance. An investor should understand such facts before trading. The risks associated with investing in international securities, including US-listed ADRs and ETFs that contain non-US securities include, among others, country/political risk relating to the government in the home country; exchange rate risk if the country's currency is devalued; and inflationary/purchasing power risks if the currency of the home country becomes less valuable as the general level of prices for goods and services rises. Before investing in an ETF, an investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expense of the investment company carefully. ETF prospectuses are accessible within the mobile application via a link under each company’s “Description.”

A fractional share is a share of equity ownership that is less than one full share. Fractional share investing has certain limitations and restrictions that investors should understand prior to purchasing fractional shares: ownership of less than one full share does not give the fractional share owner the right to vote on company matters; fractional shares are non-transferrable, meaning they cannot be transferred to another brokerage firm; and fractional share orders will be accepted as market orders only. For more information and details on fractional shares, and any associated limitations or restrictions please visit: https://drivewealth.com/fractional-shares-disclosure

invstr U.S.A East Coast tour

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