{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/a4c5de36-8260-4222-8e38-ff997dc73436/092b3a79-01af-40fc-86c2-806a52186f75?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Investment Hour: The platform paradox","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9b44742e856e989985776/61b9b4cc24374a00129af071.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>The platform market has changed a lot since Hargreaves Lansdown launched in the UK nearly 40 years ago. The market's growth in products, information and legitimate online brokers is surely only a good thing? The answer is tricky. More options have helped bring prices down, but also make it harder for investors to make a decision, whale scams and security remain hot issues.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of the Investment Hour, Megan talks to Mary McDougall about the range of investment platforms available and John discusses the results of the listed providers with Phil Oakley.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Also featuring interviews with Richard Wilson, chief executive of Interative Investor; Adam Dodds, founder of app platform, Freetrade; and Felicia Hjertman, founder of new DIY Platform, Vinco, which she expects to launch in early 2021.</p>","author_name":"Investors' Chronicle"}