Digital investors urged to study and weigh up the risks

To invest online, you still need to get the proper advice, support, and guidance, or the repercussions can be precarious

Irish investors have gone digital. A just-published survey from the Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has found that 56% of those surveyed make new investments online.

A further two in three (62%) said that online resources such as online banking and investment websites, blogs, social media, and financial news websites were their preferred means of seeking investment information.