siliconindia | | August 20214The Internet has been one of the most revolutionary and dis-ruptive technologies in history, creating a major paradigm shift. It has had a profound impact on the way that con-sumers listen to music, watch movies, buy and sell prod-ucts, and communicate. It has also had a hugely beneficial impact on investing, especially for retail investors. The wide availability of information is perhaps the biggest benefit that the Internet has had on investing.Unlike before when potential investors had to only depend on brokers and intermediaries, Hundreds of websites now maintain and compile financial information for investors to analyze and un-derstand. Also, Personal finance has seen significant changes in the last century. Technology has saved consumers an immense amount of time and money because everything is available to them through a click of a mouse, or the tap of a screen. It has also imparted a sense of control over how to budget and save, pay bills and spend. Several portals now offer the convenience of investing and transacting online in multiple products, though most are focusing on mutual funds as of now. Here's what you should know about managing your investments through these portals. Most independent investment portals, however, offer a wide range of options without additional charges, such as fee for opening an account or transaction charges for using these plat-forms. They make money through commissions earned from product manufacturers.In this edition of SI, we bring to fore some of the most recom-mended and unorthodox financial planning website. These portals not only offer convenience, but also the benefits of zero cost and a wide range of options.Do let us know what you think. Emmanuel Christi DasEditoreditor@siliconindia.comBecause the Art is not in Making Money, but Keeping it Vol 09 · Issue 10 - 03 · August 2021 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Emmanuel Christi Das Editorial Team Aveek Pal Chaudhuri Avinash Roy Mandvi Singh VP - Sales & Marketing Virupakshi Pattar GM - Sales & Marketing Rohit Kumar Advertising Managers Editorial queries editor@siliconindia.com To subscribe Visit https://www.siliconindia.com/subscribe/ or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com Cover price is Rs.150 per issue. Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2020 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.advertise@siliconindia.comVisualisers Suanya Chakraborty Group Art DirectorAshok KumarNoidaAshu Sethi Garima Anand Circulation Manager Magendran PerumalAnupreethi Danila.D Chander Thyagaraj Felisha Rita Correspondents Sambit Satpathy Subhadarshani MohantyEditorial
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