The 2012 ASX Share Ownership Survey revealed that online brokers were well and truly outperforming their full-service counterparts.
In the study, investors were asked to identify more than one method of trading they have used in the last two years. Online brokers dominated the market at 65% whereas full-service stockbrokers only 2% to 31%.
Perhaps investors are realising that trading shares can be made more convenient with the safety of familiar names like Commonwealth Bank's (ASX: CBA) Commsec, NAB's (ASX: NAB) Nabtrade and ANZ's (ASX: ANZ) E*Trade. All are much cheaper than a full service broker. It's now easier than ever to get into the market and take advantage of some great investments.
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