Tickr: A next generation investment platform?
Picking the stocks and funds to fill an investment portfolio isn’t easy, but it isn’t the only choice facing investors. The platform is part of an investor’s decision-making process. That is why we have launched a series investigating the best platform to use to make your money go further. Here, we investigate the credentials of the latest hot investing app, Tickr.
Tom McGillycuddy lived in the office for six months while he was getting Tickr off the ground – a level of commitment to the company he co-founded (and a method of keeping costs down) which he admits was a bit heavy going. Mr McGillycuddy isn’t a typical investment manager – he seems more comfortable in a Tickr-branded t-shirt in Shoreditch than among the suits of the City. But he doesn’t quite fit the fintech founder stereotype either. His priority – contrary to many of the other companies in this space – is getting Tickr to the stage where it can…