There is no lack of books on the many biases that undermine effective financial decision-making. But how do you actually counter the biased behaviour of an investor -in real time- on a 9:16 inch mobile screen? We did experimental research with University of Leuven’s Mintlab to find out if we could decrease the so-called ‘disposition effect’ using nudging techniques.

Microlearning is the snappy cousin of e-learning and a common feature in many apps. But will a microlearning layer, embedded in an investment app, increase people's interaction with educational content? Will it improve knowledge retention? And will users favor this learning experience? To find out, we partnered up with the ‘Meaningful Interactions Lab’ to conduct experimental research. Here are the results:

This update is part of a series, building upon the perspective at the end of 2020: ‘The Unstoppable Rise of the Digital Investor’. In this topic we highlight: Beijing crackdown triggers Chinese tech stocks sell-off in July / The accelerated growth of direct indexing / Robinhood: from a disappointing IPO to a steep surge / The unstoppable rise of cryptocurrency trading amongst young people / Banks launch neobanks: super apps and investing / New investors are getting younger and younger