As well as proving useful to the thousands of Investment professionals that make the most of new technology every day, the internet, and the many changes that it has encouraged, is also incredibly handy for members of the general public. A barrage of apps and online tools and resources has made the investment sector more accessible than ever before, and we’re now able to track our accounts, make financial decisions, and monitor transactions with just the click of a mouse, or swipe of a screen. Creating an investment portfolio has never been so simple, so it’s little wonder that so many people are choosing to invest their money.

What are some of these new online resources? If you’re considering investing money, or are looking to expand your portfolio, you would do well to familiarise yourself with any new technology currently out there.

Websites such as Wikinvest allow you to create and manage an extensive portfolio, as well as enabling you to import data from external brokers in a few simple steps, and analyse everything that’s going on.

StockMapper is a fantastic visual aid for those who want to keep an eye on the stock market at all times; you’d be hard-pressed not to understand the site’s easy-to-read heat maps and expert advice.

GuruFocus is a good example of an investment advice site, offering beginners a clear insight into how the professionals do it.

There are, of course, numerous sites out there as well as resources and mobile apps that will make discovering the heady world of investment that little bit more tempting. The accessibility and ease of such sites and resources means that the investment sector is now far more attractive to the everyday entrepreneur and budding businessperson.

The importance of technology for leadership

As well as influencing hundreds of budding investors, the internet and subsequent changes in technology have developed the ways in which leaders operate; business owners, managers and entrepreneurs are now able to take control over every aspect of operations quickly and easily, revolutionising the ways in which investment companies work. In short, technology has helped the investment sector to thrive, and its leaders to use every avenue to their advantage.

One such leader is Fahad Al Rajaan, the former director of the Ahli United Bank in Kuwait. Under his leadership, the bank saw huge profit increases and international successes, in part due to new technologies that became available. The growth of the internet in developing economies, such as the Middle East, has made it much easier for companies to trade, and for investment markets to emerge. Although Fahad Al Rajaan resigned from AUB in 2015, his legacy will last for many years yet; under his leadership, the bank has seen its investment portfolio prosper, and its reputation far precede it.

If you’re thinking about investing your money, or would like to expand your portfolio, it is well worth looking at the types of technology that are available to aid you in your financial endeavours. Each corner of the investment sector has been touched, and improved, by technology, and it is now accessible for all; isn’t it time you took advantage of this opportunity?