Finimize collaboration?

I think since Freetrade is definitely going to be popular with the younger generations who are app centric but not necessarily super market savvy, some sort of collaboration with the Finimize.com folks might be something to think about?

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Thatā€™s a nice, I really like what Finimize are doing.

But at some point theyā€™re going to have to start making money (Iā€™m not sure if / how they do at the moment?) & one of the obvious ways that they could do that would be to start recommending investment products. So Iā€™m not sure whether Freetrade would want to promote a service thatā€™s also promoting competitorā€™s products? Or maybe they wouldnā€™t mind - I donā€™t know :slight_smile:

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Iā€™m interested in seeing the first Freetrade reviews in the Finimize app. Maybe some of the staff who already have the app could make a start?

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I feel like the staff might be a little biased :wink: but thatā€™s a really good idea, once the appā€™s available to everyone, itā€™d be great to see some reviews on their site!

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Nothing a suitable disclaimer couldnā€™t solve :joy:

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First time hearing about Finemize, having had a look at it seems like an interesting idea. However, I am not sure how reasonable it would be to partner up as freetrade does say on its website ā€œFreetrade does not provide investment advice and individual investors should make their own decisions or seek independent adviceā€¦ā€

I do think that it should be a topic that is discussed. As freetrade is trying to be a low cost investing company, having investing advice with it would be costly to the company. What I do see happening in the future is that freetrade could possible have some type of advice and news for paying users most likely.

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I believe their email list is pretty large, Iā€™m not sure how popular the app is though. I love the bitesized summary at the end of every day!

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From my understanding, theyā€™ve partnered specifically with those three platforms in the UK based on popularity. They also use their own data to give a view of the average return you could get. There was no indication of planning recommendations based on sponsorship when I went the app launch. I think they want to be able to provide a neutral view as they want to be the one-stop app for all financial news. I guess once the Freetrade app is up and running, has enough traffic and people have had some time to get used to it, it may be worth a conversation with the Finimize team.

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They really should allow user reviews for all credible outlets - as opposed to partner only - if they truly want to be a neutral ā€˜one stop shopā€™. However, I appreciate traction in terms of a sufficient mass of reviews per provider is a factor they must consider along with popularity.

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Having taken some time looking at the app and the website I have to agree that I am not sure how they are making money currently. It seems strange that they are able to do what they are doing for free. I do wonder what they money making method isā€¦

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I buy into the idea of a digital ā€˜wealth managementā€™/ā€˜financial adviserā€™ - which was Finimizeā€™s main focus when I met them originally, and I assume still is (unless anyone has heard differently??).

However, they seem to have deviated and now focus on their email content and price comparison model, which is a shame.

Maybe they ran too close to being what Monzo will aim to be as a financial control centre?

Iā€™m not sure how Freetrade would be included on their but it certainly should be!

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I downloaded the Finimize app a couple of weeks ago and fired off an email to them asking where the hell Freetrade was on their broker list. Got a reply yesterday that itā€™s now been added :grin:

So to leave a review on the app (which is iOS onlyā€¦) Freetrade customer reviews | Brokers | Reviews | Finimize

Also on the subject of how Finimize are making money (they didnā€™t check if this would fit properly on a smaller screen)

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I like the sound of Finimize, so I downloaded the App this morning. But looks like itā€™s broken as it just comes up with ā€œOops - unable to connectā€ all the time :frowning:

Try a delete and reinstall :thinking:

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Thanks Emma. Just tried that, but same thing. A new version of the app was pushed out yesterday, so I guess it has a bug

Just added my review - waiting for it to be published Freetrade customer reviews | Brokers | Reviews | Finimize

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Thereā€™s only one review showing in the app so far & I know weā€™ve submitted more than that :thinking:

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