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[Feature Request ] Gifting shares

The only way to encourage people to invest long term is to gift them shares. I remember reading a story of a couple getting married back in 2002 and her best friend gave them 5 apple shares. ten years later the 5 apple shares were enough to help them in the house deposit when they had their first child. I am fed-up of buying bday or Xmas gifts for friends and family. I would rather give them a Diego Shares instead of Whisky, Apple share instead of an iPhone, LVMH share instead of an LV bag. I…