Micro-investing is a type of investment strategy that allows individuals to invest small amounts of money regularly over time.
[2] The idea of micro-investing has been popularized and made more accessible through the rise of financial technology (fintech) companies such as Stash,[3] Robinhood and Acorns.
[4] These companies have made it possible for individuals to invest even small amounts of money regularly.
[5] The goal of the technology is to help people invest small amounts of money easily, regularly, and affordably with the intent of democratizing access to financial services & products that have historically only been available to the wealthy.
This Fintech innovation allows many micro-investing platform users to invest very small amounts of money, such as a few cents or dollars, and these small investments can accumulate over time to build up a larger portfolio.