RBC Direct Investing Offers Social Media Searching and Customizable Tools to Help Manage Investments
RBC Direct Investing today announced that it is giving online investors access to a wide array of resources to help them create, build and make decisions about their investment portfolio. Blogs and discussion forums will now be made available to online investors looking for additional sources of information about what’s happening in the markets.
This new feature, called “Community,” uses unique technology developed by media tracking company, Collective Intellect Inc., which filters and ranks bloggers and posts so that clients only see the most credible sources of information and only when it’s relevant to their trading strategies.
“The explosive growth of social networking means online investors now have a wealth of information and immediate news available which is often overlooked by conventional media,” said Doug Coulter, president and CEO, RBC Direct Investing. “‘Community’ will enable our clients to investigate leads and seek out information on smaller companies that might not otherwise get extensive coverage in traditional mainstream media.”
The ‘Community’ feature is part of a larger site redesign that includes a new ‘Sectors & Industries’ page allowing investors to target a sector and obtain more granular trending information. A new ‘Trading Dashboard’ will be added this summer which will enable more active traders to consolidate their trading needs such as researching a stock, tracking an order and executing a trade – on a single screen.
“Our latest round of enhancements are designed to ensure RBC Direct Investing clients have a truly enjoyable experience doing what they love to do, with increasing ease and backed by a wealth of information and tools,” Mr. Coulter added.
Independent rating agency, Dalbar Inc. selected RBC Direct Investing for its 2007 Direct Brokerage Service Award, rating it #1 overall for customer service among discount brokers in Canada, a trend continued in the first quarter of 2008.
For more information contact:
Jackie Braden, RBC Media Relations, 416-974-2124
To see a list of RBC Direct Investing enhancements, click here.
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