‘Our research shows that consumers find investing to be intimidating’: Marcus by Goldman Sachs debuts automated investment service

Goldman Sachs debuted its flagship digital investment platform Marcus Invest.
The offering requires a minimum account balance of $1000 and charges an annual fee of 0.35 percent.

Rimal Farrukh | February 19, 2021

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