• Young people priced out of the property market are turning to share trading in growing numbers.

Angela Busby, general manager of ASB Securities, one of the country’s main online share trading platforms, said there had been a noticeable growth in the number of young investors. One in three using ASB’s service is now aged under 39.
“One of the things contributing to people looking for other ways to invest is that owning a home is harder,” Busby said.

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Young people are trying to make money out of investing in shares, because the housing market is out of reach.