Public.com Launches New Feature to Enhance Portfolio Management Experience with iShares

Public.com, an online brokerage and social trading startup, has partnered with iShares, one of the world's largest ETF providers committed to meeting the evolving needs of investors, to launch a new hub in its app. The hub, namely Learn and Earn, provides courses on topics related to investing strategy and grants rewards to members upon finishing these lessons. With the new hub, Public.com aims to add a new experience for members looking to further develop their investing skills. 

In each course of Learn and Earn, actionable content are provided as an applicable way to help its members build and manager their portfolio. Futhermore, members can learn about everything from market volatility to theme investing, as well as test their knowledge through interactive quizzes along the way. As an incentive for leveling up, members can claim a free slice of a stock or ETF after finishing a course.

At launch, four courses are available at Learn and Earn:

• Thematic Investing: Unpack the popular strategy of thematic investing and understand how investors assess the themes with the greatest potential to unlock future growth.

• Investing Amid Volatility: Understand historical market volatility in the markets and learn how investors employ index investing as part of portfolio strategy.

• Modern Alternative Investing: Learn about the evolution of alternative investing as part of a diversified portfolio strategy, from arts and collectibles to digital assets like NFTs.

• Understanding Economic Data: Review key macroeconomic metrics, how to read the data, and understand how economic trends can impact a portfolio.

Later, The hub will upload new content on a regular basis.

"Our research shows that 30 million new self-directed investment accounts were opened in the U.S. since 2020 — surpassing the total from the prior decade." said Armando Senra, Head of iShares Americas at BlackRock. "And as more investors get started, more are choosing ETFs. We are excited to work with Public.com to help empower and educate investors on the dynamics of ETFs through a tangible and interactive resource like Learn & Earn." 

Public.com has been introducing more ways to help clients build and manage their Portfolio. In Febrary, the company published new updates to Public for Web, its web-based portfolio management experience, giving users even more ways to keep tabs on their portfolio and customize how they invest in stocks, funds, and cryptos on the platform.