Welcome to episode 128 of Fintech Chatter, the show where Fintech leaders join Dexter Cousins for a chat. Today’s guest is Chris Brycki the Founder and CEO of Stockspot.
Chris started Stockspot so that Australians could invest better with affordable smart tech and good advice. We've watched this vision come to life as users and customers of Stockspot.
Chris shares insights from The latest Stockspot Fat Cat Funds Report which exposes the excess fees in super and provides more transparency on fund performance.
As one of Australia’s first wave of Fintech founders, Chris talks about his journey building a bootstrapped business and how remaining lean is paying dividends as we enter a downturn.
Download the Fat Cat report - https://www.stockspot.com.au/fatcat/
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