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It could get easier for anyone to start day trading soon — but should they?

If you invest in or are interested in the stock market, you likely use, or have heard of, a demat account and a trading account. At some point, the question must have crossed your mind: what's the ...

Alana Benson is an investing writer who joined NerdWallet in 2019. She covers a wide variety of investing topics including stocks, socially responsible investing, cryptocurrency, mutual funds, HSAs ...