Diana Clement: How younger investors are using Sharesies to get ahead

PremiumOpinionOpinion byDiana ClementYour Money and careers writer for the NZ Herald·NZ Herald·13 Jun, 2026 09:00 PM4 mins to readDiana Clement is a freelance journalist who has written a column for the Herald since 2004. Before that, she was personal finance editor for the Sunday Business (now The Business) newspaper in London.‌The median age of first-time investors on Sharesies is now 22 as younger investors get into buying shares. Photo / 123rfYoung New Zealanders are increasingly dipping into the sharemarket, with online platforms reporting a steady rise in investors under the age of 30.They’re not hamstrung physiologically, from first-hand experience of crises, such as Black Monday in 1987 or the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-11.

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