https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230915-should-you-trust-personal-finance-advice-from-a-finfluencer
Purnell is among the swelling tide of financial influencers: creators feeding a seemingly insatiable desire for content on spending, saving and investing. Throughout the past few years, the

https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/finfluencers-can-you-trust-their-advice
Millions of Americans get their answers from "influencers" on social media. And now a growing crowd of "finfluencers" — a portmanteau of the phrase "financial influencers" — are

https://moneyweek.com/personal-finance/rise-and-fall-of-finfluencers
It comes as no surprise to see the Financial Conduct Authority step up its actions against these influencers. The FCA says that 58% of the under 40s who've invested in high-risk products like

https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/investigation-fraud-and-risk/forum-spring-2023-finfluencers/
The FCA notes that "[l]ast year we saw an increase in the use of bloggers and influencers on social media such as Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, promoting financial products, particularly investment products, to younger age groups. We also saw an ongoing trend in the number of bloggers promoting credit on behalf of unauthorized third

https://www.entrepreneur.com/finance/stop-taking-finance-advice-from-broke-influencers/455985
There is a tendency for broke influencers to give poor financial advice. For example, they might recommend risky investments or tell you to spend money you don't have. This could result in you

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-14/finfluencer-tik-tok-instagram-social-media-financial-advice/100289102
Here's what the finfluencer has to say. The rise of the finfluencer has coincided with a spike in new millennial and Gen Z investors piling into the share market. Queenie Tan has more than 20,000

https://rpc.cfainstitute.org/en/research/reports/2024/finfluencer-appeal
Young investors are turning to financial influencers, or "finfluencers," on social media platforms, such as YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, for information and advice about investments.Some financial firms are hiring finfluencers to engage with young investors (those aged 18-25). Finfluencer content can be informative, engaging, and relatable and can help improve financial education and

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-02-22/personal-finance-should-you-trust-tiktok-youtube-instagram-finfluencers
You've probably read about finfluencers — so-called financial influencers who post financial lessons and money advice on social media. They've been on the rise over the past couple of years

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/work/finance/a39630322/fin-fluencers-financial-advice-tiktok/
Financial influencers are so popular they have their own name: 'Fin-fluencers'. Verena Hallam, 32, is an SEO consultant from Lancaster. At 23, after five years of living paycheque-to-paycheque

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-17/finfluencers-algorithms-and-how-the-online-risks-faced-by-your-401-k
Social media's next victim could be your 401 (k). Finance influencers — or " finfluencers " — are becoming a hot new thing on social media sites like TikTok and Instagram. This may be

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/08/finfluencer-gen-z-financial-advice/
In the current environment, there has been a rise of the "finfluencer" - an influencer who provides financial advice - that holds an estimated market size of $104 billion. The new generation of investors operates at the intersection of technology and financial anxiety. Generation Z watched their parents navigate the financial crisis of

https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/trusting-personal-finance-influencer-tiktok-2022-5?op=1
Personal finance influencer, former financial advisor, and TurboTax investing expert Humphrey Yang belongs to the first group. After building a following of 3.3 million on TikTok and 508,000 on

https://www.investopedia.com/financial-influencers-to-know-5217608
Facebook—33%. Instagram—32%. Reddit—29%. X platform (formerly Twitter)—27%. Personal finance influencers can earn money by sharing their financial knowledge in several ways, including

https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/deep-dive/story/the-finfluencer-debate-behind-sebis-diktat-against-unregistered-financial-influencers-399193-2023-09-21
Put simply, these are individuals who influence the financial investment decision of a person or entity by doling out content typically through social media platforms like YouTube, Instagram

https://www.entrepreneur.com/finance/top-finance-influencers-you-should-be-following-for/452958
5. Andrei Jikh - @andreijikh. Andrei Jikh is a well-known finance influencer on Instagram and an entrepreneurship expert. With over 139K followers, he shares his financial knowledge through

https://www2.deloitte.com/sg/en/pages/financial-services/articles/rising-role-social-media-finfluencers.html
This has led to the growing popularity of social media as an avenue to obtain finance-related information over recent years. This trend has given birth to a new term, 'finfluencers'. The increasing popularity of 'finfluencing' and the rising number of finfluencers have not only piqued followers' interest, but also that of regulators

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-24687-6_106
Using text-mining techniques, we examine the content of personal finance influencers on Instagram to investigate how consumers respond to the recommendation of more utilitarian-oriented products. In addition, gender and race are an integral part of the consumer's perception of financial expertise. This research looks at the moderating role of

https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/06/03/the-rise-of-financial-influencers-and-the-regulators-chasing-them-down
Financial influencers, or finfluencers, as they are better known on social media, have seen a meteoric rise in the last few years. One third of Gen Z people now look towards these influencers

https://smartasset.com/advisor-resources/personal-finance-influencers
Personal finance influencers are becoming increasingly popular on social media as people seek out straightforward, practical financial advice. While many influencers cater to a consumer-facing audience, some offer tips and strategies that are directed toward financial services professionals. Getting to know some of the most impactful personal

https://www.thestreet.com/investing/the-finfluencers-you-should-be-following
Others had to self-educate, and after resolving their own debts, were determined to form communities and teach others how to do the same. Either way, these personalities are the face of a modern

https://medium.com/@insapradhana/when-finance-meets-inspiration-the-rise-of-finance-influencers-4048cf5bf57f
1. The Era of Finance Influencers. In the not-so-distant past, finance was often seen as a dull and intimidating subject, reserved for experts in suits on Wall Street. However, with the rise of

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/dont-let-influencers-swindle-people-043602045.html
It's the trend taking over my suburban housing development like a literal plague. To be fair, I think there are certain places where they could be a lovely touch, but suburban, cookie-cutter

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charli_D%27Amelio
Charli Grace D'Amelio (/ d ə ˈ m ɪ l i oʊ / də-MIL-ee-oh; born May 1, 2004) is an American social media personality.She was a competitive dancer for over a decade before starting her social media career in 2019, when she began posting dance videos on the video-sharing platform TikTok.She quickly amassed a large following and subsequently became the most-followed creator on the platform in