Owen Rask sits down with Pearler CEO & co-founder Nick Nicolaides to explore why he built Pearler, what sets it apart and his journey to build a platform that makes creating wealth accessible to everyone.
Please note: Pearler is a long-term partner on the Australian Finance Podcast.
This conversation covers Pearler’s mission to help people build wealth slowly through long-term, automated investing, contrasting with platforms that encourage over-trading.
Nick discusses prioritising customer interests even when facing opposition and highlights Pearler’s commitment to trust and transparency. He also touches on the company’s engineering-first approach and how it competes with larger incumbents by being smarter and more sincere.
Nick Nicolaides podcast topics
- Why did you choose to build Pearler to focus on helping people get rich slowly rather than allowing yourself to get rich quickly (by encouraging over-trading)?
- Why did Pearler choose to offer a HIN-based brokerage platform?
- What does the future of investing and Pearler look like?
- Where did the name of the business come from?
- How are you approaching the big incumbent competitors with huge budgets?
- We have to be smarter, better and more sincere
- The role of trust, beyond just complying with regulation
