Co-founder and CEO
Wealthsimple
In 2013, Michael Katchen co-founded Wealthsimple, a global digital investment service with operations in Canada, the US and the UK. Its mission was to make smart investing easy, low-cost and transparent for everyone. In the current war on investment fees, Wealthsimple has strived to be a leader in making investment solutions more affordable. In March, the company launched Wealthsimple Trade, a stock-trading mobile app that allows Canadians to buy and sell thousands of Canadian and US-listed stocks and ETFs without paying trading commissions. The app’s trial version, which was launched in August 2018, attracted more than 130,000 Canadians.
