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Open your investment account."},{"cards":[{"body":"Does investing feel like too much hassle?","cardSize":"small","cardType":"product","componentType":"productCard","image":{"extension":"jpg","original":"https://assets.ing.com/m/23290af957098917/original/Young-adult-female-laughs-while-looking-at-mobile-phone-in-front-of-chalkboard-with-whimsical-writing.jpg","transformBaseUrl":"https://assets.ing.com/transform/fb02d4f9-a424-4cfd-a887-02af0057dc48/Young-adult-female-laughs-while-looking-at-mobile-phone-in-front-of-chalkboard-with-whimsical-writing","type":"image","width":5616},"intro":"Our ready-made solution","link":{"url":"/en/personal/investing/investments-at-ing/easy-invest"},"title":"Easy Invest"},{"body":"Actively invest with your own bank.","cardSize":"small","cardType":"product","componentType":"productCard","image":{"extension":"jpg","original":"https://assets.ing.com/m/5ecb5382208b3f79/original/Large_Web-and-Screen-Smiling-business-man-using-his-mobile-phone-and-relaxing-in-his-chair-at-the-office.jpg","transformBaseUrl":"https://assets.ing.com/transform/7a2701fc-94f0-4107-a7a4-9c8d5d06c556/Large_Web-and-Screen-Smiling-business-man-using-his-mobile-phone-and-relaxing-in-his-chair-at-the-office","type":"image","width":1920},"intro":"Trade with competitive pricing","link":{"url":"/en/personal/investing/investments-at-ing/self-invest"},"title":"Self Invest"}],"componentType":"cards"},{"componentType":"sectionTitle","title":"Things to know about investing"},{"componentType":"paragraph","richBody":{"value":"<p>Investing comes with risks and costs. 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