self-directed

British  

adjective

1. (of study, learning, etc) regulated or conducted by oneself

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Example Sentences

Employees just starting in a plan who adopted a managed account were projected to retire with about 8% more savings relative to pay than target-date fund users and nearly 16% more than self-directed investors.

From MarketWatch

The company also has pushed further into self-directed investing, offering users access to alternative investments, initial public offerings, and private companies like SpaceX.

From Barron's

To test this idea, the researchers combined self-directed internal speech, described as quiet "mumbling," with a specialized working memory system.

From Science Daily

The closest would be a self-directed IRA that invests in real estate, but that is now only specifically for investment properties, not a personal residence.

From MarketWatch

The majority of those who failed to take their required distributions—56.8%—were self-directed investors with less than $5,000 in their accounts.

From Barron's