How secure is hotspot

Hello, My wifi provider is no longer viable and I'm debating whether to just use my iPhone5 hotspot and increase my data plan or look for another internet provider. I'm concerned with security as I do alot of financial/banking online. How secure is my connection using the hotspot??? Thanks, all info/comments will be greatly appreciated.

you should worry more about data leaking at the fibre optic between-datacenters level, or direct hacking of the bank websites, rather than your hotspots.

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