Investing platform comparison, news, reviews and interviews to help you choose the best account.
One of the favourites indicators used by investors to spot bargains is the dividend yield. Dividends are cash paid to shareholders for their ownership of a (successful) business. When stock prices are down, it means you’re paying less to own this cash flow. A dividend yield of 10% means that you’re paying 100p to obtain an …
If you want to be a better investor in stocks – read this book – The Art of Execution by Lee Freeman-Shor I know I’m always banging on about how most people lose money in the stockmarket because they don’t have a decent investment strategy. So sorry not sorry, I’m going to go on about …
Under 40, struggling to save as much as you need? If so, Nutmeg’s lifetime stocks and shares ISA may just be the solution you’ve been looking for. Since the Government launched the lifetime ISA in 2017, a growing number of investment firms have been getting in on the act. One of these is Nutmeg who …
Nutmeg’s Lifetime Stocks & Shares ISA – should you invest? Read More »
One of the amazing things about investing in, or raising money for, early-stage companies is that fee comparison tends to be ignored. Perhaps one reason is that unlike investing in main market stocks, where you are dividend hunting. Or, forex trading, where you are trying to take short-term profits sometimes within a matter of minutes. The …
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Have you ever wondered how IG’s share dealing, ISA and SIPP fees compare to traditional stockbrokers like Hargreaves Lansdown, Barclays and Interactive Investors? Well, IG sent out an email this morning letting everyone know that they are in fact much cheaper. So there so go, if you wondered, you now know. Obviously, rates change all the …
Ground Rules – Investing In any game, there are rules. Some visible; some hidden. In the trading game, most are invisible. But then most beginners don’t know that. The ‘doing’ part of trading is actually very simple. You deposit some money into a broker account, select any tradable instrument, and click “Buy”. That’s about it. …
Common questions that we very often get asked is can you have more than one stocks and shares ISA? How many stocks and shares ISAs can you have? & Can you pay into more than one stocks and shares ISA in a single tax year? We’ve taken an example of a one of these questions …
There’s a great bit in Peter Hargreaves’ autobiography (In for a Penny) about his personal investment strategy of buying into companies he uses. In particular how shocked he was at the cost of the David Lloyd membership his wife bought him as a present he bought some shares and made a tidy profit when the clubs …
Mark Ackred, Co-Founder of Dabbl on buying shares by taking photos Read More »
Digital investing is here, but what is it and how can you take advantage of it for your SIPP and Stocks and Shares ISA? No, we’re not talking about trading digital cryptocurrencies, we’re talking about using digital platforms to invest sensibly for growth in established markets. Digital investing technology is changing businesses of all kinds, …
What exactly is “digital investing” for SIPPs and Stocks & Shares ISAs? Read More »
IG, who have recently moved into the investment space with the launch of their share dealing and ISA accounts have now made it possible to buy into IPOs. For what we think of here’s our IG trading platform review. This puts them in direct competition with established stock brokers like Barclays, TD Direct, Interactive Investors …
