Freetrade

Another day, another dire statistic from social media. Freetrade, the investment app owned by IG found that more than 735,000 UK teenagers have spent an estimated £55.5 million trying to copy “get rich quick” content they have seen online. Freetrade surveyed 1,000 teenagers and 1,000 parents through OnePoll and found that 34% of teenagers had

Freetrade has launched its new Junior Stocks and Shares ISA (JISA), giving parents and guardians a new way to invest for their children ahead of the tax year deadline. In this guide, we test and review Freetrade’s new Junior Stocks & Shares ISA to see if it is a good way to invest for your

Freetrade has announced that Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP)s, mutual funds, and UK gilts are no longer restricted to paid subscribers. Instead, these products are now accessible across every plan, including the free Basic option,  meaning investors no longer need a monthly subscription to open a pension or diversify into funds and government bonds. The move

Commission-free share trading and investing app Freetrade’s new cash investment facility which offers easy access and attractive interest rates now pay up to 5% for Plus account holders. This is 0.5% more than the 4.5% current Bank of England Interest Rates. However, there are limitations: The high rate of interest only applies up to £4,000

Yes, you can buy Fractional shares on Freetrade. With fractional shares, you can buy a fraction of one US stock. So, for example, you could buy one quarter of a share in Amazon. This can be handy if you want to buy a stock that has a high share price. For instance, if a stock

Yes, you can consider Freetrade to be trustworthy. Freetrade is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK. Meanwhile, all Freetrade accounts are covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), especially now they are owned by IG. I’ve been following Freetrade since its inception and test out the app every

In this review, we look at Freetrade’s stocks and shares ISA offering, account options, fees and more. Whether you’re a beginner investor or an expert stock picker, our review will help you decide if Freetrade is the right investment platform for you. Richard BerryRichard is the founder of the Good Money Guide (formerly Good Broker

You can now buy Gilts on Freetrade, the investing app recently acquired by established stock broker IG. The great thing about adding gilts to a portfolio is that they are much lower risk than dealing in shares, and they are income-paying bonds backed by the UK government. Freetrade also launched UK Treasury bill investing, which