AJ Bell Stocks & Shares ISA Customer Reviews & Expert Rating

The overall score out of 10 combines our expert rating out of 5 with the average customer rating out of 5.
9.2/10Excellent

Based on 1,104 customer reviews and our expert analysis

  • Experts commend AJ Bell Stocks & Shares ISA for its comprehensive investment options, highlighting its low fees and strong performance across various criteria, including pricing and customer service, all rated at 5.0/5. The platform is particularly noted for its user-friendly interface and extensive market access, although high phone dealing charges are mentioned as a drawback.
  • Across 1104 user reviews on Good Money Guide, averaging 4.2/5, customers frequently praise the platform's ease of use, reliable customer service, and transparent fee structure. Many users appreciate the app's functionality and the variety of investment options available, while some express concerns about occasional platform stability and the need for improvements in the app's user experience.

AJ Bell Stocks & Shares ISA Expert rating

Our expert rating is the average of the areas listed here, each scored out of 5 by our team.
5.0Excellent

Our experts have rated AJ Bell Stocks & Shares ISA across five key areas of our review framework.

  • Pricing5.0
  • Market Access5.0
  • Online Platform5.0
  • Customer Service5.0
  • Research & Analysis5.0

Pros

  • Pick your own shares, funds and bonds or use their investing ideas
  • Low ISA account fees capped at Β£2.50 a month for shares
  • Lots of account types

Cons

  • High phone dealing charges
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Our verdict

AJ Bell won the Good Money Guide Award in 2024 for β€œBest Stocks and Shares ISA” for its low-cost online investing platform for the UK DIY investor where you can invest stocks in more than 20 markets, over 4,000 funds, ETFs, and bonds.

How does AJ Bell's ISA work?

AJ Bell's ISA is a stocks and shares ISA which means that you are invested in the stock market. AJ Bell does not offer cash ISA like Hargreaves Lansdown do with their Active Savings product. However, AJ Bell do pay interest on uninvested cash so if you want to keep some money outside the risks of the stock market you can earn interest on your cash.


Fees: AJ Bell charges 0.25% of the value of your portfolio for their ISA. But, share account fees are capped at Β£3.50 a month. Dealing costs are Β£1.50 for funds and Β£5 for shares but drop to Β£3.50 where there were 10 or more online share deals in the previous month.

Customer reviews for AJ Bell

Customer ratings come from reviews left on this site. Every review is read and approved before it is published.
4.2Very good

Based on 1,104 reviews

  • Excellent46%
  • Very good35%
  • Basic15%
  • Poor3%
  • Bad2%
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3/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251893840] Β·

Pros:
Habit of use

Cons:
Lower charges

5/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251891845] Β·

Pros:
Ability easily and efficiently

5/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251891462] Β·

Pros:
value for money

Cons:
easier user interface

5/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251888393] Β·

Pros:
Ease of use platform.

Cons:
Ability to combine SIPPs/ISAs/Dealing accounts held by same person using x ray tool

4/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251887946] Β·

Cons:
lower FEx fees

4/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251885558] Β·

Cons:
Lower trading prices

4/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251885045] Β·

Pros:
Good app

Cons:
No comment

5/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251884570] Β·

Pros:
speed of transfers

Cons:
nothing

4/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251884437] Β·

Pros:
Simple clear good value

Cons:
Research is skimpy and superficial

3/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251881097] Β·

Pros:
Good for large transactions

Cons:
Quite difficult to use with US bank accounts for large amounts

5/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251881295] Β·

Pros:
Easy to use and follow

Cons:
All okay?

5/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251880346] Β·

4/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251879230] Β·

5/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251877447] Β·

3/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251877058] Β·

Pros:
Ross Mould

Cons:
Lower prices

5/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251873827] Β·

Pros:
simple to understand website and their shares magazine

Cons:
ability to look at performance over a specifed year

4/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251873536] Β·

Pros:
Value

Cons:
Improve interface

5/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251873203] Β·

Pros:
Simple

Cons:
Handle court order on SIPP

4/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251871996] Β·

Pros:
General profile summary is good but I don't like the share detail pages

Cons:
Share insights pages could be laid out much better

4/5

GMG Awards Voter: [118251872118] Β·

Cons:
Be more reliable

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