It may come as a surprise, but you have to pay for investments whether you use an adviser or not. That’s because the people looking after your money, need to be paid for the work they do. There’s no such thing as a free lunch… […]
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Platform fees explained
Nowadays most investors buy, sell and hold funds through platforms. These are websites where you can access different companies’ funds and other types of investments and set up Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) and Self Invested Personal Pensions (Sipps) and then to monitor all your holdings going forward in one place. […]
Buying and selling funds
The best place to buy funds depends on whether you need advice or feel confident enough to make your own decisions (with a bit of your own research). […]