Charles Stanley Direct

Charles Stanley Direct is one of the UK’s better known DIY platforms. With a good range of investments, regular news updates and email reminders, it aims to make investments easy for customers while still offering lots of features. It also offers advisory and discretionary services.

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Available products & Wrappers

General Investments	ISAs	Lifetime ISAs	Junior ISAs	Pensions & SIPPS	Junior Pensions & SIPPS	Other

Available investments

UK funds	Offshore funds	ETFs	ITs	Equities	Bonds	Other

Table of charges

	PLATFORM CHARGES	PRODUCT CHARGES	OTHER CHARGES
Funds (0-£249,999)	0.35%
Funds (£250,000-£499,999)	0.20%
Funds (£500,000-£999,999)	0.15%
Funds (£1,000,000-£1,999,999)	0.05%
Funds (£2,000,000+)	0.00%
Exchange-traded instruments	0.35% (Minimum of £24, maximum of £240 per annum. No charge if 1+ chargeable trades made per month.)
SIPP admin fee		£100 + VAT / year (No charge if £30,000+ in accounts)
Exchange-traded instruments			£11.50 / trade

Research, Tools and Information

Data & research

Fund lists, foundation portfolios, market data and stock research.

Tools

Apple watch news function/iPhone app.

Compare the Platform Says

Products & Wrappers	Investments	Research & Guidance	Charges	OVERALL SERVICE
3.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
				Good all-round service and offering suitable for most types of investors. Fresh dashboard look to site. Call centre open from 7.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
Good all-round service and offering suitable for most types of investors. Fresh dashboard look to site. Call centre open from 7.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday.