written by ColinWardle on 04/04/2014
Whilst Hargreaves and Landsdown provide an easy to use platform with a lot of reasonable research. I am not happy with the "hidden Charges" that I have incurred buying mainstream US shares
In short there is a headline "trading fee", currently £8.95 per transaction in reality you pay far far higher charges, as H & L make a large margin on the exchange rate. I have typically paid a total of just over 2% for such transactions. Whilst I understand there are some additional costs associated with these transactions it would be more honest to charge people a flat fee of say £50, which would in most cases be far cheaper.
Unfortunately this is yet another financial services sharp practice that people need to speak up about.
If you want to buy US shares I would advise users to use Interactive Investors platform
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Tonyhq's Response to ColinWardle's Review
Written on: 08/04/2014
Ditto for me. I have been with them for around 8 years but recently have become dissolutioned with their tactics and charges. I am sick to death of the constant stream of sales promotion packages that they send to me. And I no longer trust their Buy and Hold policies. They always seem to recommend a buy but never a sell and that worries me. I fear they are still locked into the Trailing Commission scams that have now been abolished. Alternative competitive companies are out there and I would advice you check them first before investing here.
Tonyhq's Response to ColinWardle's Review
Written on: 08/04/2014
Ditto for me. I have been with them for around 8 years but recently have become dissolutioned with their tactics and charges. I am sick to death of the constant stream of sales promotion packages that they send to me. It is now treated as "junk mail". And I no longer trust their Buy and Hold policies. They always seem to recommend a buy but never a sell and that worries me. I fear they are still locked into the Trailing Commission scams that have now been abolished for the future. Alternative companies are out there and I would advice you check them first.