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Advantages: Good discounts, excellent service and useful publications.
Disadvantages: Sorry, but I've yet to find any disadvantages.

...the Savers' Organization, run by Hargreaves Lansdown, many years ago as a founder member. The investment information they sent me on a regular basis was of outstanding quality and has just got better. I love to do my own research and don't see why the fund managers should be allowed to keep the commission for themselves that they would normally pay to a broker or an IFA. So, when HL offer a discount, often equivalent to the initial charge, I'm delighted ...
...hargreaveslansdown.co.uk and h-l.co.uk that provides loads of useful information and provision to requests application forms on-line. Alternatively, ring them at their Bristol based office, on 0117 900 9000 and they will send the forms by the next post. Return the form to them with a cheque made out to the fund manager in the sae provided and they will send it on as soon as they receive it - my funds have always been invested withing 3 working days ... Read review

Advantages: Share buying with advice.
Disadvantages: My experiences have been very unfortunate!

I have been with Everett Financial Management for some years. They ring me up with share tips, and try to persuade me to buy. The tips I have bought in the past include Energy Technique (at 55p, now standing at under 6p), Tamaris (at 70p, now being liquidated), Silver Shield (at 40p, now Ninth Floor at 22p), and most recently Northern Petroleum at 5 3/4p,( now at 2 1/4p). With this latest purchase, almost immediately after buying them, the share ...
...received the share certificate, so I contacted them. I was told that Everetts had not yet received the shares from Northern Petroleum and that it might be some time before they were received. I wrote to Everetts advising that as they still did not have the shares to issue a certificate to me, I required the contract to be cancelled, or that the shares should be issued to me at the market price prevailing when they actually had the shares to sell! ... Read review

Advantages: very well known company
Disadvantages: none

...have to invest. Deutsche Asset Management is part of the Deutsche Bank since 1999 when the bank decided to use “a single brand for all its businesses”, because before it was known by the name Morgan Grenfell. Deutsche Asset Management works with investments, basically stock market & shares. I have been searching for companies that would have a good and complete sort of information when choosing an investment, not only showing figures, ...
...with it, and I found Deutsche straight to the point. The website www.deam-uk.com has a good range of information, very well explain the investments they do, and for each one of them you can obtain a brochure. They do an investor guide that also you can get for free, really helps. Ok, have you heard about ISA (Individual Savings Account)? I am sure you have! There are three different kinds of ISA: cash, investments and life insurance and they are ... Read review

Advantages: good service
Disadvantages: too deal

...one other online broker)i think yorkshare is a bit expensive. On average they charge you 1% of the shares' worth. I think the standard charge is too much. You have to pay for an start up fee. This is not too bad since it is only £15 and it is an one off. I although they charge you quite alot the service is good. The staff is helpful. You buy and sell shares via the telephone and you can nearly always get through the first time. (The telephone number ... Read review

Advantages: Low cost, efficient and helpful
Disadvantages: none

Pilling & Co in Manchester must be one of the best value for self select ISAs, they charge a fairly average commission for buying and selling but have no management fees and charge just a £6.75 dividend collection fee, as dividends usually arrive twice a year this is £13.50 per annum and you can choose whether to have the dividends kept in the ISA or paid into your bank twice a year. As far as I know they are not on line but I have found them to ... Read review