AJ Bell Youinvest vs Charles Stanley Direct 2019

Our UK.StockBrokers.com team spent seven months and hundreds of hours assessing 12 different share dealing accounts for buying shares online in the UK. In total, 124 individual variables were assessed. For this review, we will compare AJ Bell Youinvest vs Charles Stanley Direct.

To start this comparison, first, we will take a look at the fees charged for dealing in the UK. It's important to note that not only is there the cost to place the trade, but most share dealing brokers also charge a monthly, quarterly, or annual management fee depending on the type and size of your portfolio. We assessed both to provide a single star rating for cost. Both AJ Bell Youinvest and Charles Stanley Direct hold a 3.50 star rating.

Cost aside, we can now turn our focus to popular tools and features investors prefer in the UK. Account access is certainly at the top of the list, and Charles Stanley Direct supports ISA, ISA - Junior and SIPP while AJ Bell Youinvest supports ISA, ISA - Junior, SIPP and SIPP - Junior. Looking at charting, the number of drawing tools and total technical indicators made available are important as well as stock alerts. AJ Bell Youinvest and Charles Stanley Direct offer the same number of charting tools, 1. Charles Stanley Direct boasts an offering of 19 different indicators (for example, moving averages) compared to AJ Bell Youinvest's 10 available indicators. Charles Stanley Direct makes basic stock alerts available to clients, while AJ Bell Youinvest does not. Finally, for conducting research while share dealing, having access to mutual fund research reports is also helpful. AJ Bell Youinvest offers fund research reports while Charles Stanley Direct does not.

Overall, between AJ Bell Youinvest and Charles Stanley Direct, AJ Bell Youinvest is the winner.

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