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IG Group vs AJ Bell Youinvest 2019
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Is AJ Bell Youinvest better than IG Group? After ranking 12 UK brokerages who all offer share dealing in our 2019 review, IG Group is better than AJ Bell Youinvest. Founded in 1974 and respected as one of the most trusted brokers in the world, IG has been offering share dealing since 2014, providing traders low costs, quality trading tools, and access to over 9,000 shares across the globe.
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Overall Rating
| Feature | IG Group | AJ Bell Youinvest |
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Trading Fees
| Feature | IG Group | AJ Bell Youinvest |
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Share Trading: 0-9 Deals/ Month |
£8.00 | £9.95 |
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Share Trading: 10-19 Deals/ Month |
£5.00 | £4.95 |
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Share Trading: 20+ Deals/ Month |
£5.00 | £4.95 |
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Annual Custody Fee: £0 - £250,000* |
£96.00 | 0.25% |
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Bonds - Government (Gilts) - Fee |
N/A | £9.95 |
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ETFs - Fee |
£8.00 | £9.95 |
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Investment Trusts - Fee |
£8.00 | £9.95 |
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Telephone Dealing Fee* |
£40.00 | £29.95 |
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Platforms & Tools
| Feature | IG Group | AJ Bell Youinvest |
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Desktop Platform (Windows) |
Yes | No |
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Web Platform |
Yes | Yes |
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iPhone App |
Yes | Yes |
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Android App |
Yes | Yes |
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Stock Alerts |
Yes | No |
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Charting - Indicators / Studies |
26 | 10 |
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Charting - Drawing Tools |
19 | 1 |
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Charting - Notes |
Yes | No |
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Charting - Display Corporate Events |
Yes | Yes |
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Charting - Stock Overlays |
Yes | Yes |
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Research
| Feature | IG Group | AJ Bell Youinvest |
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Research - Shares |
Yes | Yes |
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Research - CFDs |
No | No |
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Research - Funds |
No | Yes |
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Fund Research - Research Reports |
No | Yes |
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Research - ETFs |
No | Yes |
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Research - Bonds |
No | Yes |
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Portfolio Allocation Breakdown |
No | Yes |
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Investments
| Feature | IG Group | AJ Bell Youinvest |
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Share Trading |
Yes | Yes |
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CFD Trading |
Yes | No |
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Funds |
No | Yes |
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ETFs |
Yes | Yes |
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Bonds - Corporate |
No | Yes |
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Bonds - Government (Gilts) |
No | Yes |
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Investment Trusts |
Yes | Yes |
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Spread Betting |
Yes | No |
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Banking Services |
No | No |
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Advisor Services |
No | No |
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Education
| Feature | IG Group | AJ Bell Youinvest |
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Has Education - Share Trading |
Yes | Yes |
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Has Education - Funds |
No | Yes |
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Has Education - Retirement |
No | Yes |
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Client Webinars |
Yes | No |
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Client Webinars (Archived) |
Yes | No |
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Overall
| Feature | IG Group | AJ Bell Youinvest |
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To find a right broker for share dealing, we spent seven months and hundreds of hours of assessing 12 different share dealing brokers based in the UK. Here, we will focus on two brokers and compare AJ Bell Youinvest vs IG Group.
Our comparison begins with the fees charged for dealing shares in the UK and being a client. The two main charges to focus on include the cost to place each trade alongside the monthly, quarterly, or annual management fee charged (varies depending on the type and size of your portfolio). We researched both to provide a single star rating for cost. IG Group's score is 4.50 stars versus AJ Bell Youinvest's 3.50 stars.
Account charges aside, we can now compare features and tools investors want in their share dealing accounts. Access to the investments is important, and IG Group provides its clients with ISA, SIPP and Spread Betting while AJ Bell Youinvest provides clients access to ISA, ISA - Junior, SIPP and SIPP - Junior. Also, some investors require a high-quality charting experience, so the number of drawing tools and total technical indicators made available, as well as stock alerts, are considered. IG Group offers its clients access to 19 charting tools while AJ Bell Youinvest has 1 charting tools, a difference of 18. IG Group boasts an offering of 26 different indicators (for example, moving averages) compared to AJ Bell Youinvest's 10 available indicators. IG Group has basic stock alerts, AJ Bell Youinvest doesn't. Lastly, for researching mutual funds while share dealing, being able to view a research report can be helpful. AJ Bell Youinvest offers fund research reports while IG Group does not.
Overall, between AJ Bell Youinvest and IG Group, IG Group is the winner.
AJ Bell Youinvest Review
IG Group Review
Our comparison begins with the fees charged for dealing shares in the UK and being a client. The two main charges to focus on include the cost to place each trade alongside the monthly, quarterly, or annual management fee charged (varies depending on the type and size of your portfolio). We researched both to provide a single star rating for cost. IG Group's score is 4.50 stars versus AJ Bell Youinvest's 3.50 stars.
Account charges aside, we can now compare features and tools investors want in their share dealing accounts. Access to the investments is important, and IG Group provides its clients with ISA, SIPP and Spread Betting while AJ Bell Youinvest provides clients access to ISA, ISA - Junior, SIPP and SIPP - Junior. Also, some investors require a high-quality charting experience, so the number of drawing tools and total technical indicators made available, as well as stock alerts, are considered. IG Group offers its clients access to 19 charting tools while AJ Bell Youinvest has 1 charting tools, a difference of 18. IG Group boasts an offering of 26 different indicators (for example, moving averages) compared to AJ Bell Youinvest's 10 available indicators. IG Group has basic stock alerts, AJ Bell Youinvest doesn't. Lastly, for researching mutual funds while share dealing, being able to view a research report can be helpful. AJ Bell Youinvest offers fund research reports while IG Group does not.
Overall, between AJ Bell Youinvest and IG Group, IG Group is the winner.
AJ Bell Youinvest Review
IG Group Review
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