AJ Bell Youinvest vs Lloyds Bank 2019

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 Lloyds Bank.

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. Lloyds Bank's score is 4.00 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 Lloyds Bank provides its clients with ISA and SIPP 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. Both brokers offer clients access to the same number of charting tools, 1. Lloyds Bank offers its clients access to 43 different indicators (for example, volume) while AJ Bell Youinvest has 10 available indicators, a difference of 33. Lloyds Bank 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 Lloyds Bank does not.

Overall, between AJ Bell Youinvest and Lloyds Bank, AJ Bell Youinvest is the winner.

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