Hargreaves Lansdown vs Barclays 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 Barclays vs Hargreaves Lansdown.

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. Both Barclays and Hargreaves Lansdown share a rating of 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 Hargreaves Lansdown supports ISA, ISA - Junior, SIPP, SIPP - Junior and Spread Betting while Barclays supports ISA, SIPP, SIPP - Junior and Spread Betting. 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. Barclays offers its clients access to 14 charting tools while Hargreaves Lansdown has 1 charting tools, a difference of 13. Hargreaves Lansdown trails Barclays by 132 total different indicators (for example, moving averages), with Barclays offering 152 and Hargreaves Lansdown offering 20. Barclays and Hargreaves Lansdown both offer basic stock alerts. Lastly, for researching mutual funds while share dealing, being able to view a research report can be helpful. Hargreaves Lansdown offers fund research reports while Barclays does not.

Overall, between Barclays and Hargreaves Lansdown, Barclays is the winner.

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