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Hargreaves Lansdown vs Halifax 2019
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Is Halifax better than Hargreaves Lansdown? After ranking 12 UK brokerages who all offer share dealing in our 2019 review, Hargreaves Lansdown is better than Halifax. While Hargreaves Lansdown provides clients a rich offering of investments and services, its trading platform and education area struggle to justify the high commissions and fees charged.
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Overall Rating
| Feature | Hargreaves Lansdown | Halifax |
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| Hargreaves Lansdown Review | Halifax Review |
Trading Fees
| Feature | Hargreaves Lansdown | Halifax |
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Share Trading: 0-9 Deals/ Month |
£11.95 | £12.50 |
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Share Trading: 10-19 Deals/ Month |
£8.95 | £12.50 |
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Share Trading: 20+ Deals/ Month |
£5.95 | £12.50 |
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Annual Custody Fee: £0 - £250,000* |
0.45% | £0.00 |
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Bonds - Government (Gilts) - Fee |
£11.95 | £25.00 |
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ETFs - Fee |
£11.95 | £12.50 |
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Investment Trusts - Fee |
£11.95 | £12.50 |
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Telephone Dealing Fee* |
£20.00 | £25.00 |
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Platforms & Tools
| Feature | Hargreaves Lansdown | Halifax |
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Desktop Platform (Windows) |
No | No |
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Web Platform |
Yes | Yes |
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iPhone App |
Yes | No |
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Android App |
Yes | No |
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Stock Alerts |
Yes | Yes |
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Charting - Indicators / Studies |
20 | 43 |
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Charting - Drawing Tools |
1 | 1 |
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Charting - Notes |
No | No |
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Charting - Display Corporate Events |
Yes | Yes |
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Charting - Stock Overlays |
Yes | Yes |
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| Winner | check_circle |
Research
| Feature | Hargreaves Lansdown | Halifax |
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Research - Shares |
Yes | Yes |
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Research - CFDs |
Yes | No |
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Research - Funds |
Yes | Yes |
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Fund Research - Research Reports |
Yes | No |
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Research - ETFs |
Yes | No |
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Research - Bonds |
Yes | No |
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Portfolio Allocation Breakdown |
Yes | Yes |
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| Winner | check_circle |
Investments
| Feature | Hargreaves Lansdown | Halifax |
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Share Trading |
Yes | Yes |
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CFD Trading |
Yes | No |
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Funds |
Yes | Yes |
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ETFs |
Yes | Yes |
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Bonds - Corporate |
Yes | Yes |
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Bonds - Government (Gilts) |
Yes | Yes |
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Investment Trusts |
Yes | Yes |
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Spread Betting |
Yes | No |
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Banking Services |
No | Yes |
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Advisor Services |
Yes | Yes |
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| Winner | check_circle |
Education
| Feature | Hargreaves Lansdown | Halifax |
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Has Education - Share Trading |
Yes | Yes |
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Has Education - Funds |
Yes | Yes |
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Has Education - Retirement |
Yes | No |
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Client Webinars |
No | No |
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Client Webinars (Archived) |
No | No |
| Education | ||
| Winner | check_circle |
Overall
| Feature | Hargreaves Lansdown | Halifax |
| Hargreaves Lansdown Review | Halifax Review | |
| Overall | ||
| Winner | check_circle |
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 Halifax 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. Halifax's score is 4.00 stars versus Hargreaves Lansdown'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 Halifax offers clients ISA and SIPP while Hargreaves Lansdown offers ISA, ISA - Junior, 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. Both Halifax and Hargreaves Lansdown provide clients with access to 1 total charting tools. Hargreaves Lansdown trails Halifax by 23 total different indicators (for example, moving averages), with Halifax offering 43 and Hargreaves Lansdown offering 20. Halifax 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 makes fund research reports available to clients, while Halifax does not.
Overall, between Halifax and Hargreaves Lansdown, Hargreaves Lansdown is the winner.
Halifax Review
Hargreaves Lansdown 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. Halifax's score is 4.00 stars versus Hargreaves Lansdown'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 Halifax offers clients ISA and SIPP while Hargreaves Lansdown offers ISA, ISA - Junior, 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. Both Halifax and Hargreaves Lansdown provide clients with access to 1 total charting tools. Hargreaves Lansdown trails Halifax by 23 total different indicators (for example, moving averages), with Halifax offering 43 and Hargreaves Lansdown offering 20. Halifax 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 makes fund research reports available to clients, while Halifax does not.
Overall, between Halifax and Hargreaves Lansdown, Hargreaves Lansdown is the winner.
Halifax Review
Hargreaves Lansdown Review
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