Cheapest global tracker through iWeb?

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  • brendon
    brendon Posts: 514 Forumite
    Sites like Monevator are super useful but the rates on iWeb always seem to differ.

    On a number of occasions, I've seen the rate on iWeb different from what appears in the factsheet. Perhaps they haven't got around to updating a fund quickly enough. Always open the factsheet and check the rate, and raise it with iWeb if their system shows something different.
  • Glen_Clark
    Glen_Clark Posts: 4,397 Forumite
    edited 12 October 2016 at 5:40PM
    blizeH wrote: »
    Thanks! In the past I've gone for funds over ETFs, but I'll look up the difference now (I don't think there are many differences other than ETF trading is instant) and probably go with VWRL then :)
    All the funds I hold are ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) on www.x-o.co.uk where their only charges are £5.95 to buy or sell. Its just like buying or selling shares except the spreads tend to be lower and there is no stamp duty.:) Don't other types of fund (which x-o don't do) attract extra fees?
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  • adindas
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    edited 12 October 2016 at 6:50PM
    Is it a good idea to buy Samsung Share ??
  • adindas wrote: »
    Is it a good ides to buy Samsung Share ??
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  • bowlhead99
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    If you've a burning desire to buy Samsung, what could possibly go wrong. The stock looks ready to explode back upwards!

    Ahahaha.
  • adindas
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    edited 12 October 2016 at 7:17PM
    Soothsayer. Caesar!
    Caesar. Ha! who calls?
    Casca. Bid every noise be still: peace yet again!
    Caesar. Who is it in the press that calls on me?
    I hear a tongue, shriller than all the music,
    Cry 'Caesar!' Speak; Caesar is turn'd to hear.
    Soothsayer. Beware the ides of March.
    Caesar. What man is that?
    Brutus. A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.
    Caesar. Set him before me; let me see his face.
    Cassius. Fellow, come from the throng; look upon Caesar.
    Caesar. What say'st thou to me now? speak once again.
    Soothsayer. Beware the ides of March.
    Caesar. He is a dreamer; let us leave him

    What is this, a joke ? Try again as it not funny enough people are not laughing reading this ...
    bowlhead99 wrote: »
    If you've a burning desire to buy Samsung, what could possibly go wrong. The stock looks ready to explode back upwards!

    Ahahaha.

    It seems the share price is falling now due to Samsung Note 7 case. Samsung is a global brand selling what many people need nowadays. It is a very good chance it will bounce back again.

    So what could possibly go wrong ?
  • bigadaj
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    adindas wrote: »
    What is this, a joke ? Try again as it not funny enough people are not laughing reading this ...

    Not a bad pun, possibly overly long, but you can't go wrong with a bit of Shakespeare.

    It seems the share price is falling now due to Samsung Note 7 case. Samsung is a global brand selling what many people need nowadays. It is a very good chance it will bounce back again.

    So what could possibly go wrong ?

    Well the comoany could go bust and you could lose your money.

    Or slightly less dramatically, but far more probably, Samsung could be the next Nokia or rim, meaning your investment is worth a fraction in years to come.

    Or it could bounce back and give you huge profits.
  • Adindas, Surely the answer is that right now exactly as many people think it is a good idea to buy Samsung shares, as think it is a good idea to sell Samsung shares. All that changes is the price upon which they agree. That's the basis of a free market.

    I'm wondering why would you buy just one share though? Novelty gift?

    And as we are going waaaay off topic, what is the best time of year to prune apple trees?
  • metrobus
    metrobus Posts: 1,784
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    Just spent 2 hours reading up on ETFs.

    Since most are priced in USDs I presume since I will be buying in £
    I have in effect lost 20% in the last 4 months.

    Would I be better buying a Sterling listed ETF?

    Thank you.
  • Metrobus I don't think it works like that.

    Whether your ETF is valued in USD or GBP, it holds the same underlying assets. Which have become 20% more expensive in GBP since the devaluation event.

    Say you could find an ETF which was hedged against currency movement, and priced in GBP. Would you risk buying it now, or would that be shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted?

    My personal view is that this may not be a good time to use British Pounds to invest in (a) assets generally and (b) world stock markets. Because the pound is low and stock markets are high. Putting (half of) my money where my mouth is, last week I sold half of my VWRL & am now sitting on 60% cash. But I guess only time will tell if this was a good move, or whether the pound will continue to fall and markets continue to rise.
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