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jem16

EdInvestor wrote: »

They're not authorised to advise on shares either.You get a very narrow investment focus when you use these advisors, and far too many of them are biased to insurance company products.

Unfortunately IFAs won't normally recommend investment trusts because they pay no commission

Would it be possible to recommend the DIY route without continually slagging off advisers? That way us newbie investors would be able to make a judgement based on facts and not an embittered point of view.

Do you really feel that DIY is the best option in the OP's case? He has posted this question here and on the pensions board and seems very reluctant, or perhaps unable, to follow up the various suggestions given to him.

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ajwt22 wrote: »

what was wrong with my post????

Hi ajwt22,

I think it may have been that it contains an affiliate link and also a link to your own website.

Please read the rules here and here

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ajwt22 wrote: »

hmm, uhm, yeah, well sort of.... Never any affiliate links, I certainly don't hold with that, but I was linking back to my site cos I thought it was genuine and useful. There's a lot of overlap between moneysavingexpert and the stuff that I'm trying to do in my free time - help consumers make the right choices.

oh well.

sorry, if I've accused you wrongly.....though your link to www.zopa.com looks very different to mine

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cheerfulcat

EdInvestor wrote: »

They're not authorised to advise on shares either.You get a very narrow investment focus when you use these advisors, and far too many of them are biased to insurance company products.

Ed, I have to agree with jem here. The OP ( like many people ) is clearly not in a position to DIY - an IFA would be his/her best option, IMO. Like it or not, there is a place for financial products...

jamesd

Anyone who wants the bonus can look for a referrer. There's a whole section devoted to referral links. You can mention that there's a referral bonus, but not point to your own post in a thread with them.