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Tom99

eskbanker wrote: »

But if your objection to a global tracker is that it's 60% US, you'd still be left with the US heavily dominating your ex-UK tracker by virtue of the cap weighting.

Yes that's true. What is needed is a World ex-US tracker but I don't think one exists?

Reed_Richards

If you are going to adjust your investment strategy, as advocated, first find a good cheap platform on which to do it. Apart from a throwaway about HL in reply #18 (which the platform the OP is thinking they should move away from) and #25 which mentions iWeb, I see no attempt to answer the question posed. Me neither (#33), I don't know the answer to this one, bur surely somebody has some ideas?

MarkBargain

Reed_Richards wrote: »

If you are going to adjust your investment strategy, as advocated, first find a good cheap platform on which to do it. Apart from a throwaway about HL in reply #18 (which the platform the OP is thinking they should move away from) and #25 which mentions iWeb, I see no attempt to answer the question posed. Me neither (#33), I don't know the answer to this one, bur surely somebody has some ideas?

I thought #3 answered it? iWeb or Halifax. iWeb with it's £5 a trade fee after the £25 joining fee seems best of all for those investing larger amounts and not trading regularly.

In respect of a global tracker, on iWeb Fidelity Index World P Acc at 0.12% seems cheapest. This includes Great Britain, which is sometimes excluded from other funds I notice like L&G International Index I Acc.

If you have loads to invest remember the FSCS protection is up to £85k and iWeb, Halifax, Lloyds and Bank of Scotland count as one: https://www.iweb-sharedealing.co.uk/about-iweb/financial-services-compensation-scheme.asp

I started using iWeb last month and am pleased with them thus far. I like their low fees and their fund search engine is good: https://www.markets.iweb-sharedealing.co.uk/funds-centre/fund-supermarket/

A_T

Reed_Richards wrote: »

If you are going to adjust your investment strategy, as advocated, first find a good cheap platform on which to do it. Apart from a throwaway about HL in reply #18 (which the platform the OP is thinking they should move away from) and #25 which mentions iWeb, I see no attempt to answer the question posed. Me neither (#33), I don't know the answer to this one, bur surely somebody has some ideas?

Try reading the thread thoroughly.

dunstonh

Tom99 wrote: »

Yes that's true. What is needed is a World ex-US tracker but I don't think one exists?

If you are going to start deciding your own weightings then you may as well use single sector funds. US equity, European etc.