AJ Bell - Watchlist

bargainhunter888

Hi
Just set up an AJ bell account for a family member as it's slightly cheaper than HL, does anyone know if you can create a watchlist/favouirite shares list in which you can deal directly from the screen?
seems like you have to search a share each time you want to see the performance and deal that way which seems inefficient?

ColdIron

I can't see that this would be useful for most investors as investing is a long term venture. Surely your existing portfolio is your list if you want to top it up, as opposed to trading in and out on a daily basis. I would consider one new security a year to be a busy year

Edit: If you want to monitor a virtual portfolio you could set one up in Trustnet

george4064

Nothing stopping you creating the watchlist in HL to keep track of the shares you’re interested in, alternatively have you considered limit orders?

bargainhunter888

Wasn’t the question I asked lol.
Why would they discount trading fees for 10+ trades? If they don’t want you trading? Reason is he only has a phone so to flick between multiple apps is inefficient 

Alistair31

bargainhunter888 said:

seems like you have to search a share each time you want to see the performance and deal that way which seems inefficient?

On Amazon they let you fill a basket and check out with just one payment. So unfair of AJ Bell not to allow us to buy all the shares that we want at the same time and on one page.

The horror of it.

ColdIron

Of course they want you to place lots of orders, that's one of the ways they make money

bargainhunter888

Alistair31 said:

bargainhunter888 said:

seems like you have to search a share each time you want to see the performance and deal that way which seems inefficient?

On Amazon they let you fill a basket and check out with just one payment. So unfair of AJ Bell not to allow us to buy all the shares that we want at the same time and on one page.

The horror of it.

Don’t be a smart !!!!!! out of context, you have a basket for any e-commerce website so my query still stands, so get out of the thread if you have nothing positive to add... 

bargainhunter888

ColdIron said:

Of course they want you to place lots of orders, that's one of the ways they make money

ColdIron said:

Of course they want you to place lots of orders, that's one of the ways they make money

So wouldn’t it make sense for a watchlist? HL offer it, my mistake for asking such a simple question....

ColdIron

Can't advise on AJ Bell, but yes HL do, I'd forgotten all about it

wmb194

AJ Bell's a bit rubbish. Probably easiest to set-up a watchlist using Google Finance, Apple's 'Stocks' app or in e.g., Bloomberg's app and no doubt there are others.

Prism

AJ Bell does have a watchlist feature called model portfolio but its run by Morningstar and you can't order directly from it.