Terminology

What ho one and all,

These days, all investment statements come with a breakdown on the charges.  I may be stupid but I really don't understand the language.

Service charges / Investment charges / Adviser fees.  What is the difference between these?  Seems to me they are smoke and mirror terms for the company to get more money out of me.

Grateful for a simple explanation.

Thanks and toodle pip

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  • eskbankereskbanker Forumite
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    If you're paying adviser fees then your adviser should be able to explain the meaning of all terminology - this is obviously sensible before investing but better late than never.  If you're hoping for details from someone on here, it'll help if you give some context about your investing model, i.e. what you're investing in, how, etc, because chances are that the various fees and charges aren't all levied by a single company....
  • dunstonhdunstonh Forumite
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    Service charges / Investment charges / Adviser fees.  What is the difference between these?  Seems to me they are smoke and mirror terms for the company to get more money out of me.
    Strange how an attempt at providing greater transparency is actually viewed as smoke and mirrors by you.

    Service charges - tends to be product or platform charges.  i.e. an added service charge
    Investment charges - tends to be the investment charges.  These are usually broken down into subheadings like (OCF/TER, transaction charges and incidental/other charges - although it depends on your investment type as not all types have all of these or disclose them that way).
    adviser charges - tends to be the adviser charge


    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
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