Wisdom Tree (index tracker fund company)

Prism

fairrow said:

Prism said:

fairrow said:

dunstonh said:

ETFs are a more advanced investment option.   Are you ready for that level of sophistication yet?

If you look on there web site there is no stright forward way of buying from them, its all hidden away

You don't buy the funds directly from them. You typically use an investment platform that can access the London Stock Exchange and the shares and ETFs listed there. What do you want to buy exactly?

I want some gold, copper and cotton and maybe other stuff if I could see what was on offer that is

Well you can buy any of the Wisdom Tree funds, including those that give you access to gold, copper and cotton, from Halifax or any of the other brokers in that list. If you want to see the range of funds then go here WisdomTree Products | WisdomTree and then in the sub-asset class option filter by precious metals and agriculture.

I am quite concerned you don't understand the risks in these kinds of investments. The reason you are struggling to find information about them is that they are aimed at people who understand them as investments

fairrow

Prism said:

Well you can buy any of the Wisdom Tree funds, including those that give you access to gold, copper and cotton, from Halifax or any of the other brokers in that list. If you want to see the range of funds then go here  and then in the sub-asset class option filter by precious metals and agriculture.

I am quite concerned you don't understand the risks in these kinds of investments. The reason you are struggling to find information about them is that they are aimed at people who understand them as investments

Thats quite a list. So if I wanted to buy funds from that list could I just go into any Halifax branch and do it over the counter?

When you say "don't understand the risks" What kind of risks where you thinking

The fact that it may go down in value or the broker fees or trying to resell it or something ells?

xylophone

Thats quite a list. So if I wanted to buy funds from that list could I just go into any Halifax branch and do it over the counter?

No.

Are you seeking to open a stocks and shares ISA?

Halifax offer a share dealing platform through which you can buy  shares/funds/etc.

https://www.halifax.co.uk/investing/start-investing/share-dealing-services/stocks-and-shares-isa.html

There are other platforms - see https://monevator.com/find-the-best-online-broker/

Prism

fairrow said:

Prism said:

Well you can buy any of the Wisdom Tree funds, including those that give you access to gold, copper and cotton, from Halifax or any of the other brokers in that list. If you want to see the range of funds then go here  and then in the sub-asset class option filter by precious metals and agriculture.

I am quite concerned you don't understand the risks in these kinds of investments. The reason you are struggling to find information about them is that they are aimed at people who understand them as investments

Thats quite a list. So if I wanted to buy funds from that list could I just go into any Halifax branch and do it over the counter?

When you say "don't understand the risks" What kind of risks where you thinking

The fact that it may go down in value or the broker fees or trying to resell it or something ells?

No, this is all done online or by phone. The main risk are that you will lose money rather than gain it. Commodities like this are unpredictable and volatile and if used should be a small part of a much larger investment portfolio.

fairrow

Do you think Halifax will offer a discount if you allready bank with them?

fairrow

jimjames said:

fairrow said:

eskbanker said:

 Why not invest through a retail-oriented platform?

I dont know what this is! is it like buying shares in shops or something simular?

So how exactly did you invest money with them? If you want to deal with a bank to buy investments in a branch then you can do that but it's not the cheapest way to do it.

What are my other options to get a cheaper broker rate?

fairrow

Prism said:

 Commodities like this are unpredictable and volatile and if used should be a small part of a much larger investment portfolio.

Well Im saying the commodities will go up with hyper inflation in the next few years

Any comment to that is most welcome?

Prism

fairrow said:

Prism said:

 Commodities like this are unpredictable and volatile and if used should be a small part of a much larger investment portfolio.

Well Im saying the commodities will go up with hyper inflation in the next few years

Any comment to that is most welcome?

Ah so you fancy a bit of a gamble then. So all of them? Do you think gold goes up with inflation? Look, you might be right or you might not but you would be set against the rest of the market that doesn't believe we are going to get hyperinflation, or in fact much inflation at all. Because if they did then the price of commodities would be much higher right now as businesses bought them up for stockpiling.  

fairrow

Well I have been convinced by many many people telling me for years that we will see hyper inflation similar to what we saw in Germany after WW1. So on this assumption, what commodities should I look at investing with in the tracker funds?

Also worth noting that we are heading for a financial crash 10 times more then the last one

Prism

fairrow said:

Well I have been convinced by many many people telling me for years that we will see hyper inflation similar to what we saw in Germany after WW1. So on this assumption, what commodities should I look at investing with in the tracker funds?

Also worth noting that we are heading for a financial crash 10 times more then the last one

Ok so just to put that into perspective, if we get hyper inflation like Germany did, lets say next year, then by the end of 2022 a loaf of bread will cost around £10 millions pounds and then we will scrap the Pound. Does that sound reasonable?