How to choose a stockbroker
How to choose a broker: the various kinds, the range of services they provide, and the costs involved.
There are countless stockbrokers around, but how do you go about choosing the right one for you? Tim Bennett explains the difference between the various kinds of brokers, the range of services they provide, and the costs involved. See also: Four ways to reduce your trading costs
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Tim graduated with a history degree from Cambridge University in 1989 and, after a year of travelling, joined the financial services firm Ernst and Young in 1990, qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1994.
He then moved into financial markets training, designing and running a variety of courses at graduate level and beyond for a range of organisations including the Securities and Investment Institute and UBS. He joined MoneyWeek in 2007.
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