Advised clients keeping secret 'DIY investment' accounts - Boring Money

19% use DIY platforms

Sophie King
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Advised clients are keeping their own secret ‘DIY investing’ accounts, research conducted by Boring Money has found.

The research, which surveyed 6,698 adults, found that one in five (19%) advised clients hold an account with one of the top six DIY investing platforms: AJ Bell, Hargreaves Lansdown, Fidelity, Interactive Investor, Barclays and Halifax. A small portion also hold positions in speculative and illiquid assets. Of those investors who do have an adviser, one in ten (9%) reported holding some cryptocurrency assets, while 4% said they have a peer-to-peer or crowdfunding platform account. Boring Money research manager Jessica Galletley said: "A significant minority of advised investors seem t...

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