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Ed Monk

Is this why you should ever invest in gold?

Is it too late for it to add value to your portfolio?

Ed Monk

Ed Monk Fidelity International - 30 Apr 2025

Tom Stevenson

Markets in limbo - the week ahead

What’s driving your investments this week?

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 28 Apr 2025

Richard Evans

Tariff turmoil: what is the right exposure to the US?

Global investors have cut their holdings of US shares

Richard Evans

Richard Evans Fidelity International - 17 Apr 2025

Ed Monk

What does Warren Buffett do when markets fall?

The wisdom Buffett can pass onto investors

Ed Monk

Ed Monk Fidelity International - 16 Apr 2025

Tom Stevenson

Investors breathe again after a wild ride - the week ahead

What's driving your investments this week?

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 14 Apr 2025

Richard Evans

What Warren Buffett says – and does – when markets fall

How the world’s most feted investor handles bear markets

Richard Evans

Richard Evans Fidelity International - 10 Apr 2025

Tom Stevenson

When markets wobble, stick to the facts

The importance of managing our emotions during market volatility

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 10 Apr 2025

Ed Monk

Market falls - your questions answered

What’s on the mind of Fidelity investors as stock markets lurch?

Ed Monk

Ed Monk Fidelity International - 09 Apr 2025

Tom Stevenson

Investors reset for recession - the week ahead

What’s driving your investments this week?

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 07 Apr 2025

Andrew Oxlade

Tools that can make you a better investor

Reach your goals with this essential checklist

Andrew Oxlade

Andrew Oxlade Fidelity International - 04 Apr 2025

Richard Evans

5 stocks to watch in April

A roundup of some of the stocks set to make the headlines

Richard Evans

Richard Evans Fidelity International - 28 Mar 2025

Becks Nunn
UK

What is the FTSE 250? The basics

What the FTSE 250 is and how to invest in it

Becks Nunn

Becks Nunn Fidelity International - 26 Mar 2025

Becks Nunn
UK

What is the FTSE 100? The basics

What the FTSE 100 is and how to invest in it

Becks Nunn

Becks Nunn Fidelity International - 26 Mar 2025

Ed Monk

What’s left after 10 years of pension income?

Revealing current finances a decade on

Ed Monk

Ed Monk Fidelity International - 13 Mar 2025

Ed Monk

How to (really) be a contrarian investor

Analysing key skills to contrarian success

Ed Monk

Ed Monk Fidelity International - 06 Mar 2025

Ed Monk

Is the UK market in a sweet-spot? The week ahead

What’s driving your investments this week?

Ed Monk

Ed Monk Fidelity International - 03 Mar 2025

Richard Evans

5 stocks to watch in March

The stocks to watch this month and why

Richard Evans

Richard Evans Fidelity International - 28 Feb 2025

Tom Stevenson

Why I don't think America First means Wall Street First

Investment opportunities outside the US

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 27 Feb 2025

Tom Stevenson
UK

The retreat of WFH is opening up money-making opportunities

Investors can capitalise on the return to the office

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 06 Feb 2025

Tom Stevenson

Trade tariffs spook investors - market week

What’s driving your investments this week?

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 03 Feb 2025

Richard Evans

5 stocks to watch in February

A roundup of some of the stocks set to make the headlines

Richard Evans

Richard Evans Fidelity International - 31 Jan 2025

Tom Stevenson

DeepSeek has blown three AI myths apart

It’s hard to let go of a familiar narrative

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 30 Jan 2025

Ed Monk

DeepSeek means deep trouble for US tech

Personal Investor Podcast

Ed Monk

Ed Monk Fidelity International - 29 Jan 2025

Tom Stevenson

AI shock takes shine off the Trump Bump - market week

What’s driving your investments this week?

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 27 Jan 2025

Graham Smith
UK

Is this the moment to invest in the UK? Three fund ideas

The FTSE 100 made a succession of record highs this week

Graham Smith

Graham Smith Investment writer - 23 Jan 2025

Tom Stevenson

5 lessons from the lockdown stocks that came crashing down

Investors can learn from the benefit of hindsight

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 16 Jan 2025

Graham Smith

What next for the US? Three fund ideas

Actual policy actions will be key to what happens next

Graham Smith

Graham Smith Investment writer - 14 Jan 2025

Tom Stevenson
Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 13 Jan 2025

Ed Monk

Trump’s likely effect and the UK in trouble?

Your questions answered in our Investment Outlook special

Ed Monk

Ed Monk Fidelity International - 09 Jan 2025

Tom Stevenson

Strength of US stock market is becoming a source of anxiety

Another positive year would be unusual but not unprecedent

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 09 Jan 2025

Tom Stevenson

This week in the markets: three in a row?

What’s driving your investments this week?

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 06 Jan 2025

Richard Evans

5 stocks to watch in early 2025

A roundup of some of the stocks set to make the headlines

Richard Evans

Richard Evans Fidelity International - 03 Jan 2025

Tom Stevenson

My predictions for 2025

Tom Stevenson gives his thoughts on the year ahead

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 19 Dec 2024

Ed Monk

Our biggest lessons - and mistakes - of 2024

Tom and Ed look back on the year for investors

Ed Monk

Ed Monk Fidelity International - 17 Dec 2024

Tom Stevenson

This week in the markets: how investors see Trump 2.0

What’s driving your investments this week?

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 02 Dec 2024

Richard Evans

5 stocks to watch in December

A roundup of some of the stocks set to make the headlines

Richard Evans

Richard Evans Fidelity International - 29 Nov 2024

Graham Smith

Is the scene set for a Santa Rally?

We look back over the last 30 years

Graham Smith

Graham Smith Investment writer - 28 Nov 2024

Ed Monk

3 lessons from the past 25 years and cash returns in 2025

This week, how do you assess the first quarter of the 21st century in investment terms?

Ed Monk

Ed Monk Fidelity International - 27 Nov 2024

Tom Stevenson

This week in the markets: Trump Trade turns to Santa Rally

What’s driving your investments this week?

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 25 Nov 2024

Tom Stevenson
UK

My 3 most important investment lessons from the last 25 years

Here’s what I’ve learned since 1999

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 21 Nov 2024

Tom Stevenson

The week in the markets: 1998 all over again?

What’s driving your investments this week?

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 18 Nov 2024

Tom Stevenson

Why I don’t expect 2025 will be a repeat of 2017 for investors

Reasons for not chasing the ‘Trump Bump’

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 14 Nov 2024

Ed Monk

Help! I missed the ‘Trump Bump’

What's the smart place to put your money now?

Ed Monk

Ed Monk Fidelity International - 13 Nov 2024

Tom Stevenson

This week in the markets: weighing up the Trump Bump

What’s driving your investments this week?

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 11 Nov 2024

Ed Monk

Post-Budget and US election - is it time to invest again?

Where do investors stand following two significant set piece events?

Ed Monk

Ed Monk Fidelity International - 08 Nov 2024

Ed Monk

Are investors right to cheer Trump's victory?

Tom and Ed discuss the market reaction to the US Presidential Election

Ed Monk

Ed Monk Fidelity International - 07 Nov 2024

Richard Evans

Trump wins: this is how financial markets reacted

What the US election result means for your money

Richard Evans

Richard Evans Fidelity International - 06 Nov 2024

Richard Evans

5 stocks to watch in November

A roundup of some of the stocks set to make the headlines this month

Richard Evans

Richard Evans Fidelity International - 31 Oct 2024

Emma Simon

Autumn Budget: how Labour might change CGT

All you need to know about Capital Gains Tax

Emma Simon

Emma Simon Investment writer - 23 Oct 2024

Tom Stevenson

Uncertainty can be liberating - here’s how to profit from it

Hope for the best and prepare for the worst

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 17 Oct 2024

Ed Monk

The Bull Run is two years old - will it make three?

The outlook for stock markets over the coming weeks

Ed Monk

Ed Monk Fidelity International - 16 Oct 2024

Ed Monk

Your questions answered

The Budget, the Middle East and beyond

Ed Monk

Ed Monk Fidelity International - 10 Oct 2024

Richard Evans

Autumn Budget: will AIM shares lose their inheritance tax break?

What the Autumn Budget could mean for investors in AIM stocks

Richard Evans

Richard Evans Fidelity International - 08 Oct 2024

Tom Stevenson

This week in the markets: where next for the two-year bull market?

What’s driving your investments this week?

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 07 Oct 2024

Richard Evans

5 stocks to watch in October

A roundup of some of the stocks set to make the headlines this month.

Richard Evans

Richard Evans Fidelity International - 04 Oct 2024

Tom Stevenson

The real lesson we should learn from the unexpected China rally

Those who missed the recent surge should take a longer-term view

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 03 Oct 2024

Graham Smith

China’s stock market surge – can it continue?

Latest fiscal boost has surprised markets to the upside

Graham Smith

Graham Smith Investment writer - 01 Oct 2024

Tom Stevenson

Is now a good time to invest in emerging markets?

The backdrop for emerging markets is improving, here’s why

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 26 Sep 2024

Tom Stevenson
Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 23 Sep 2024

Graham Smith
UK

Did “Sell in May, go away” work this year?

We put this well-known investing adage to the test

Graham Smith

Graham Smith Investment writer - 18 Sep 2024

Tom Stevenson

Why you shouldn’t succumb to stock market pessimism

Past experiences encourage us to be over-cautious investors

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 12 Sep 2024

Tom Stevenson

This week in the markets: recession fears

What’s driving your investments this week?

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 09 Sep 2024

Richard Evans

5 stocks to watch in September

A roundup of some of the stocks set to make the headlines this month

Richard Evans

Richard Evans Fidelity International - 05 Sep 2024

Tom Stevenson

The week in the markets: end of a stormy summer

What’s driving your investments this week?

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 02 Sep 2024

Tom Stevenson

How to protect your cash in a dangerous world

What are the best safe haven assets?

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 30 Aug 2024

Richard Evans

How to avoid dividend cuts from the UK's highest yielders

Seven steps to check for signs of stress in a company’s dividends

Richard Evans

Richard Evans Fidelity International - 29 Aug 2024

Graham Smith
UK

Is now the time to invest in the UK?

Why the best may be yet to come

Graham Smith

Graham Smith Investment writer - 28 Aug 2024

Tom Stevenson

This week in the markets - all eyes on Nvidia

What’s driving your investments this week?

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 27 Aug 2024

Tom Stevenson

The real reason for the recent market turmoil

Why passive investing is making markets more fragile

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 23 Aug 2024

Tom Stevenson

Will the AI investment boom last?

Investors question future returns

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 02 Aug 2024

Graham Smith

Stocks to watch in August

A roundup of some of the stocks set to make the headlines this month

Graham Smith

Graham Smith Investment writer - 02 Aug 2024

Tom Stevenson

Stocks have just gone through the mother of all rotations

Can the rebound in small caps last?

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 25 Jul 2024

Richard Evans

How investors can benefit from the stronger pound

US tech stocks have just got a lot cheaper

Richard Evans

Richard Evans Fidelity International - 25 Jul 2024

Tom Stevenson

This week in the markets: Small caps bounce back

What’s driving your investments this week?

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 22 Jul 2024

Ed Monk

The key investing questions you’re asking us right now

Tech, the future of bonds and retirement planning are all priorities

Ed Monk

Ed Monk Fidelity International - 17 Jul 2024

Richard Evans
Richard Evans

Richard Evans Fidelity International - 12 Jul 2024

Tom Stevenson

5 industries that could hand investors Warren Buffett-level success

The best investments can also be the most boring

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 11 Jul 2024

Tom Stevenson

This week in the markets: investors look past the politics

What’s driving your investments this week?

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 08 Jul 2024

Tom Stevenson

Is the golden era for US shares coming to an end?

Wall Street continues to lead the charge this year

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 04 Jul 2024

Ed Monk

Markets and elections

What do the elections mean for markets

Ed Monk

Ed Monk Fidelity International - 03 Jul 2024

Emma-Lou Montgomery

5 stocks to watch in July

The stocks to watch this month and why

Emma-Lou Montgomery

Emma-Lou Montgomery Fidelity International - 28 Jun 2024

Tom Stevenson

Investors have had a good 2024 - is that about to change?

Interest rate decisions and volatile elections loom large

Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 20 Jun 2024

Tom Stevenson
Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 04 Jun 2024

Emma-Lou Montgomery

5 stocks to watch in June

The stocks to watch this month and why

Emma-Lou Montgomery

Emma-Lou Montgomery Fidelity International - 30 May 2024

Richard Evans
Richard Evans

Richard Evans Fidelity International - 22 May 2024

Richard Evans

How to invest in Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting takes place this weekend

Richard Evans

Richard Evans Fidelity International - 03 May 2024

Emma-Lou Montgomery

6 stocks to watch in May

The stocks to watch this month and why

Emma-Lou Montgomery

Emma-Lou Montgomery Fidelity International - 02 May 2024

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We provide access to a wide selection of investments that can meet a broad range of needs.

These generally fall into two categories – ‘pooled’ or ‘collective’ investments and exchange traded instruments such as shares, investment trusts, ETFs.

Pooled (collective) investments – as the name suggests, these investments allow you and other investors to pool your money together to form a large sum. A professional manager will then use this money to invest in a wide range of shares or bonds on your behalf. The manager uses their knowledge and experience to help grow your money or to provide you with an income over time. They’ll typically make all the investment decisions – choosing when to buy and sell individual shares and bonds within the fund.

Exchange traded instruments (ETIs) – These are investments that are openly traded on a stock exchange, which means you can buy and sell them through Fidelity.

There are many different types of ETI:

  • Company shares (equities) – shares are individual securities and allow you to own part of a company or financial asset. While owning shares in a business does not mean you have any direct control over the day-to-day operations of the business, being a shareholder does entitle you and other shareholders to a proportional share of any profits.
  • Exchange traded funds (ETFs) and exchange traded commodities (ETCs) – ETFs and ETCs combine the benefits of investment funds and shares, offering you diversified, cost-effective and transparent access to global investment markets. They typically track the performance of a stock market index or commodity. They’re bought and sold much like shares and are sometimes known as ‘exchange traded products’ (ETPs).
  • Investment trusts – these are pooled funds set up as public limited companies (PLCs) and their shares are listed on a stock exchange. The trust’s investments are chosen and managed by an experienced team who spread your money across a wide selection of investments. Another difference from funds is that they have a fixed number of shares and so they are sometimes referred to as ‘closed-ended funds’.

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  • CREST Depository Interests (CDIs) – these are UK securities, issued by CREST, which are designed to represent a company share traded on an overseas stock market. They offer a way for you to buy and sell a number of non-UK stocks in sterling.
  • Corporate bonds and UK government bonds (Gilts) – in simple terms, a bond is a type of loan. When you buy one, you’re effectively lending the issuer your money and they pay you interest in return. At the end of a bond’s term, the face value of the bond will be paid to you, although you can buy and sell a bond at any time during that term. Companies issue corporate bonds while the British government issues Gilts. They are individual securities.

There are many different types of pooled investment and individual securities and the ones we offer are described below. However, please remember that diversification – maintaining a wide spread of different investments – is one of the most important principles of successful investing. We therefore don’t recommend purchasing individual shares or other securities on their own unless you already have a wide selection of other investments.

You can sell any exchange traded instruments you hold with us. You have the option of placing a Market Order or Limit Order.

We normally pay your money into ‘Cash within the account’ and then you can instruct us to pay this by direct credit to your personal bank or building society. This could take up to 3 days after we receive your money from the sale of relevant exchange traded instrument.

Share dealing is when you buy or sell shares in a public limited company on a recognised stock exchange. You can do this at any time the exchange is open. When you buy a share you become one of the company’s owners and you may be entitled to a share of any profits it makes. If the company does well, your shares may go up in value because more people want to have a stake in the company. But if the company doesn’t do well, the value of your shares may fall. Our share dealing service will also be offering other types investments, in addition to company shares. One of the main types will be bonds, which are loans to a large organisation. As our service develops, we will enable you to buy UK government bonds, known as gilts, as well as corporate bonds.

Yes, given you’re a UK resident living in the UK and are 18 years of age or over. You can also open an account if you’re a member of British Forces living overseas.

You can invest in exchange traded instruments such as shares, investment trusts, ETFs through our online share dealing service. Dealing times will vary depending on the type of order placed. Our service is primarily an online service; however, for some exchange traded instruments such as Investment Trusts and ETFs, you can also invest over the phone.

Please note that when investing in funds, deals are placed at the next available dealing time. If you give an instruction by post, it may be processed on the following business day as investment instructions received in the post are usually processed within 24 hours.

One-off investments

You can make lump sum investments by using a debit card or by sending us a cheque. If you’re paying by building society cheque or banker’s draft, the cheque should be made payable to Fidelity using your title and name e.g. (Fidelity – re Mr J Smith). You’ll also need to ask your building society to endorse the cheque before you send it to us.

Regular investments

Making regular contributions to a savings plan can be a great way to build up a larger sum over the long term. It can also remove the temptation of trying to ‘time the market’ – changing your long-term plan by buying or selling investments based on short-term market movements.

If you’d like to make regular payments into your account, you can set this up online. Your instructions will be processed within five days, and we’ll start collecting your regular contributions from the next available collection date. When we collect money for regular savings, it is held as cash within your account for two working days before we buy your chosen investments. For example, if we collect your money on the 10th of each month, we may invest it on the 12th. This is because a bank may ask us to return the money for up to two days following its collection, although this rarely happens.

 

Our share dealing service is primarily an online service. We charge a flat fee of just £10 for buying or selling shares online within an ISA or Investment Account and only £1.50 for dividend re-investments and regular savings plan payments.

In exceptional circumstances, you will be allowed to trade over the phone and the fee will be £30 for each order.

In most cases, when you buy UK shares, or shares in a foreign company with a share register in the UK, regulatory charges such as Stamp Duty Reserve Tax and PTM levy may apply.

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No, we do not provide advice on individual securities. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment, you should speak to an authorised financial adviser.

Important information: When you are thinking about investing in shares, it’s generally a good idea to consider holding them alongside other investments in a diversified portfolio of assets.