#1: Investing outside the UK
Posted on 2006-07-18 17:34:07 by Steve McQueen
Hi guys!
Does anyone have any advice on a good broker for investing overseas?
I'm looking at investing a little in the U.S. and possibly moving onto
India/China later on?
Thanks a lot,
Steve
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#2: Re: Investing outside the UK
Posted on 2006-07-18 18:06:35 by missltoemissltoe
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> Hi guys!
>
> Does anyone have any advice on a good broker for investing overseas?
> I'm looking at investing a little in the U.S. and possibly moving onto
> India/China later on?
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Steve
Why not do it through UK based Investment or Unit trusts ?
<a href="http://www.trustnet.com/" target="_blank">http://www.trustnet.com/</a>
(although personally I would put the priorities the other way around as I
suspect the dollar has much further to fall - But I might be totally wrong).
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#3: Re: Investing outside the UK
Posted on 2006-07-19 16:41:22 by Steve McQueen
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:06:35 +0100, Miss L. Toe wrote:
>> Hi guys!
>>
>> Does anyone have any advice on a good broker for investing overseas? I'm
>> looking at investing a little in the U.S. and possibly moving onto
>> India/China later on?
>
> Why not do it through UK based Investment or Unit trusts ?
>
> <a href="http://www.trustnet.com/" target="_blank">http://www.trustnet.com/</a>
>
> (although personally I would put the priorities the other way around as I
> suspect the dollar has much further to fall - But I might be totally
> wrong).
From the look of it, you're absolutely right about the exchange rate on
the dollar. On the funds thing, though, I know they can be a great way of
investing but personally I tend towards individually selected shares. So,
do you know of any brokers who give you access to markets outside of
London?
Thanks,
Steve
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#4: Re: Investing outside the UK
Posted on 2006-07-19 20:01:20 by Steve McQueen
On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:41:22 +0100, Steve McQueen wrote:
> From the look of it, you're absolutely right about the exchange rate on
> the dollar. On the funds thing, though, I know they can be a great way of
> investing but personally I tend towards individually selected shares. So,
> do you know of any brokers who give you access to markets outside of
> London?
In the end, I came across an article listing some recommendations for
stockbrokers who offer overseas shares:
<a href="http://www.moneyweek.com/file/7452/how-to-invest-in-foreign-stocks.html" target="_blank"> http://www.moneyweek.com/file/7452/how-to-invest-in-foreign- stocks.html</a>
Thanks anyway,
Steve
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#5: Re: Investing outside the UK
Posted on 2006-07-20 22:09:08 by missltoemissltoe
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> On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:06:35 +0100, Miss L. Toe wrote:
> >> Hi guys!
> >>
> >> Does anyone have any advice on a good broker for investing overseas?
I'm
> >> looking at investing a little in the U.S. and possibly moving onto
> >> India/China later on?
> >
> > Why not do it through UK based Investment or Unit trusts ?
> >
> > <a href="http://www.trustnet.com/" target="_blank">http://www.trustnet.com/</a>
> >
> > (although personally I would put the priorities the other way around as
I
> > suspect the dollar has much further to fall - But I might be totally
> > wrong).
>
> From the look of it, you're absolutely right about the exchange rate on
> the dollar.
I suspect that the pound may fall further than the dolar, but slower :-)
> On the funds thing, though, I know they can be a great way of
> investing but personally I tend towards individually selected shares. So,
> do you know of any brokers who give you access to markets outside of
> London?
I'd be interested to know if you can invest directly in India, I've heard
you have to go through some weird foreign owenership structures.
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#6: Re: Investing outside the UK
Posted on 2006-07-22 15:45:11 by Steve McQueen
On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:09:08 +0100, Miss L. Toe wrote:
>
> I'd be interested to know if you can invest directly in India, I've heard
> you have to go through some weird foreign owenership structures.
I'll let you know if I find anything but the best foreign dealing services
I've found so far still only offer a limited selection of countries. None
that I've found allow you to trade in India and the closest I can get to
China is Hong Kong, which may be good enough anyway.
Cheers,
Steve
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