5 November 2007

 

ALLIANCE TRUST REVEALS TEN TOP TIPS TO ONLINE INVESTMENT DEALING

 

·         Alliance Trust’s free and easy to download guides are available at www.alliancetrust.co.uk/online

 

 

Alliance Trust, the online share dealing expert, has published two online dealing factsheets, looking at ‘Top Ten Tips for online investment dealing’ and ‘Research tools for investment dealing’. The Top Ten Tips outlines how to get started and explains how to approach the different range of price packages, as well as giving other useful tips. The second factsheet in the investor kit explains how to make best use of investment research tools to keep track of your portfolio.

 

 The guides, which you can find and download on the Alliance Trust website at www.alliancetrust.co.uk/online are offering investors useful tips on online investment dealing as well as a step-by-step guide to share dealing research tools. Investors can use the guides regardless of which online share dealing provider they hold their account with.

 

Alliance Trust top ten tips at a glance:

  1. Make sure you choose the right price package for your trading profile.
  2. Look at the whole picture, not just the cost of buying and selling shares.
  3. Check that your provider can offer the investment choice you are looking for.
  4. Make sure the online features offered suit your needs.
  5. Don’t forget you may need support offline.
  6. Know the basics of internet security.
  7. Tap into free online portfolio tools to track your performance.
  8. Use the internet to do your research too
  9. Make use of online discussion groups and forums.
  10. Don’t forget to use your tax-free allowances.

 

These downloadable guides are available to at www.alliancetrust.co.uk/online

 

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Contacts

Jane Holligan, Media Relations Manager          Anna Schirmer/ Stuart Lerman/ Anna Moulds

Alliance Trust                                                   Lansons Communications

Tel  +44 (0)1382 306064                                   Tel  +44 (0)20 7490 3605/ 3674/ 3681

Mobile  07745 783212                                      Email  alliancetrust@lansons.com

Email  jane.holligan@alliancetrust.co.uk      

Web  www.alliancetrusts.co.uk 

 

Simon Longfellow, Marketing Manager

Alliance Trust Savings

Email  simon.longfellow@alliancetrust.co.uk

 

 

Notes to editors

 

  1. Alliance Trust is the brand name of Alliance Trust Savings, a financial services company that offers                  investment dealing, self-invested personal pensions and a choice of investment wrappers. Alliance Trust Savings and its subsidiaries administer nearly £5bn on behalf of more than 46,000 customers (as at 31 July 2007). Alliance Trust Savings is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alliance Trust PLC.

 

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