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Less a wobble - more a buying opportunity. Shame it's not early April....

Interactive Investor was foisted on me when they acquired and closed down The Share Centre. They 'promised' former Share Centre clients that their costs would not rise. The transition was a shambles. The customer service department was over-extended and inexperienced. Their web platform in the early days was dreadful and unintuitive. It was frequently unavailable at weekends due to 'maintenance'. Over the years they have made some improvements but it's still nowhere near as good The Share Centre - and for me (no SIPP), charges have risen. They've made mistakes on various issues and been slow, reluctant and not generous in compensation when they've grudgingly admitted their mistakes.

In terms of penny-pinching, my personal attitude changed when I transitioned from being a well compensated executive, with a company sports car, unlimited fuel and an Amex card, to being a company owner. Not only do you need to offer value and service to one's clients, but in my personal experience, controlling overheads is essential, as is keeping an eagle eye on banks, accountants and lawyers serving your enterprise.

I have a black car which averages around 13.5 miles per gallon of SUL according to the onboard computer. I have shares in quite a few drillers...

23:47 -Sorry, wrong thread below...

Interactive Investor was foisted on me when they acquired and closed down The Share Centre. They 'promised' former Share Centre clients that their costs would not rise. The transition was a shambles. The customer service department was over-extended and inexperienced. Their web platform in the early days was dreadful and unintuitive. It was frequently unavailable at weekends due to 'maintenance'. Over the years they have made some improvements but it's still nowhere near as good The Share Centre - and for me (no SIPP), charges have risen. They've made mistakes on various issues and been slow, reluctant and not generous in compensation when they've grudgingly admitted their mistakes.

In terms of penny-pinching, my personal attitude changed when I transitioned from being a well compensated executive, with a company sports car, unlimited fuel and an Amex card, to being a company owner. Not only do you need to offer value and service to one's clients, but in my personal experience, controlling overheads is essential, as is keeping an eagle eye on banks, accountants and lawyers serving your enterprise.

I have a black car which averages around 13.5 miles per gallon of SUL according to the onboard computer. I have shares in quite a few drillers...

Oh, it was a long time ago. I expect my memory is jaded.

Well done Marmaris!

Is my memory correct that you were active with Advance Energy before the Indonesian duster debacle? Swings and roundabouts eh?

Interactive Investor are raising fees on Feb first too. I'm not happy. Yet another reason to migrate....

Tezlar - I think a move to the U.S. makes more sense than the German possibility. Almost certainly lower energy costs, better guarantee of raw material supplies, probably lower taxes and (EU style) red-tape and the possibility of skilled migration of labour from GE or P&W. Could be a great move by Tufan...

@Verulamium - As a post-script to my dispute with Interactive Investor, I can confirm that they reluctantly admitted partial liability and deposited a cash sum into my account by way of compensation. Frankly, I think their handling of the problem was characteristically sub-par and whilst I can't be bothered to argue the toss with them, I continue to move chunks of my portfolio to alternative platforms.

@Fforestgwmp 10:56

I have to prepare myself before perusing this board. I don't believe in filters, so I have to take a few deep breaths prior to navigating the various displays of self-importance, delusions of grandeur, lack of basic English skills and of course the rank stupidity so frequently on display.

Your link was spot-on! My most enjoyable visit to this board for a long time. Cheers!

$12.52 = £6.23

Https://www.marketindex.com.au/asx/ggp?src=search-all

Interesting!

Yes, as HH88 says, 'three day rule' antics. If it's weak in the morning, I'll have another go. I think the update was very sound. I believe Tesco are now well positioned to inflict a bit of grief on Asda and Morrisons over the next year or so. Overall, I think the M&S update was less robust and yet we gained abt 5% there.

Yeah, I've been trying to keep my errant finger under control until the ISA allowance resets, but couldn't resist this morning...

E1 - "Holy cow did Tymers just say that ...? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Gold is the frigging world's reserve currency you plonka

Jewellery just gets more valuable".

Yet more evidence that his father was a tool-maker.....

Doyouevenlift - "When Bamps was referring to people being out of their depth, perhaps he had you in mind? He was right all along then - come back Bamps, all is forgiven".

How do you arrive at that logic? I'm extremely appreciative of Bamps' knowledge of geology, mine having mostly stopped at A level, but I certainly don't need financial advice from him.

BTW, in your handle, is it shirts you're enquiring about?

Doyouevenlift :Today 23:39

You sound like the sort who would have copied other people's homework at high school. Do you really need to be reminded the relevance (and meaning) of DYOR?

SC - You sound like you need a large tube of Preparation H and a rubber ring to sit on...

Why didn't you use your own judgement and top-up a few like many of us? The venom with which you're persistently attacking poor Bamps suggests you screwed-up royally. Couldn't have happened to a nicer chap.

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Investors were braced for potential volatility in global markets as a result.

Ahmed Khuzaie, a political consultant from Bahrain, said: “Of course the Gulf states are worried because that will mean they will have to readjust their margins, which will affect their way of life.”

Greg Newman, the chief executive of London-based oil markets trader Onyx Capital, said: “Opec’s control of global oil supply and demand is already fragile. If the US increases Venezuelan production, this will tip the global markets into surplus, potentially with one to two million barrels a day of excess oil on top of markets that are already in long-term decline.

“Trump is very likely going to get his desired low oil prices now and even more importantly, [it will] give him considerable control over the whole global oil market and its flows.”

Oil prices dropped by 18pc in 2025 in a sign of Opec’s waning power over the market. It marked the biggest annual drop since the 2020 pandemic.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) was set up in 1960 with Venezuela as one of its five founding members along with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq. It now has 12 member countries and another 10 in Opec+, including Russia.

Opec+ agreed to pause supply increases in the first quarter of 2026 at a meeting on Sunday, an attempt to support the oil price.