Hey, I was about to post something similar, so I hope nobody minds me hopping on in here instead of creating another thread...
I'm looking to get started with investing as well and I was wondering if anyone would be able to give me some advice:
My goal is investing for the long term, I know I won't be able to hit it rich by trading regularly, so I figured buying and holding would be my best option to hopefully get better returns than a deposit bank account.
What I'm interested in most would be buying index funds or index/stock ETFs - so I most likely will be buying regularly (once a month, probably) and then holding and reinvesting.
My main question is whether or not I would be better off setting up an online broker account or going through someone else. Looking at some of the other threads, something like investandsave.ie or ferga.com would fall into the latter category. Or should I just set up an account with davy/td/saxo and just manage things myself? From what I can gather, td seems like my best option with frequent purchases, but I could be wrong
Any pointers?
Thanks