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"Ten years ago a new generation of online brokers radically changed how trading was conducted. The markets were opened to a new generation of retail traders who could execute their orders at a fraction of the previous cost and who could enjoy virtual real time access to the latest prices. Globally the numbers of online accounts has soared and the latest estimates are that there are more than 100 million active accounts.

As commission rates have collapsed so has service. Only the largest clients can expect any personal (or more accurately personalised) attention. The vast majority of investors are either herded into funds or are offered an execution only facility. There are logical reasons why this is so.

Conflicts and compliance concerns mean that brokers cannot proactively reach out to clients with relevant and personalised news, ideas or strategies. At best brokers may accept limit orders but few will act as your market scout searching for the opportunities or alerting you with new trading signals. Some broking firms would prefer if retail clients had their investments managed on a discretionary basis by independent money managers. Ignoring for the moment whether these managers are any good, let’s accept that they are very expensive. Their fees are seriously hazardous to your wealth. As Warren Buffett said in his letter to shareholders: more "