{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69a5aa3811f5657dedfff2bd/69a5aa4ec8a5f10081d88066?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is it time you switched your investment platform?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69a5aa3811f5657dedfff2bd/dfd3c703d3581c56b4fc1263f3d53b28.jpg?height=200","description":"<div>A shake up is happening in the world of DIY investing. <br>Some of the biggest investment platforms are overhauling their fees ahead of Rachel Reeves' big push to get Britain investing - and under pressure from upstarts offering much cheaper services.<br>The biggest name of all, Hargreaves Lansdown, has cut its prices for most investors, yet this seems to have triggered a chunk to jump ship. So, why are some HL investors moving if things are getting cheaper - and is it time we all looked at our investment platform fees?<br>Georgie Frost, Rachel Rickard Straus and Simon Lambert discuss the latest DIY investing battle and what it means for your portfolio - plus what you should look for if you do want cheaper investing or a helping hand.<br>With nearly £1trillion in Isas, how did people build up such big pots and could they end up being a target for a tax raid.<br>What's going on with the civil service pension meltdown?<br>And finally, the most applied for jobs and the apprenticeships that can people dodge a massive student debt.</div>","author_name":"This is Money"}