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Tony Sumner wrote:
> My financial advisor suggested I join a project run by The Bigger
> Picture which means I can go to www.thebigger-picture.co.uk and manage
> my investments online. When I try to log in I get "Unsupported system
> configuration" and it says I must have Windows 98, NT4, ME, 2000 or XP
> and the browser must be either IE5 or above or Netscape 6.2 or above.
>
> My windows machine has been off the air ("limited or no connectivity")
> and I can't be bothered to fix it so my investments are managing
> themselves. Do they have a reason for restricting access to Windows?
>
> I asked the company (turns out to be Norwich Union) why they do this
> and I had a phone call from one Chris Atkinson to say that he had
> asked 'the IT people' and it will only work with Windows. I said that
> this was hardly an explanation and he went back to the IT people to
> ask again. Chris then asked me to send him a screenshot of the page
> that tells me I can't use it and the html source of the page (so
> they'd never seen it before?). I sent those on Monday and I have not
> heard more since. If they ever come across with an explanation I'll
> let you know.
>
> Tony Sumner
>
Tony,
You might care to look at the websites of ADVFN and above all Alliance
Trust. All our investments with a couple of exceptions are with Alliance
Trust Savings Ltd (ATS)be they PEPs, ISAs or investment plans. Very
cheap and efficiently managed. We only invest in Investment Trusts but
ATS offer all public companies and many others.
John
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