re: looking for a clued up broker
IMO the good ones fleece you the least.My broker is usually good at the buys but forgets, or does not care to suggest about a sell.OK for access to floats is usually a plus but the more you get offered the least likelyhood of a stag. They look after No 1 (them) first then their big customers then the little man. The big boys do not play with small caps & in that regard my broker has got me in the smalls.
In reality we have to take responsibility for our own decisions whether we were talked into it or not.