Yield of dreams?
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Investors seeking a high yield using British individual savings accounts (Isas) should consider charges and where there money is invested. Charges may be made to income or capital, and this can give rise to misleading comparisons, with funds charging to capital having lower total returns than may be immediately apparent. There are only some 50 British high-yield bonds suitable for such funds, and this means that funds tend to have similar investments, and it is difficult for them to outperform to offset the impact of high charges.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 2000
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Sitting pretty in the riskmobile
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Investors may accept higher risk levels in return for higher potential rewards. This applies to all investment products, and in particular, equity-based products tend to involve higher risks and rewards than United Kingdom building societies. Investors should assess how long they want to invest and the sum of money they are prepared to lose. The risk level they can accept also depends on age, since younger investors can take on more risk. Specialist funds are more likely to involve risk than are general funds, and diversification is one way of reducingrisk.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1998
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Tried and tested
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United Kingdom investors can use investment trusts which are quoted on stock markets, and which invest in other companies. They have a set number of stocks and cannot issue additional stocks. Assets of investment trusts can be invested widely, or may be geared to specialist areas such as Japan, or economic sectors. Performance can be assessed by calculating a trust's net asset value. Charges tend to be low, and savings schemes give investors access to investment trusts with low monthly payments.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1998
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