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Investment guides: Choosing funds

Created:
2 May 2007
Updated:
30 May 2007
Written by:
IC personal finance team

Elsewhere on this website, you’ll frequently read the complaint that fund managers are over-paid for under-performance. Sadly, in many cases that’s true – which is why it’s particularly important to pick funds that perform consistently well and avoid the duds.

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We can help you do that. Take a look, for instance, at our top recommendations from the investment trust universe here.

Or use the private investor’s favourite tax wrapper, the individual savings account (Isa) – we pick a selection of particularly high-return Isas here.

If you fancy doing it yourself, rather than sacrificing part of your profits to a fund manager, check out exchange traded funds and the things they can offer here. CONTENT NOT YET LOADED

Another alternative is a structured product, which typically offer some or all of the upside, but with some downside protection. Such instruments are being widely touted by High Street banks, but not all of them are as good as they seem. Read our guide to structured products here.

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