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19th June 2012

Finance initialisms to make you ROFL

The financial services industry loves it’s 3 letter acronyms or initialisms to be precise. It’s no wonder the public are ITD (in the dark). The Regulators don’t help, but it wasn’t the FSA. Before them it was the PII (and before them – the LIA). The FSA’s days are numbered –

The financial services industry loves it’s 3 letter acronyms or initialisms to be precise. It’s no wonder the public are ITD (in the dark). The Regulators don’t help, but it wasn’t the FSA. Before them it was the PII (and before them – the LIA). The FSA’s days are numbered –

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16th May 2011

Investing for a child’s future – Child Trust Funds (CTFs)

Before making my conclusion on the best home for long-term savings for a child, I thought it would be worth reviewing Child Trust Funds or CTFs as they are known. CTFs were introduced by the Labour Government in September 2002 in order to encourage parents and grandparents to save

Before making my conclusion on the best home for long-term savings for a child, I thought it would be worth reviewing Child Trust Funds or CTFs as they are known. CTFs were introduced by the Labour Government in September 2002 in order to encourage parents and grandparents to save

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4th February 2011

Investing for a child’s future

As a father of two and godfather to five, all ranging between 2 and 17, I have always been keen to use a suitable investment product to save for each of their futures. Between them I have holdings in Child Trust Funds (CTF), shares in a UK Life Company, Premium Bonds, Unit Trusts

As a father of two and godfather to five, all ranging between 2 and 17, I have always been keen to use a suitable investment product to save for each of their futures. Between them I have holdings in Child Trust Funds (CTF), shares in a UK Life Company, Premium Bonds, Unit Trusts

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