DIY Investor Magazine
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March 2014
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INVESTMENT COMPANIES HAVE MUCH TO OFFER THE DIY INVESTOR AND AS EVER
CAREFUL PLANNING AND RESEARCH WILL BE REWARDED IN THE LONG TERM.
investing in assets that need to be held for the very long-
term (20-30 years for most infrastructure projects). The
debt fund sector, which was not really a feature of the
investment company sector a few years ago, is now £6bn.
Many of the funds in the property sector ran into trouble
a few years ago (mainly because they borrowed too
much) but the sector has largely rehabilitated itself and is
expanding again.
Then there is a raft of very specialist funds that, if you
are going to dive in, should probably be only a small
part of your portfolio but could offer interesting ways of
making it more diversified.
Investment companies have much to offer the DIY
investor and as ever careful planning and research will
be rewarded in the long term.
Our website,
, apart from
offering daily news on sector, organises the entire
London listed investment company market into 42
different sub-sectors, lets you compare the companies
in those sectors and gives you detailed information on
each company– it’s not a bad place to start if you are
thinking about choosing an investment company.
