Unit trusts & OEICs
How to pick the best open-ended funds (what are open-ended funds?)
Should I invest in active or passive funds?
Guides | 7 May 2013
The debate about active versus passive investing centres around two issues: performance, and fees.
Charles Stanley Direct explains its clean pricing structure for funds
Video | 7 May 2013
In this video, Charles Stanley Direct looks at the hidden charges investors typically pay to hold funds and argues that its pricing model is more transparent.
Seven easy steps to choosing the right fund
Magazine | 29 Apr 2013
There are well over 2,000 funds available to UK investors. In deciding between them, we suggest you go back to basics.
What is an investment fund?
Guides | 23 Apr 2013
What Investment explains the different types of investment fund, and looks at whether funds are a good home for your money.
Meet the manager: Christine Johnson
Video | 18 Apr 2013
In this video, What Investment meets Christine Johnson, manager of the Old Mutual Corporate Bond Fund, who gives us her outlook for global corporate bonds, focusing particularly on financial companies.
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Meet the manager: Algernon Percy
Video | 18 Apr 2013
In this video interview, What Investment meets the manager of JO Hambro's Portfolio Fund, Algernon Percy, who insists that the 'great rotation' out of bonds into equities has most definitely begun and will continue for some time yet.
How to choose a fund manager
Guides | 25 Feb 2013
We explain some of the strategies used by fund managers and how to go about choosing who to trust with your money.
Hunting for dividends in emerging markets
Magazine | 21 Feb 2013
An increasing number of investors are venturing off the beaten track in search of yield. But are they travelling safely? What Investment investigates.
Fund heroes: the most consistent unit trusts over 15 years
Magazine | 23 Jan 2013
What Investment unveils its exclusive analysis of long-term performance data to identify those funds that have consistently stayed ahead of the pack.
Understanding funds
Video | 3 Oct 2012
Andy Parsons and Sheridan Admans of The Share Centre demystify the world of funds.
Multi-asset funds: all you need to know
Magazine | 1 Oct 2012
We look at funds that mix shares, bonds and other assets – how do they work, should you invest, and which are the best of the bunch?
Ethical funds: an investor's guide
Guides | 6 Sep 2012
There are presently more than 60 ethical funds available to UK investors. What Investment looks at what’s on offer.
Choosing an open-ended fund
Guides | 23 Aug 2012
With a bewildering array of 2,850 open-ended funds available to a private investor, choosing between them can seem quite spectacularly daunting. What Investment explains how to narrow it down.
Open-ended funds: a beginner's guide
Guides | 6 Aug 2012
You may have heard terms like unit trusts or open-ended investment companies (OEICs) bandied around. Both are types of open-ended fund, as What Investment explains.
Meet the manager: Evy Hambro, BlackRock Gold & General
Magazine | 1 Aug 2012
An exclusive interview with Evy Hambro, manager of BlackRock's Gold & General fund, on his investment strategy and outlook for the precious metals sector.
What Investment Unit Trust Awards 2012
Magazine | 1 Jun 2012
View full coverage of the What Investment Unit Trust Awards 2012 as it appeared in the magazine, including comment from winners Neil Woodford and Glen Finegan.
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