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The aim is to make a minimum of 30% total return over three years
Growth strategies aim, not guarantee, to make a minimum of 30 percent total return (the sum of dividends and capital gains) over three years after fees and charges. The growth strategy invests mainly in shares and occasionally in out of favour bonds. Forecasts are not a reliable indicator of future performance
The aim is to achieve a growing income combined with some capital gains, such that the overall value of the portfolio increases at a rate in excess of inflation.
The aim of the pre-retirement strategy is to achieve a growing income, combined with some capital gains, such that the overall value of the portfolio increases at a rate in excess of inflation. As with the income strategy, it employs a range of different investment approaches to achieve its aims, from corporate bonds, to out of favours bonds and dividend growth shares. Forecasts are not a reliable indicator of future performance
Combining a growing income with modest capital gains
The objective with an income strategy is to combine a growing income with modest capital gains. The income strategy employs a range of different investment approaches to achieve its aims, from corporate inflation bonds, to out of favours bonds and preference shares.
Forecasts are not a reliable indicator of future performance
A combination of corporate bonds, preference shares and property/infrastructure shares
The aim, not guarantee, is to achieve a total return of 4 to 5 percent per annum after all fees and charges on a rolling three-year basis. It uses a combination of corporate bonds, preference shares and property/infrastructure shares.
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