Unit Trusts > Global Growth

Advantages: Global exposure and very cheap at the moment.
Disadvantages: 5.25% initial charge but can be reduced with execution only broker.

...jumping on the bandwagon, but Invesco have over three years experience of running this fund and have done very well so far. I'm about to put my second lump sum in a month into this fund, with the expectation of doubling my money within three years. Yes, I know, investments can go down as well as up and you can say "I told you so" if I'm nowhere near my target in 3 years time, but I believe they have the geographic and thematic mixes about right. ...
...rest distributed throughout the world, the main themes they are concentrating on are as follows: Technology 24.0 Telecommunications 15.2 Consumer Products 15.0 Healthcare 14.0 Natural Resources 12.0 Financial Services 9.0 Cash 5.8 Infrastructure 5.0 Launched in late 1997 and with a current size of around £140 million it is small enough to get in and out of investments quick enough to take advantage of market fluctuations. The minimum investment ... Read review

Advantages: Management
Disadvantages: current climate

...to the conclusion that the aberdeen global growth team are second to none. Let us take for example the aberdeen global growth technology fund, with its past record second to none. In Mr John Pullar Strecker they have a quality manager with a wealth of experience. Recently the fund has changed its investment objectives to allow it to tap a growth in other countires in addition to the current technology powerhouse, the U.S.A. In the current climate, ... Read review