Time investment trust pensions came out of the shadows

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Investing in an investment trust via a pension scheme has long been considered a niche investment but with public confidence in traditional personal pensions at a low ebb, the benefits offered by such products could prove attractive

Pensions have had a bad press of late, yet most people would acknowledge the need to save for retirement. The majority of savers are only too anxious to ensure that when they stop working, they, and indeed their children, will have enough income that they do not have to rely on an inadequate state pension. Despite this, sales of conventional pension plans have suffered, with the public's confidence being undermined by problems in the pensions industry, the failure of Equitable Life in particular. People want to know that their retirement savings are going into a sound investment ' one t...

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