TEPs see annualised returns of 8%

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Traded endowment policies could become popular with consumers as a lower risk investment option offe...

Traded endowment policies could become popular with consumers as a lower risk investment option offering decent returns, suggest figures produce by Policy Portfolio, as average annualised growth in excess of 8% for the year to May 2002. The TEPs market has grown significantly over the years since their launch, but it is only in recent months when markets have been volatile that these guaranteed products have come into their own. That is because the original investment made is locked into the product for the full term, so as long as premiums continue to be paid, guaranteed returns...

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