It's quality, not quantity

dave ferguson

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Dave Ferguson of the Abacus, has his eye on Hartford Life, a UK insurer with a sensible number of well-balanced funds and portfolios

Having spent the last few months deriding the efforts of UK insurers to offer concise and well-planned fund ranges, I now find myself in the slightly uncomfortable position of praising the range of a company active in the UK market. Whether a reflection of its heritage or simply a more focused approach, I find Hartford Life's stance on open architecture entirely refreshing. Not for it the pursuit of a gazillion funds with little or no meaningful strategy. Rather, The Hartford has set about creating a range of funds and associated portfolios that are based around a small number of quality f...

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