A warning about underperforming Child Trust Funds, dividends on the rise again, and the pros and cons of low-cost funds. Here is IFAonline's round-up of the weekend's national newspapers...
Child Trust Funds With the upcoming launch of the first Junior ISAs, the old Child Trust Funds (CTF) may have been neglected a little. As the Sunday Telegraph reported, around six million girls and boys have CTF investments, kicked off by a £250 voucher from the government at birth. However, it says many parents have already forgotten the plans and are not maximising their tax free allowances into the plans. Compounding this is the fact many of the CTFs appear to have delivered poor returns, meaning the children may not necessarily have a healthy pot to play with when they reach 18. ...
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