On the face of it, the use of exchange-traded instruments remains surprisingly low across the advised platform market but, as Steven Nelson points out, the picture is not quite as straightforward as that
Something that continues to catch our eye when we look at the advised platform market is the continued dominance of funds (unit trusts and OEICs) and cash compared with arguably ‘sexier' - a word that should surely be banned from financial services. In fact, I'm banning it right now - investment choices such as equities, investment companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). For our collective sanity, we will refer to these from here on in as exchange-traded instruments (ETIs). Don't miss this week's Smarter Business Roadshow Manchester (17th) - Birmigham (18th) - London (19th) St...
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