- Protection Scheme: FSCS
- Fund Choice: Choose from 50+ L&G funds including low cost index tracker funds, multi asset, fixed income, property & equity funds. Alternatively let L&G managed your funds for you based on your risk profile.
- Invest From: £20 per month or £100 single
Why we like it: With L&G there is no platform service fee. Legal & General can help you save for a brighter future with their stocks and shares ISA. Choose from over 50 funds, including ready-made investment options that spread your money across different investments for you and sustainable funds that seek to make a positive difference without compromising financial returns.
Important: Please remember the value of your investment and any income from it may fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed. You may get back less than you invest.
- Protection Scheme: FSCS
- Fund Choice: Access 40,000+ UK, US and international shares on 17 global exchanges. Choose from over 3,000 funds or select a ready made portfolio. Investment trusts, ETFs, Bonds & Gilts. Option to invest in 6 low cost funds selected by experts to get you started.
- Invest From: £25 a month or any lump sum
Why we like it: An award-winning ISA that gives you complete control. The second largest platform in the UK with the widest choice of investment options in the market including funds, investment trusts, ETF’s and more. Strong ethical investment proposition with more than 140 investment options. Open online in less than 10 minutes. Access to expert independent ideas and analysis. Low cost fees and trading.
Important: The value of your investments can rise as well as fall. You may get back less than you invested. If you’re unsure, we recommend you ask for independent advice.
- Protection Scheme: FSCS
- Fund Choice: 2,500+ Funds
- Invest From: £25 pm
Why we like it: Choose your own funds or alternatively a ready made portfolio. Market-beating savings and discounts of up to 5.5%. No charge to buy and sell funds. Low, tiered annual charges for holding funds, with a maximum of just 0.45% per annum. Free fund updates and analysis from experienced research team. Invest with a financially secure, FTSE 100 company.
Important: The value of your investments can rise as well as fall. You may get back less than you invested. If you’re unsure, we recommend you ask for independent advice.
- Protection Scheme: FSCS
- Fund Choice: 2000+ Funds
- Invest From: £25 pm
Why we like it: It is simple to invest in a fund online. You will need to open an account first and then choose the fund you are interested in investing in. There are over 2,000 funds to choose from but to make it easier for you AJ Bell have created their favourite funds list which is their pick of the best funds.
Important: The value of your investments can rise as well as fall. You may get back less than you invested. If you’re unsure, we recommend you ask for independent advice.
- Protection Scheme: FSCS
- Fund Choice: Select from over 4,000 funds. Large selection of UK shares. Investment trusts, ETFs and investment portfolios put together by experts.
- Invest From: £25 per month or lump sum from £1,000
Why we like it: Investment choice from over 100 fund providers, giving you access to 4,000+ funds. Great service – from investment guidance on website through to UK-based phones team. PathFinder, Select 50, Investment Finder - investing tools for beginners to advanced investors. 24/7 access via online Account Management system.
Important: The value of your investments can rise as well as fall. You may get back less than you invested. If you’re unsure, we recommend you ask for independent advice.
- Fund Choice: Tracks FTSE 100 Index
- Invest From: £20 pm
- Investment Options: Provides exposure to the FTSE 100 index of the largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange at a highly competitive price.
A low cost way of looking for capital growth by tracking the 100 most capitalised mature companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. You can invest up to £20,000 this tax year, with a low minimum of £100 lump sum or £20 per month, and you can manage your account easily online.
This fund is available via: Legal and General investment platform »
Important: The value of investments can go down as well as up so you may get back less than you invested. This information is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to an authorised financial adviser.
- Fund Choice: Tracks the FTSE 100 Index
- Invest From: £25 pm
- Investment Options: Provides exposure to the FTSE 100 index of the largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange at a highly competitive price.
A super low cost FTSE 100 tracker ETF fund with a 0.07% pa annual charge. The product has a record of tracking its benchmark to a high degree of accuracy and scored ahead of rivals on this measure.
This fund is available via: Interactive Investor platform »
Important: The value of investments can go down as well as up so you may get back less than you invested. This information is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to an authorised financial adviser.
- Fund Choice: Tracks FTSE 250 Index
- Invest From: £25 pm
- Investment Options: The Fund's investment objective is to provide long term capital growth by matching the capital performance of the FTSE 250 Index by investing in companies that make up the index.
A low cost FTSE 250 tracker with a 0.18% pa annual charge.The FTSE 250 is full of medium-sized companies with exciting growth potential. We think this is an excellent tracker fund, offering a low cost way to invest in this area of the market. HSBC has lots of experience running tracker investment funds.
This fund is available via: Interactive Investor investment platform »
Important information: Please remember the value of your investment and any income from it may fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed. You may get back less than you invest.
- Fund Choice: Tracks MSCI World Index
- Invest From: £25 pm
- Investment Options: The Fidelity Index World Fund, invested in a variety of well-known companies such as Coca-Cola, Google, Disney & Microsoft
Super low annual management charge of 0.1%. Great way to spread risk across a wide range of shares. This OEIC Fund aims to track the performance of the MSCI World (Net Total Return) Index (before fees and expenses are applied) thereby seeking to increase the value of your investment over a period of 5 years or more. The performance of the Fund is unlikely to track the performance of the index precisely. The fund invests in companies including Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Tesla.
This fund is available via: Fidelity investment investment platform »
Important: The value of investments can go down as well as up so you may get back less than you invested. This information is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to an authorised financial adviser.
- Fund Choice: Tracks the capital performance of the S&P Global 100 Index
- Invest From: £20 pm
- Investment Options: Tracks the top 100 shares in companies of major importance across all geographical areas as represented by the index.
Low cost global tracker fund. The objective of the Fund is to provide growth by tracking the capital performance of the S&P Global 100 Index (the “Index”). This objective is after the deduction of charges and taxation.
This fund is available via: Legal and General investment platform »
Important: The value of investments can go down as well as up so you may get back less than you invested. This information is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to an authorised financial adviser.
- Fund Choice: Tracks FTSE World Asia Pacific (excluding Japan)
- Invest From: £20 pm
- Investment Options: The Fund aims to provide exposure to stock market investment but without all the risk attached to individual stock selection. The Fund takes a pragmatic approach to trading on index changes and cash flow and has lower management fees than active funds. This Fund, which is based on investments across Asia Pacific stock markets, has a broad spread of shares and invests in companies of all sizes.
Why we like it: A low cost way of looking for capital growth by tracking the shares in large and middle capitalisation companies of the developed and advanced emerging markets in the Asia Pacific region excluding Japan as represented by the index. No initial charges. You can invest up to £20,000 this tax year, with a low minimum of £100 lump sum or £20 per month, and you can manage your account easily online.
This fund is available via: Legal and General investment platform »
Important: Please remember the value of your investment and any income from it may fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed. You may get back less than you invest.
- Fund Choice: Tracks FTSE Japan Index
- Invest From: £20 pm
- Investment Options: The Fund aims to provide exposure to stock market investment but without all the risk attached to individual stock selection. This produces low tracking error and limited stock picking or ‘style’ risks. The Fund takes a pragmatic approach to trading on index changes and cash flow and has lower management fees than active funds. This Fund is based on the Japanese stock market, has a broad spread of Japanese shares and invests in companies of all sizes.
Why we like it: A low cost way of looking for capital growth by tracking the large and middle capitalisation companies in Japan as represented by the index.. No initial charges. You can invest up to £20,000 this tax year, with a low minimum of £100 lump sum or £20 per month, and you can manage your account easily online.
This fund is available via: Legal and General investment platform »
Important: Please remember the value of your investment and any income from it may fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed. You may get back less than you invest.
Global Health & Pharmaceuticals Index Trust
from Legal & General
- Fund Choice: Tracks FTSE World Index Healthcare
- Invest From: £20 pm
- Investment Options: The Fund aims to provide exposure to stock market investment but without all the risk attached to individual stock selection. This produces low tracking error and limited stock picking or ‘style’ risks. The Fund takes a pragmatic approach to trading on index changes and cash flow and has lower management fees than active funds. This Fund adds a more specialist investment in health and pharmaceuticals shares to an existing portfolio.
Why we like it: A low cost way of looking for capital growth growth from an investment in health, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology company shares as represented by the index. No initial charges. You can invest up to £20,000 this tax year, with a low minimum of £100 lump sum or £20 per month, and you can manage your account easily online.
This fund is available via: Legal and General investment platform »
Important: Please remember the value of your investment and any income from it may fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed. You may get back less than you invest.
- Fund Choice: Researching and identifying developing technology trends and investing in the companies best placed to exploit them.
- Invest From: £25 pm
- Investment Options: Polar Capital Technology Trust plc provides investors with access to the potential of companies in the global technology sector.
Investment trust providing exposure to global technology companies. Launched in 1996, Polar Capital Technology Trust plc (“PCT”) has grown to become a leading European investor with a multi-cycle track record. Managed by a team of dedicated technology specialists, the PCT aims to maximise long-term capital growth by investing in a diversified portfolio of technology companies from around the world. The managers’ core belief in rigorous fundamental analysis, and being unconstrained by not following a benchmark, enables PCT to deliver global equity market outperformance through exposure to a universe of over 3,000 companies. Top holdings in the fund include Apple, Microsoft, Google & Facebook.
This fund is available via: Interactive Investor investment platform »
Important: The value of investments can go down as well as up so you may get back less than you invested. This information is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to an authorised financial adviser.
FTSE Global Technology Index Tracker Fund
from Legal & General
- Fund Choice: Tracks FTSE World Technology Index
- Invest From: £25 pm
- Investment Options: Invests in the shares of global companies engaged in information technology activities e.g. Microsoft and Apple, as represented by the Index.
Low cost technology fund with a competitive 0.70% ongoing annual charge.
A low cost way of investing in shares of global companies engaged in information technology activities, as represented by the FTSE World Technology Index. The fund has significant holdings in Apple and Microsoft. You can invest up to £20,000 this tax year, with a low minimum of £100 lump sum or £20 per month, and you can manage your account easily online. Top company holdings include Apple, Microsoft, Google and Facebook.
This fund is available via: Legal and General investment platform »
Important: The value of investments can go down as well as up so you may get back less than you invested. This information is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to an authorised financial adviser.
- Fund Choice: The manager invests in around 20 to 30 companies. He generally likes those in the technology, everyday consumer goods, and the medical supplies sectors.
- Invest From: £50 pm
- Investment Options: The aim of the Fund is to seek to achieve capital growth for investors by tracking closely the performance of the FTSE 350 Index by investing in companies in the Index.
This is a popular fund with a strong track record with a 0.95% annual charge.
Suitable for the long term investor the fund manager Terry Smith focuses on a small number of high quality, resilient, global growth companies (Between 20 and 30 stocks) that are good value with the intention of holding the shares for a long time. Companies held include Microsoft, Paypal and Estee Lauder. This fund is available through the Fidelity Platform.
Available via:
Fidelity investment platform »
Important: The value of investments can go down as well as up so you may get back less than you invested. This information is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to an authorised financial adviser.
- Fund Choice: companies that are likely to benefit from measures taken to improve the environment, human welfare and quality of life.
- Invest From: £25 a month or any lump sum
- Investment Options: The core of the investment portfolio consists of shares in companies involved wholly or in part in the manufacture of products, industrial processes or the provision of services associated with improving the environment and the enhancement of human health and safety.
Why we like it: A consistent performer this popular £1.7bn fund run by triple A Citywire rated fund manager Mike Fox works on a “best ideas” basis with 40 to 50 company holdings . The fund applies both negative and positive screening. Sectors considered more favourably include healthcare and technology, whereas areas such as commodities are generally avoided. There is also a focus on long-term themes and trends such as infrastructure and changing demographics. The fund has reasonable ongoing charges of 0.76% pa for an actively managed fund.
This fund is available via: Interactive Investor investment platform »
Important: Please remember the value of your investment and any income from it may fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed. You may get back less than you invest.
- Fund Choice: The ETF seeks to track the performance of an index composed of 30 of the largest global companies involved in the clean energy sector.
- Invest From: £25 a month or any lump sum
- Investment Options: The Share Class is a share class of a Fund which aims to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the S&P Global Clean Energy Index, the Fund’s benchmark index (Index).
Good to know: A member of the Interactive Investor ACE 40 ,this fund is passively managed by BlackRock and reflects the return of the S&P Global Clean Energy Index (the benchmark). The Index is designed to provide exposure to the leading publicily listed companies in the global clean energy business from both developed and emerging markets. The fund has reasonable ongoing charge of 0.65% pa.
Important: Please remember the value of your investment and any income from it may fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed. You may get back less than you invest.