- Fund Choice: Managed funds tailored for you or choose yourself from over 50 funds
- Invest From: £20 per month or £100 single
Why we like it: 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. Please remember with investments, your capital is at risk, 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.
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: 2,000+ Funds
- Invest From: £50pm
Why we like it: Invest from as little as £50 a month or with a £1,000 lump sum. Investment choice from over 100 fund providers, giving you access to 2,000+ funds. One low-cost service fee of 0.35%*. 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.
* depending on how much you have invested
Special offer:
Build your savings with an ISA and receive £25. Exclusions, T&Cs apply.
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: 40,000+ UK and global investments
- Invest From: Any Lump Sum or £25 a month
Special Offers:
£100 Cashback if you transfer in any ISA worth more than £20,000
Open an ISA, Trading Account or Sipp and you'll get £100 of free trades to buy or sell any investment (new customers only)
Terms apply
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. 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.
- 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.
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 100 Index
- Invest From: £50 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. Income generated is reinvested.
The investment objective of the Fund is to deliver the net total return performance of the Benchmark Index (being the FTSE 100 Index), less the fees and expenses of the Fund. In order to achieve this investment objective, the investment policy of the Fund is to invest in a portfolio of equity securities that as far as possible and practicable consists of the component securities of the FTSE 100 Index, this Fund’s Benchmark Index.
Available via:
Fidelity investment platform »
Special offer:
Build your savings with an ISA, SIPP or Investment Account and receive £25. Exclusions, T&Cs apply.
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 S&P 500 Index
- Invest From: £100
- Investment Options: The Fund seeks to track the performance of the Standard and Poor's 500 Index.
Super low cost way of tracking the largest US companies at 0.07% pa.
The Fund employs a passive management – or indexing – investment approach, through physical acquisition of securities, and seeks to track the performance of the Standard and Poor's 500 Index (the “Index”).
Available via:
Hargreaves Lansdown 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 MSCI World Index
- Invest From: £50 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.
The 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.
Available via:
Fidelity investment platform »
Special offer:
Build your savings with an ISA, SIPP or Investment Account and receive £25. Exclusions, T&Cs apply.
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 All World Index
- Invest From: £50 pm
- Investment Options: Replicates returns from the FTSE All World, an index that encompasses both developed and emerging markets from around the world. Ranks among the cheapest products of its type. This is an ‘Accumulation’ product, meaning any income generated is reinvested.
Low cost tracker which provides global exposure with a annual management charge under 0.25% pa.
This Fund seeks to provide long-term growth of capital by tracking the performance of the FTSE All-World Index, a market-capitalisation weighted index of common stocks of large and mid cap companies in developed and emerging countries. The Fund employs a “passive management” – or indexing – investment approach, through physical acquisition of securities, designed to track the performance of the Index, a free float adjusted market capitalisation weighted index. The Fund will invest in a portfolio of equity securities that so far as possible and practicable consists of a representative sample of the component securities of the Index.
Available via:
Fidelity investment platform »
Special offer:
Build your savings with an ISA, SIPP or Investment Account and receive £25. Exclusions, T&Cs apply.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.