Investment ISAs put your capital at risk & you may get back less than you originally invested
- Invest From: £25 pm
- Investment Options: Choose from more than 40,000 UK and global investment options for your child's ISA. Capital at risk.
Why we like it: ii offer a flat fee service which over time could save you money compared to platform providers who charge on the value of investments held. ii offer ready made funds including their ethical funds which allows you to invest in line with your principles covering environmental, social and governance factors.
- Invest From: £25 pm
- Investment Options: AJ Bell offer a wide range of investments including shares, funds, investment trusts and ETFs (exchange traded funds). Capital at risk.
Why we like it: Invest from £25 pm or invest a lump sum up to £9,000 in the 2021/22 tax year. AJ Bell offer a wide range of investment options. For a "no hassle" option, you can choose from one of 8 funds and AJ Bell Investments will do the rest. AJ Bell offer a "Responsible Growth Fund" focused on companies taking their commitment to the environment and society seriously.
- Investment Options: Invest in one of four expertly designed portfolios depending on your investment style. Capital at risk.
Why we like it: Invest from £100. Simple, transparent - Invest in one of a range of four expertly designed portfolios depending on your investment style. All four Nutmeg investment styles are built by experts and use low cost exchange traded funds to diversify across stocks, bonds, industries, even countries.
- Invest From: £25 pm
- Investment Options: Invest in over 3,000 funds, UK and overseas shares, investment trusts and ETFs. Capital at risk.
Why we like it: Invest for your child from £25 pm tax free. Looking for inspiration? HL offer a wide investment choice for you to invest in with some great fund ideas. They are a FTSE 100 listed company trusted by over 1 million clients.
- Invest From: £1
- Investment Options: Choose from one of five investment styles based on risk, and a team of experts build your child’s Junior ISA, choosing which investments to buy and managing them on your behalf
Why we like it: You can choose to invest for you child in an Ethical Plan or an Original Plan. Wealthify Junior ISAs contain a range of investments from across the globe matched to the level of risk you choose. Each Junior Stocks & Shares ISA will contain up to 20 investment funds from providers like Blackrock and Vanguard Wealthify is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Your money is looked after by our team of experienced and qualified investment managers, and we’re backed by global financial services provider, Aviva. Invest up to £9,000 per year and/or transfer from existing Junior ISA or Child Trust Fund. Capital at risk.
- Invest From: £10 pm
- Investment Options: Is an insurance based Junior ISA which invests in stocks and shares via a With-Profits pooled fund. Capital at risk.
Why we like it: Your child’s money will be invested through a fund manager & will be invested primarily in stocks and shares, with the aim of achieving higher growth over the long-term than might be available through a cash-based Junior ISA. Open a Junior ISA for your child and get rewarded too. Shepherds will send you a Love2shop voucher code worth up to £50 when you make your first payment. See terms and conditions.
- Invest From: £10 pm
- Investment Options: A selection of 9 funds so you can tailor your child's investment. Capital at risk.
Why we like it: Offers a selection of 9 funds to choose from, including an "International Ethical Fund" so you can tailor your child's investment. Winner of Best Junior ISA provider for the 2nd year running at the Investment Life and Pensions Moneyfacts Awards 2020.
- 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. Capital at risk.
Why we like it: A low cost FTSE 250 tracker with a 0.12% pa annual charge. This fund tracks the 250 largest capitalised companies in the index. The investment objective of the Fund is to replicate the performance of the FTSE 250 Index (the “Index”), while minimising as far as possible the tracking error between the Fund’s performance and that of the Index. Income generated is reinvested. HSBC has lots of experience running tracker investment funds.
This fund is available through a Junior ISA via: Interactive Investor investment platform »
Junior Stocks & Shares ISA (Future World ESG Developed Index Fund)
from Legal & General
- Invest From: £25 per month
- Investment Options: Invests in broad developed stock markets, such as the US, Japan and Europe. Capital at risk.
Why we like it: Responsible investment funds give you the chance to make money in a way that’s in line with your principles. This Fund is designed for investors looking for growth and income from an investment in shares in companies that demonstrate good environmental, social and governance efforts in developed countries. L&G use their scale and influence within the market to propel positive change on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
This fund is available through a junior ISA via: Hargreaves Lansdown investment platform »
- Invest From: £100 lump sum
- Investment Options: Nutmeg offer a socially responsible junior investment ISA which places emphasis on environmental and social and governance factors. Capital at risk.
Why we like it: Open with a lump sum from £100. Simple, transparent - Socially responsible portfolios are tilted towards companies and bond issuers that have high environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. Nutmeg invest in exchange traded funds that avoid companies engaged in controversial activities while focusing on those that lead their peers on ESG.