- 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: 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 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 the MSCI World Index
- Invest From: £25 pm
- Investment Options: Provides exposure to large and mid capitalisation companies in developed countries worldwide.
One of the cheapest world equity exchange-traded funds available makes this a great way for investors to generate performance in line with the world’s major stock markets. This ETF seeks to track the performance of the MSCI World index, comprised mainly of large companies from 23 developed markets. It invests in 85% of the listed equities in each country – more than 1,600 constituents. The ETF buys most of the underlying stocks but optimizes its holdings of some of the smaller companies to generate performance that matches the index, while keeping costs to a minimum. Ongoing charges are 0.2%.
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.

Future World Sustainable Opportunities Fund
from Legal & General
- Fund Choice: Invests in a wide range of company shares, bonds, property and real assets (including property, land and infrastructure) which meet our long term sustainable investment criteria, based on environmental, social and governance factors.
- Invest From: £20 per month or £100 single
Why we like it: Actively managed, with wide discretion to invest across different types of investment which the manager believes offer sustainable long term investment opportunities. As part of the Future World* range, the fund incorporates the L&G Climate Impact Pledge, a targeted engagement process, and may exclude companies if engagement proves unsuccessful.
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to provide positive returns of both capital growth and income. The Fund selects investments which the Manager believes offer sustainable investment opportunities for the future based on environmental, social and governance related criteria.The Fund will seek to provide returns of 5% above the Bank of England Base Rate per annum over rolling five year periods. There is no guarantee that the objective will be met over any period and capital invested in the fund is at risk. This objective is before the deduction of any charges.
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.
- Counterparty: BNP Paribas
- Term: Up to 6 years
Kick out plans seem to attract particular interest when markets are repetitively flat since they can provide competitive returns even if the FTSE stays relatively flat with the potential for 6.45% annual growth.
Important: Structured investment plans are not capital protected and are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) for default alone. There is a risk of losing some or all of your initial investment due to the performance of the underlying investment. There is also a risk that the company backing the plan known as the Counterparty may be unable to repay your initial investment and any returns stated.
- 6.45% for each year (not compounded) provided the FTSE 100 finishes the same or higher than its starting value (subject to averaging)
- Potential to mature early, from year 1 onwards
- Available for ISA, ISA transfer and direct investment
- Capital is at risk if the FTSE 100 Index has fallen by more than 40% at maturity from it's initial level, in which case your initial investment will reduce by 1% for each 1% fall
- Minimum investment £3,000
- If you withdraw your money during the plan you may get back less than you originally invested
Important Information: Structured investment plans are not capital protected and are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) for default alone. There is a risk of losing some or all of your initial investment due to the performance of the underlying investment. There is also a risk that the company backing the plan known as the Counterparty may be unable to repay your initial investment and any returns stated.