Trustnet Magazine Issue 8 June 2015 | Page 2

TRUSTNET magazine EDITOR’S LETTER Issue 8 / June 2015 WHY INVESTMENT TRUSTS WILL GROW FASTER THAN THEY WILL The money printers Child’s play The wedding crasher Three countries at different stages of the QE cycle Moving a Child Trust Fund into a Junior ISA How one father is planning to fund his daughter’s wedding ISSUE 8 CREDITS TRUSTNET MAGAZINE (FORMERLY INVESTAZINE) IS PUBLISHED BY THE TEAM BEHIND FE TRUSTNET IN SOHO, LONDON. WEBSITE: WWW.TRUSTNET.COM EMAIL: [email protected] CONTACTS: General Josh Ausden Head of publishing content T: 0207 534 7661 Anthony Luzio Editor T: 0207 534 7652 Art Direction & Design Javier Otero W: www.feedingcrows.co.uk Editorial Gary Jackson News editor (FE Trustnet) T: 0207 534 7680 Alex Paget Senior reporter T: 0207 0207 534 7697 Daniel Lanyon Reporter T: 0207 534 7640 Sales Richard Fletcher Head of publishing sales T: 0207 0207 534 7662 Richard Casemore Account manager T: 0207 534 7669 Jack Elia Account manager T: 0207 534 7698 Photos supplied by Thinkstock and Photoshot Cover Illustration: Javier Otero W hile asking my father whether he has built up a nest egg for me is likely to lead to a conversation about just how much it costs to raise a child from birth to the age of 18, when exactly I would like to start reimbursing him for this outlay and the very competitive rates of interest he is willing to charge on a sum of this size, some parents take a more generous approach to their children’s finances. Adam Lewis is one such parent – in this issue, he reveals how he is planning to use investment trusts to begin saving for his daughter’s wedding – despite the fact she is only three years old. His article forms part of the central theme of this month’s issue of Trustnet Magazine – using investment trusts to invest for your children. On the same subject, Pádraig Floyd looks at how the structure and superior long-term performance of these products could make them the ideal savings vehicle for this purpose, while I look at the differences between Child Trust Funds and Junior ISAs and how to transfer your child’s money from the former to the latter. Using the assumption that you will want to get some diversification into a portfolio with such a long-term outlook, Cherry Reynard looks at three regional AIC sectors that don’t get an enormous amount of attention from investors – North America, Europe and Japan. Away from our major theme, the second article in John Blowers’ retirement series asks whether it is best to buy an annuity as soon as you retire or move into flexi-drawdown; Rathbones’ James Thomson reveals three stocks he is buying to play the theme of healthcare; and Momentum’s James Klempster explains why he is using the Schroder Recovery fund to benefit from what he calls “one of the most attractively valued developed markets in the world” – the UK. All in all, there is a wide spread of investment commentary and analysis in this issue – ideal if you have a large debt you need to pay off… Enjoy reading. Anthony Luzio Editor Trustnet Magazine In association with: