Association
of Investment Trust Companies Investment Trusts
Association of Investment Trust Companies Investment Trusts
The
Association of Investment Trust Companies ( AITC ) is the
non-profit making trade body of the investment trust industry
and was formed in 1932. Investment trusts are the oldest type
of collective investment.
AITC
represent investment trust companies and their shareholders
but also work closely with the management groups that administer
the companies. The individual trusts provide our funding,
and their activities are focused on providing value to them
and their shareholders.
There
are hundreds of investment trusts to choose from, but you
can narrow the choices by being clear about why and how you’re
investing.
What
do you want from your investment?
Do you want a regular income or are you putting money away
for a number of years so it can grow – or do you need
a combination of income and capital growth?
Some
investment trusts are specifically designed to give an income;
others focus on capital growth; and some aim to provide both.
Will
you invest a lump sum or make regular payments?
If you have a lump sum, you can invest directly (or via a
wrapper product) in an investment trust. If you want to make
small regular payments, you probably need to invest in a wrapper
product such as an ISA or savings scheme.
One
of the advantages of regular saving is known as “pound-cost
averaging”: you avoid the risk of buying all the shares
in one go when the price is high.
For
further information on Association of Investment Trust Companies
Investment Trusts visit the Association of Investment Trust
Companies website.
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