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Thought for the Week: Cash or Shares — or neither?
The debate over Cash ISA limits and the need to re-invigorate public interest in UK stock market investing has re-awoken people's ongoing approach to risk and reward, as if it's an 'either/or' question for your finances. However the Child Trust Fund scheme has shown the real benefit of long-term stock market investment — the challenge for this huge initiative taken by the previous Labour Government is to ensure that it gets delivered in cash at the right time for low-income young adults.
Chart link for unclaimed HMRC-allocated accounts
Background music: 'Everything Has a Beginning' by Joel…
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