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Index Trackers

Hi

I'm looking to track the following: Any recommendations on index trackers?
I'm looking for cheapest but most accurate

Thanks

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  • Aegis
    Aegis Posts: 5,695 Forumite
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    pjbltd wrote: »
    Hi

    I'm looking to track the following: Any recommendations on index trackers?
    I'm looking for cheapest but most accurate

    Thanks
    Why so many FTSE ones? There's a lot of overlap there.
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  • pjbltd
    pjbltd Posts: 214 Forumite
    I'm actually most interested in FTSE Small Cap and FTSE AIM 100 but wanted to learn about how to track the indexes so added the others.
  • dunstonh
    dunstonh Posts: 118,542 Forumite
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    What tax wrappers are you going to use?
    What type of investment ?
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
  • pjbltd
    pjbltd Posts: 214 Forumite
    To go in a SIPP
  • stormy_2
    stormy_2 Posts: 10 Forumite
    Hi pjbltd,
    I'm not currently in the market but when I go back in and want to track an index I use ishares etf's as these can be traded just like shares.

    Just type ishares into your search engine and have a read if you don't know how they work, very straight forward though.

    This is the way I do it so as I can buy or sell fast if need be without having to buy into a unit trust or anything like that, my last ones covered the Nikkei 225 and ftse 100 and both paid out a dividend too.

    I was once caught out by having to send in a sell order by post for a unit trust so now I like to remain in control so use these.

    Hope this helps.
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