360invest - Alternative investments!!!

thenudeone

I was looking for SIPP providers last year and managed to get myself on a mailing list of 360invest, who often send me emails like this one:

Green or sustainable investments are a rapidly growing area of interest among savvy investors, with annual returns of between 15% to 30% its clear to see why.

With a vast choice of products and different asset classes available, newcomers to this highly lucrative sector find themselves often confused.

So, out of sustained demand from the investment community 360 Invest group have published the best, clear and concise research guide to Alternative Investments.

Among other things, our guide explains:
-What Alternative Investments are and the different asset classes available
-To explain how to safely invest whilst maximising your returns from sectors such as Timber, Agricultural land, Bio fuels and other ethical investments.
-How these investments work and how the most profitable returns are actually achieved.
-How to use your UK Government Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) to gain 100% tax free income.
-5 of the best ethical and sippable investment products

This is a unique opportunity for potential investors to begin understanding the most talked about investment sector since the dot.com boom.

Already with institutional and corporate money flooding into this sector, the signs to an emerging market 'gold mine' are obvious to see.

From as little as a £5000 investment clients are enjoying a tax free, GUARANTEED income with underlying capital growth in excess of 398%. Also with tailored exit strategies of 1, 3 and 5 years, there is something for everyone.

The bold sections are my highlights, not theirs

They have worded it carefully by putting "growth" and "guaranteed" in the same sentence, when the growth almost certainly isn't guaranteed.

I have no intention of investing with them, but I'm sure forum members will have a view on this form or marketing and investment!

Any comments?

dunstonh

Remember that these are non-regulated schemes in areas which are rife with abuse and scams. They can basically say what they like with little comeback.

Loughton_Monkey

I cannot see this crowd in the FSA regulated firm list.

Based in Spain & Turkey.

This smells so 'high', that I would expect them to be in the headlines before too long in the worst possible way.

jamesd

If you don't have to pay out you can advertise whatever returns you like. Pensions are really good for that because everyone knows that you can't take money out until you're 55, so all that's necessary to look good is keep good records of reported gains.

thenudeone

Unsurprisingly, I've just found out that they are on an FSA "Watch List".

http://citywire.co.uk/new-model-adviser/fsa-warns-over-fresh-wave-of-unauthorised-firms/a511131