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whats better for childs university fund bare or discretionary

Hi everyone,

can anybody help me out and tell me whats better type of trust for savings i have for my childrens university fees.

would you suggest i look into a oeic or a investment bond ?

thanks

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  • atush
    atush Posts: 18,731 Forumite
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    I used investment trust savings plans. they were low cost, and did very well.

    Now you can have them in Jisas (they didnt exist when I started mine). I just used a designated account. Dividends are already taxed, and capital gains are easy to deal with when selling.
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