There are thousands of investment funds to choose from and they are divided into different types or sectors. You can buy funds that invest in shares, corporate bonds, gilts, commodities and property among other things; they will also typically have some form of geographical focus.
The wealth of choice means you can target any theme you choose but making the selection can be a baffling process and, to complicate matters, funds are typically divided into two categories: active and passive.
Around one in four funds is passive. There is no stock picking involved, the fund simply buys the shares or market represented and therefore tracks it – for example, a fund that mirrors the FTSE 100 and will deliver the same returns as that market.
An active fund on the other hand has a manager buying and selling assets, attempting to beat the market.
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