The Wealth Room

Introduction to Investment Products

So what is an investment product? We have chatted in depth about unit trusts, so I am hoping that by now you are more confident in your understanding of them. So let’s start chatting about the different investment vehicles or investment products that you can use to buy into different unit trusts. Every investment vehicle or product has been designed for a very specific purpose or goal. The underlying unit trust will be the same, but will be governed differently according to the investment product rules.   What do the product rules define? The rules of each investment product will determine how that specific investment vehicle is allowed to operate. For example, the rules can determine the contributions that you’re allowed to make to the investment product. Another on the