Companies issue shares to raise money they can use to grow. Buying a share means owning a small part of that company and its future fortunes. While you may not have any control over day-to-day operations, shareholders can profit from a company’s growth.

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Our investment finder lets you sort, filter and compare a wide range of funds and individual shares from Fidelity and other providers.

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These are funds registered as public limited companies (PLCs) with their own management teams and boards of directors. They can invest in public and private companies, have a specific number of shares in issue and are traded on a stock exchange themselves.

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Exchange traded funds are similar to the funds mentioned above except that they act like a share themselves, and are openly traded on a stock exchange such as the FTSE All Share. Most ETFs aim to perform in line with a specific index or commodity (like gold) and often have low management fees.

Important information - please keep in mind that the value of investments can go down as well as up, so you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is not a reliable indicator to future returns.

Funds allow investors to pool their money together, which a fund manager will then invest on their behalf. The manager is responsible for choosing investments for the fund and tries to grow investors’ money by spreading it over a range of company shares, bonds etc.