Trustnet Magazine 59 February 2020 | Page 50

In the back 50 / 51 [ PLATFORMS & PENSIONS ] John Blowers reviews the model portfolios offered by the major investment platforms Model professionals I t wouldn’t be February without the investment world going crazy about ISAs. The run-up to the 5 April deadline really gets the platform and asset management marketing departments revved up, primarily because we like to leave things until the very last minute – particularly our investing. This got me thinking about how I’d go about investing my £20,000 ISA pot if the deadline were approaching and I either didn’t have time to conduct my own research, or just wanted someone else who knew what they were doing to give me a helping hand. In a bid to capture more business, investment platforms introduced a range of products aimed squarely at people who have money to invest, but have neither the time nor the inclination to actually bother. TRUSTNET trustnet.com