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How advisers can adapt to a shifting VCT market

  • To understand how VCT investing is evolving
  • To learn about the opportunities and risks associated with VCT investing
  • To understand how to use VCTs in the advice process
CPD
Approx.30min

As we transition out of the pandemic, it will become an even more urgent priority to invest in business that are looking to adapt and evolve. VCTs offer investors the opportunity to support this innovation while also capitalising on key income benefits.

However, with the market set for a record year amid the shifting VCT landscape, advisers and investors must take into consideration a variety of factors to ensure they are capitalising on current demand.

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If VCTs are thoroughly considered, advisers and investors alike can reap the significant rewards that this alternative investment strategy can yield.

Jack Rose is strategic sales director at Triple Point

CPD
Approx.30min

Please answer the six multiple choice questions below in order to bank your CPD. Multiple attempts are available until all questions are correctly answered.

  1. What primary reason does the author cite for 72 per cent of investors investing in VCTs?

  2. About 60 per cent of start-ups fail within the first three years. True or false?

  3. The author suggests young investors may be more suited to VCT investing. Why?

  4. What is the danger in VCT capital deployment rules, as highlighted by the author?

  5. What must advisers consider when using VCTs for retirement planning, according to the author?

  6. Bigger is not always better when it comes to VCTs. True or false?

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  • To understand how VCT investing is evolving
  • To learn about the opportunities and risks associated with VCT investing
  • To understand how to use VCTs in the advice process

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