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Alan and his young son are considering insurance bonds as an investment

Greatest value is the financial skills acquired at a young age

Q My teenage son has shown interest in investing some money earned from working a part-time job. We have had some discussion about options and one that we touched base on was insurance bonds.

I cannot find a lot of information regarding how many companies still offer this or rates of return, etc, but I wondered what you could tell me about the pros and cons? Are they a viable option given that the

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