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Investing in the kids’ future

MANAGED FUNDS

This month, I want to shift the focus from investing for ourselves to investing for our children. The topic is a little personal because I have been thinking about investing for my daughter, who just turned 10.

As parents, we get incredibly busy attending to the needs of our children in the here and now: things like quality and costly schooling and other lifestyle expenses.

What we often forget is the importance of maintaining a savings and investments fund for our children.

The purpose of such a fund is to be a genuine wealth builder. The children should not be allowed to touch the funds for the next 20to invest in real assets, not for consumption.

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