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## [The benefits of investment funds](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/bid/178867/The-benefits-of-investment-funds)

 Posted by [Stephen Sutherland](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/author/stephen-sutherland) on Wed, May 08, 2013 @ 01:30 PM

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In this new series of posts I’m going to share with you all you need to know about funds. We’ll start with the most basic of questions: What is an investment fund?

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## [How to pick a fund – 7 tips for fund picking success](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/bid/163404/How-to-pick-a-fund-7-tips-for-fund-picking-success)

 Posted by [Stephen Sutherland](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/author/stephen-sutherland) on Tue, Nov 06, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

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This is the final post of a [six part series](https://web.isaco.co.uk/blog/?Tag=Finding+a+good+growth+fund), where I've taken you through a tutorial that looks at choosing a good growth fund. In this final post, I’m going to summarise what we've covered and offer some final thoughts, before listing my 7 tips for fund picking success.

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 Tags: [Investment funds](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/topic/investment-funds), [Finding a good growth fund](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/topic/finding-a-good-growth-fund), [Investment tutorials](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/topic/investment-tutorials)

## [Choosing a good growth fund – 7 tips for fund picking success](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/bid/162852/Choosing-a-good-growth-fund-7-tips-for-fund-picking-success)

 Posted by [Stephen Sutherland](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/author/stephen-sutherland) on Tue, Oct 30, 2012 @ 11:30 AM

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In this fifth post of our [six part series](https://web.isaco.co.uk/blog/?Tag=Finding+a+good+growth+fund), I'll continue to take you through a simple tutorial that looks at choosing a good growth fund. When I take our clients through this process and show them what to look for in a potentially winning fund, they find tremendous value – and so I hope you do too.

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## [Picking a good growth fund (investment tutorial part 4)](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/bid/161753/Picking-a-good-growth-fund-investment-tutorial-part-4)

 Posted by [Stephen Sutherland](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/author/stephen-sutherland) on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

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This is the fourth post of a [six part series](https://web.isaco.co.uk/blog/?Tag=Finding+a+good+growth+fund) that looks at picking a good growth fund. When I take our clients through this tutorial and show them what to look for in a potentially winning fund, they find tremendous value – and so I hope you do too.

[Read More](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/bid/161753/Picking-a-good-growth-fund-investment-tutorial-part-4)

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## [Using Morningstar to pick a good fund (investment tutorial part 3)](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/bid/160946/Using-Morningstar-to-pick-a-good-fund-investment-tutorial-part-3)

 Posted by [Stephen Sutherland](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/author/stephen-sutherland) on Tue, Oct 16, 2012 @ 01:00 PM

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If you're looking to boost the returns from your ISA and SIPP portfolio, you'll need to pick funds with real growth potential. 

In this [series of posts](https://web.isaco.co.uk/blog/?Tag=Finding+a+good+growth+fund) I'm going to take you through a process that makes the most of the extensive fund database offered by [Morningstar](http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/).  When I take our clients through the site and show them how to pick a good fund with real growth potential they find tremendous value – and so I hope you do too. 

[Read More](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/bid/160946/Using-Morningstar-to-pick-a-good-fund-investment-tutorial-part-3)

 Tags: [Investment funds](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/topic/investment-funds), [Finding a good growth fund](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/topic/finding-a-good-growth-fund), [Investment tutorials](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/topic/investment-tutorials)

## [Using Morningstar to find funds with growth potential (tutorial part 2)](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/bid/159553/Using-Morningstar-to-find-funds-with-growth-potential-tutorial-part-2)

 Posted by [Stephen Sutherland](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/author/stephen-sutherland) on Tue, Oct 02, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

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If you're looking to boost the returns from your ISA and SIPP portfolio, you'll need to find funds with real growth potential. 

[Last week](https://web.isaco.co.uk/blog/bid/158643/New-investment-tutorial-How-to-find-a-good-growth-fund) we started to look at the criteria I follow when picking funds. In this post, and in the rest of this series, I'll take you through a process that makes the most of the extensive fund database offered by [Morningstar](http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/). 

[Read More](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/bid/159553/Using-Morningstar-to-find-funds-with-growth-potential-tutorial-part-2)

 Tags: [Investment funds](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/topic/investment-funds), [Finding a good growth fund](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/topic/finding-a-good-growth-fund), [Investment tutorials](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/topic/investment-tutorials)

## [New investment tutorial: How to find a good growth fund](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/bid/158643/New-investment-tutorial-How-to-find-a-good-growth-fund)

 Posted by [Stephen Sutherland](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/author/stephen-sutherland) on Tue, Sep 25, 2012 @ 01:00 PM

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