whats the best child trust fund to invest in for the best returns?
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Go with a 529.  Great tax advantages.  You can then pick from a ton of investment choices to place inside of the 529.  For more info - http://www.529s.com
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It depends on how much risk you want and how much you are hoping to gain. \n\nThe safest would be CDs. Check ingdirect.com, Their 18 month CDs are yielding about 4.5%\nhttp://home.ingdirect.com/products/products.asp?s=OrangeCD\n\nIf you are willing to take some risk you can invest it in mutual funds or even stocks. Investing in the market is more risky but can provide greater returns.
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That website is a total scam. $1 for just first month premium and then it is adjusted to your current age after that. If you want to do the right thing, you would keep investments separate from insurance.\n\nTwo ways to invest for your children:\n1) Open UGMA/UTMA account at a financial institution\n2) If investment is to be used for college, then open a 529 plan or Coverdell plan.\n\nIf you are looking to get insurance for your children, you would buy a 10, 15, or 20 year term with just $10,000 in coverage. After that, they are old enough to buy their own life insurance.
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This question has different answers for different people.  It will depend on your risk tolerance and time horizon.  If you have a short time horizon and low risk tolerance then a money market fund would be the answer.  If you have a long time horizon and low risk tolerance then a bond fund may be the answer.  And if you have a long time horizon and a high risk tolerance, then a stock fund would probably be the best choice.  Keep in mind that proper diversification is always best.
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The money or property is held "in trust", or controlled by the trustee for the benefit of the child. See the link below.
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I would go to Savingforcollege.com and enter my state on the left hand side.  They have many investment options \nI would recommend investing predominately in stocks when they are young and slowly switching to bonds as they get older.  If you don't like stocks you can invest in bonds or money market funds.
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You can go to sharebuilder and put some in monthly.  If you pick a company that is known to be stable and pay good dividends then you can reinvest the dividends, it becomes sort of like compound interest, where the interest starts earning interest.\n\nDiversification is nice, so low cost Exchange Traded Funds are an important consideration.  I like the Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund (DVY).  It is about $62 a share right now and is within pennies of its Net Asset Value, the worth of the stocks inside the fund.  It has a distribution yield of about 3.60 which is a pretty good rate of return compared to if you left the money in the bank.  Every share you buy is getting a slice of some 114 very profitable companies that share part of their profits (dividends) with you the stockholder.\n\nGood luck, whatever you do.
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I generally find that Fortune magazine and Investor's have good advice.  There are so many funds to choose from that you really need to spend some time reading about them.
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you gotta have a good pedigree. the know-how on fund management. search for an established firm specialising in hedge fund start-up. make sure they have the expertise; especially in jurisdiction, taxation etc. and most importatntly, you gotta have investors ready to pump in the dollars.
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Emigrantdirect.com and INGdirect has one of the highest interest rate for a savings account.\n\nBut a majority of Bank accounts usually don't have high interest rates. You are better off investing in mutual funds if you want the highest rate of return in the LONG RUN.
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Invest in HDFC Prudence........]\nYou can get more infos at\nhttp://www.valueresearchonline.com\nhttp://www.moneycontrol.com/mutualfundindia/\nhttp://mutualfunds.moneycontrol.com/mf/bestpicks/index.php\n\nYou can select the fund depending uopn your preferences and risk taking ability.
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Depends what type of fund, your age, and what your family's goals are. Probably anything middle-risk mutual fund should be fine so long as you and/or your wife have a steady income.\n\nYou should also check with your investing company if they offer a tax deferred college savings program.
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if you are looking for an investment for a youngster with long term horizon then I would consider stocks rather than bonds.  bonds simply can't provide capital appreciation...\n\nconsider buying a stock and ordering the stock certificate and framing in their room...heck look at google or some marquee big name...\n\nbut if you insist on bonds then go with the the I bonds. good luck.
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One good choice would be to invest in a no-load mutual fund. I suggest either T.Rowe Price, Vanguard, or Fidelity.  Here are a couple of websites to help you choose a good performer.  Don't let an investment representative fool you into thinking he's worth the 5% or more commission he'll charge.  You can do your own homework, and probably get better results.  I know I do.  Good luck.  Don't be intimidated.\n\nhttp://screen.morningstar.com/fundsearch/FundRank.html http://biz.yahoo.com/p/top.html\nhttp://screen.morningstar.com/fundsearch/FundRank.html
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I'd go for a trust as long as you won't list it. Now if you want to list it, go for an ETF
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I've been quite successful with the Franklin Templeton family of funds. There are lots of\ndifferent funds to choose based on your risk tolerance.
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Compassion Internatonal\nI know from experience this is the best one for how much money you will send.\n\nThe rewards for the child and you are worth more than money.