Index

A list of investments and their prices. For example, the FTSE 100 index is a list of the 100 largest companies whose shares can be bought or sold on the London Stock Exchange.

The weighted value of these shares usually moves up or down throughout a trading day. There are indices for all sorts of sectors, regions and stock exchanges.

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Ready-made pension

A simple, low-cost pension where you choose from four AJ Bell fund options.

Money paid in is automatically invested...

Pension builder

The Pension builder fund is AJ Bell’s low-cost standard option, designed to help you invest the money you’ve paid into...

Non-workplace pension

A type of pension that you set up yourself. You control how much you pay in (and when) as well...