Our Starter Portfolios assemble a range of investments from our Direct Investment Service Preferred List reflecting different investment outlooks.
The portfolios are not monitored or managed by Charles Stanley. If you would like professionally managed investment services, we have several alternatives available.
Example portfolios aimed at clients of our Direct Investment Service, who are self-directed, non-advised investors, undertaking their own research.
The investments in the portfolios should always be considered only from the perspective of making new cash investments. Removal of a fund from a portfolio should not be viewed as a suggestion or recommendation to sell holdings.
This cautious income portfolio places more emphasis on capital preservation than the others. It consists of funds that should generally exhibit lower volatility and may offer some downside protection. There is some exposure to equities in order to provide some moderate growth prospects. Please note that although this is the least risky of the portfolios, each of the investments can go down as well as up so there is still a possibility of capital loss.
Fund | Total ongoing charges | Yield |
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TB Evenlode Income | 0.82% | 2.8% |
Aviva Inv Strategic Bond | 0.58% | 2.7% |
Ninety One Diversified Income | 1.02% | 4.04% |
BNY Mellon Sustainable Real Return | 1.18% | 1.77% |
If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek professional financial advice. Investors should be aware that past performance is not a guide to the future and that the price of shares and other investments, and the income derived from them, may fall as well as rise and the amount realised may be less than the original sum invested.
If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek professional financial advice. Investors should be aware that past performance is not a guide to the future and that the price of shares and other investments, and the income derived from them, may fall as well as rise and the amount realised may be less than the original sum invested.
This balanced income portfolio has exposure to both equities and bonds, but with the emphasis on equities to provide the greater prospect of long term growth. The inclusion of a targeted absolute return fund is designed to lessen the overall volatility of the portfolio and may offer some downside protection.
Fund | Total ongoing charges | Yield |
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JOHCM UK Equity Income | 1.09% | 3.92% |
Aviva Inv Strategic Bond | 0.58% | 2.7% |
BNY Mellon Sustainable Real Return | 1.18% | 1.77% |
Trojan Global Income | 0.98% | 2.72% |
M&G Global Dividend | 0.63% | 2.81% |
If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek professional financial advice. Investors should be aware that past performance is not a guide to the future and that the price of shares and other investments, and the income derived from them, may fall as well as rise and the amount realised may be less than the original sum invested.
If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek professional financial advice. Investors should be aware that past performance is not a guide to the future and that the price of shares and other investments, and the income derived from them, may fall as well as rise and the amount realised may be less than the original sum invested.
The most diverse portfolio geographically, this is designed for long-term investors who are prepared to invest predominantly in higher risk areas. Some more risky smaller company exposure is also included in the funds to provide greater long-term growth prospects.
Fund | Total ongoing charges | Yield |
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BlackRock Continental European Income | 1.2% | 3.24% |
Artemis Global Income | 1.69% | 2.54% |
JOHCM UK Equity Income | 1.09% | 3.92% |
Ninety One Diversified Income | 1.02% | 4.04% |
M&G Global Dividend | 0.63% | 2.81% |
If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek professional financial advice. Investors should be aware that past performance is not a guide to the future and that the price of shares and other investments, and the income derived from them, may fall as well as rise and the amount realised may be less than the original sum invested.
If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek professional financial advice. Investors should be aware that past performance is not a guide to the future and that the price of shares and other investments, and the income derived from them, may fall as well as rise and the amount realised may be less than the original sum invested.
This cautious growth portfolio places more emphasis on capital preservation than the others. It consists of funds that should generally exhibit lower volatility and may offer some downside protection. There is some exposure to equities in order to provide some moderate growth prospects. Please note that although this is the least risky of the portfolios, each of the investments can go down as well as up so there is still a possibility of capital loss.
Fund | Total ongoing charges | Yield |
---|---|---|
TB Evenlode Income | 0.82% | 2.7% |
Ninety One Diversified Income | 0.99% | 3.35% |
BNY Mellon Sustainable Real Return | 1.18% | 1.75% |
Janus Henderson Strategic Bond | 0.8% | 2.8% |
If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek professional financial advice. Investors should be aware that past performance is not a guide to the future and that the price of shares and other investments, and the income derived from them, may fall as well as rise and the amount realised may be less than the original sum invested.
If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek professional financial advice. Investors should be aware that past performance is not a guide to the future and that the price of shares and other investments, and the income derived from them, may fall as well as rise and the amount realised may be less than the original sum invested.
A diverse portfolio with exposure to both equities and bonds, but with the emphasis on equities to provide the greater prospect of long term growth. The inclusion of a targeted absolute return fund is designed to lessen the overall volatility of the portfolio and may offer some downside protection.
Fund | Total ongoing charges | Yield |
---|---|---|
JOHCM UK Equity Income | 1.08% | 3.82% |
Aviva Inv Strategic Bond | 0.58% | 2.7% |
BNY Mellon Sustainable Real Return | 1.18% | 1.75% |
Trojan Global Income | 0.98% | 2.67% |
M&G Global Dividend | 0.63% | 2.23% |
If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek professional financial advice. Investors should be aware that past performance is not a guide to the future and that the price of shares and other investments, and the income derived from them, may fall as well as rise and the amount realised may be less than the original sum invested.
If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek professional financial advice. Investors should be aware that past performance is not a guide to the future and that the price of shares and other investments, and the income derived from them, may fall as well as rise and the amount realised may be less than the original sum invested.
The most diverse portfolio geographically, this is designed for long-term investors who are prepared to invest predominantly in higher risk areas. Some more risky smaller company exposure is also included in the funds to provide greater long-term growth prospects.
Fund | Total ongoing charges | Yield |
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BlackRock European Dynamic | 1.24% | 0% |
Man GLG Undervalued Assets | 1.33% | 2.66% |
Jupiter UK Smaller Companies | 1.18% | 0.25% |
Invesco Asian (UK) | 1.24% | 1.59% |
Fidelity Index US | 0.06% | 1.15% |
If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek professional financial advice. Investors should be aware that past performance is not a guide to the future and that the price of shares and other investments, and the income derived from them, may fall as well as rise and the amount realised may be less than the original sum invested.
If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek professional financial advice. Investors should be aware that past performance is not a guide to the future and that the price of shares and other investments, and the income derived from them, may fall as well as rise and the amount realised may be less than the original sum invested.
This cautious income and growth portfolio places more emphasis on capital preservation than the others. It consists of funds that should generally exhibit lower volatility and may offer some downside protection. There is some exposure to equities in order to provide some moderate growth prospects. Please note that although this is the least risky of the portfolios, each of the investments can go down as well as up so there is still a possibility of capital loss.
Fund | Total ongoing charges | Yield |
---|---|---|
TB Evenlode Income | 0.82% | 2.8% |
Ninety One Diversified Income | 1.02% | 4.04% |
BNY Mellon Sustainable Real Return | 1.18% | 1.77% |
Janus Henderson Strategic Bond | 0.8% | 2.8% |
If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek professional financial advice. Investors should be aware that past performance is not a guide to the future and that the price of shares and other investments, and the income derived from them, may fall as well as rise and the amount realised may be less than the original sum invested.
If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek professional financial advice. Investors should be aware that past performance is not a guide to the future and that the price of shares and other investments, and the income derived from them, may fall as well as rise and the amount realised may be less than the original sum invested.
This balanced income and growth portfolio has exposure to both equities and bonds, but with the emphasis on equities to provide the greater prospect of long term growth. The inclusion of a targeted absolute return fund is designed to lessen the overall volatility of the portfolio and may offer some downside protection.
Fund | Total ongoing charges | Yield |
---|---|---|
JOHCM UK Equity Income | 1.08% | 3.82% |
Aviva Inv Strategic Bond | 0.58% | 2.7% |
BNY Mellon Sustainable Real Return | 1.18% | 1.77% |
Trojan Global Income | 0.98% | 2.67% |
M&G Global Dividend | 0.63% | 2.81% |
If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek professional financial advice. Investors should be aware that past performance is not a guide to the future and that the price of shares and other investments, and the income derived from them, may fall as well as rise and the amount realised may be less than the original sum invested.
If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek professional financial advice. Investors should be aware that past performance is not a guide to the future and that the price of shares and other investments, and the income derived from them, may fall as well as rise and the amount realised may be less than the original sum invested.
The most diverse portfolio geographically, this is designed for long-term investors who are prepared to invest predominantly in higher risk areas. Some more risky smaller company exposure is also included in the funds to provide greater long-term growth prospects.
Fund | Total ongoing charges | Yield |
---|---|---|
BlackRock Continental European Income | 1.2% | 3.24% |
Artemis Global Income | 1.69% | 2.46% |
JOHCM UK Equity Income | 1.09% | 3.92% |
Man GLG Undervalued Assets | 1.33% | 2.66% |
M&G Global Dividend | 0.63% | 2.81% |
If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek professional financial advice. Investors should be aware that past performance is not a guide to the future and that the price of shares and other investments, and the income derived from them, may fall as well as rise and the amount realised may be less than the original sum invested.
If you are unsure of the suitability of your investment please seek professional financial advice. Investors should be aware that past performance is not a guide to the future and that the price of shares and other investments, and the income derived from them, may fall as well as rise and the amount realised may be less than the original sum invested.
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