AIC launches income planning and research tool

Designed to help schedule payments

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The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has launched a suite of resources to help investors research closed-ended investments according to their dividend characteristics.

The trade body's Income Finder, found at theaic.co.uk/income-finder, will enable investors to create virtual portfolios of dividend payers, log their dividend dates and predicted amounts to help them smooth income payments throughout the year and help deliberately shape their income to best meet their needs. Recognising income as a priority for investors, Ian Sayers, chief executive of the AIC, said the Income Finder was launched to help investors research income-paying investment companies, using clear graphs and images to see how much cash they would have received over the year and whe...

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