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# Using gilts in client portfolios: a comprehensive guide

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Get a clear view of how gilts can play a role in meeting your client’s goals.

The guide covers:

- How the gilt market works and where returns come from.
- How to use them on their own or alongside other investments.
- The risks associated with using gilts.

Three reasons to download:

1. Understand how to use gilts more effectively in client portfolios.
2. See how the tax advantages of gilts can improve net returns.
3. Inform clearer decisions with simple explanations of how gilts work and what drives their performance.

*The value of investments can go down as well as up, and your client may not get back their original investment.*

*Past performance is not a guide to future performance, and some investments need to be held for the long term.*

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## Celebrate our expanded range

We’ve widened our AJ Bell Gilt MPS range with maturities out to 2032, offering a simple, tax-efficient way to access CGT-free returns.

Visit our dedicated landing page to see the latest portfolio yields, cash comparisons and more.

[EXPLORE GILT MPS](https://landing.investcentre.co.uk/gilt-managed-portfolio-service?hsLang=en)

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