Individual investment accounts as a new tool of the Russian financial market

The article considers a new product of long-term fund investments of the population -individual investment account. We describe its features, show strength and weakness; give schemes of investment tax incentives: a deduction for the amount of the annual contribution to an individual investment account and exemption from payment of income tax. The article reports on forecasts and prospects for promotion of individual investment accounts in the Russian financial market.

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