More than half of intermediaries have predicted that there will be an improvement in the take up of Isa's this year, according to a survey by Fidelity Funds Network.
Their findings have shown that three fifths of advisers are predicting an improvement in their own Isa business compared with last year and 82% believe that 2006 will be a good year for Isa sales across the industry as a whole.
Equity income is expected to be the most popular sector, with 71% predicting it will have the most client appeal this year.
Our view
As ever, peopel start to invest after they have missed much of the recovery in World stockmarkets.