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ISA news
Stay up to date with the stories that could impact your ISA, so you can make the most of this tax-free savings wrapper.
The value of investments can fall as well as rise, and you may get back less than you invested. Past performance is no guarantee of future results
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Reasons to invest in an ISA at the start of the tax year
The new ISA tax year is approaching, and the benefits of investing early are impossible to ignore. Read on for your guide to making the most of your ISA allowance for 2018, and how to invest as early as possible. -
Your guide to different types of ISA
Picking an individual savings account used to be a straightforward choice between a cash ISA and a stocks and shares ISA, but there are now many different types of ISA to choose from. Here’s our guide to the ISA types for 2018. -
An opportunity lost? Of people aged 18-59, 36% use a cash ISA
Cash ISAs continue to be widely used, yet few people know that tax rules now allow for tax-free saving for the majority of savers. -
Who wants to be an ISA millionaire?
If the annual ISA allowance stays at £20,000, could investing in a stocks and shares ISA make you a millionaire in 25 years? Read on to find out more. -
Top ten ISA tips for 2018
Make the most of your ISA in 2018. Here are our top tips for making investments and using your ISA wisely. -
Filed your tax return? It’s time to focus on your ISA
No matter how large or small your savings, the ISA is a very powerful long-term savings and investment tool. If you don’t use your 2017/18 allowance, you lose it. -
Further pain ahead for cash savers?
The Bank of England expects its interest rate to edge to just 1.25% by 2022, while the Office for Budget Responsibility believes inflation will fall back towards the Bank’s 2% target over the same period. This means that savers with a cash ISA will continue to lose out to the effects of inflation... -
Interest rates may be up, but the cash ISA is still not king
The Bank of England moved interest rates up to 0.5% in November 2017, the first rate rise for 10 years, but account providers have been slow to improve saver returns. Cash continues to be a wasting asset class in an inflationary environment. -
The Individual Savings Account (ISA) turns 18
It may feel as though it has been around forever, but in 2017, the ISA turned 18. There’s never been a more compelling reason for opening one and for considering a stocks and shares ISA. Here’s why. -
Investing for the financial future of your children
Investing, rather than just saving, for your child’s future can pay dividends, setting them up for the best start in their adult lives. Invest as early as possible for their university education, a first house deposit, or even start pension savings, and you could give them a substantial pot of mo... -
The difference between saving and investing
Saving and investing are often used in articles as synonymous terms, but in fact they are quite different in a number of ways. Here we look at those differences and why it’s important to consider both as you put money aside for the future. -
Premium bonds lose their lustre
In the past, there were several good reasons for buying premium bonds – lottery bonds issued by the UK government. However, those reasons are fast diminishing as the government instead focuses on persuading individuals to save and invest.
