NS&I cuts ISA rate
National Savings and Investments (NS&I) is to reduce the interest rate on its Direct ISA by 0.25% to 1.50% AER with effect from 27 February 2014.
NS&I is one of the largest savings organisations in the UK, with over 25 …
NS&I Reduces Rates on Premium Bonds
National Savings & Investments (NS&I) today announced that it is reducing the annual Premium Bonds prize fund rate by 0.20% to 1.30% on 1 August 2013. Also on that date, the odds of each £1 Bond number winning a prize …
Happy new tax year
Today (6th April) marks the start of the new tax year. This means you can now start contributing towards your 2013/14 ISA or a Junior ISA (JISA).
Farrell Financial Planning have updated their ISA and Junior ISA pages to reflect …
New ISA limits for tax year 2013/14
The ISA investment allowance for the tax year 2013/14 will be raised to £11,520.
Up to £5,760 of that allowance can be saved in a cash ISA.
The remainder of the £11,520 can be invested in a stocks and shares …
Is your money going up in smoke?
A packet of 20 cigarettes costs around £7.72. If you smoke a pack a day and are thinking of giving up, you could invest around £2,817 a year and stop your money going up in smoke.
Investing for your future …