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Savings & Investments glossary

  • Alternative investments

    An alternative investment is an investment in a product that is not traded on a public exchange or in a traditional savings account.More...

  • Child savings accounts

    Child savings accounts are savings accounts designed for children.More...

  • Child trust fund

    A child trust fund is a government savings scheme for children.More...

  • Equity ISA

    Equity ISAs - or stocks and shares ISAs - are a way of investing up to £7,200 a year in the markets without being charged income tax or capital gains tax on profits.More...

  • Escalator bonds

    Escalator bonds are an investment product where people place a lump-sum of money in a savings product for a set period.More...

  • Ethical investments

    Ethical investments are investments in stocks, shares, and businesses that are made along moral as well as profit-making grounds.More...

  • Fund supermarkets

    Essentially, fund supermarkets are platforms letting you buy a fund or a selection of funds with choice of many different fund providers (typically more than 50).More...

  • Individual Savings Account (ISA)

    An individual savings account (ISA) is a tax-free savings account designed to encourage people to save for their future.More...

  • Investment bonds

    Investment bonds are investments with insurance providers where people pay a lump-sum into a product which is then invested on their behalf.More...

  • Investment funds

    Investment funds are a method of individual investors gaining access to a wide section of the market.More...

  • Investment trusts

    Investment trusts are companies quoted on the London Stock Exchange whose sole purpose is to manage the investments they own.More...

  • ISA investments

    ISA investments are investments in stocks and shares or cash savings that are sheltered from tax in an individual savings account (ISA).More...

  • Maxi ISA

    The old distinction between mini and maxi ISAs from April 2008 was brushed aside.More...

  • Mini cash ISA

    Mini cash ISAs are tax-free savings accounts designed to encourage those on low incomes to save for their future.More...

  • Mini ISA

    The old system of mini ISAs was ended in April 2008.More...

  • Muslim finance

    Muslim finance products allow the UK’s two million Muslims to benefit from mortgages, bank accounts and child trust funds, which would normally go against their faith.More...

  • Muslim investments

    Muslim investments allow the UK’s two million Muslims to invest in the market without going against the principals of their faith.More...

  • Offshore savings accounts

    Offshore savings accounts are savings accounts where money or assets are placed in a country other than the one in which you live.More...

  • Online savings accounts

    Online savings accounts are accounts held by banks or building societies into which people can deposit money and receive interest payments which can be managed over the internet.More...

  • Savings accounts

    Savings accounts are accounts held by banks or building societies into which people can deposit money and receive interest payments.More...

  • Savings bonds

    Savings bonds are a type of savings account where money is put away for a set period.More...

  • Share dealing

    Share dealing is the process by which stock market investments are traded.More...

  • Skipton offers 6.5% savings rate

    Skipton Building Society subsidiary Skipton Guernsey is launching a savings account with rates up to 6.More...

  • Stock market investments

    Stock market investments are investments in publicly listed companies.More...

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