Should I Keep Paying Into My Endowment

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We started paying in to a mortgage endowment in June 1998 and after viewing my latest statement it mentions that we may not hit the targets set to pay off the debt when the mortgage finishes. The current mortgage is split between repayment and endowment and the tie in to the better rate runs out in July this year so we're going to look at remortgaging then.
Question is what can I do with my endowment, should I stop paying in to it and let it sit until the policy matures then convert to a 100% repayment type mortgage in July, carry on with the split style mortgage or can I carry on paying in to the endowment and use the policy as an insurance for the kids when it matures ?
Hope this makes sense
Question is what can I do with my endowment, should I stop paying in to it and let it sit until the policy matures then convert to a 100% repayment type mortgage in July, carry on with the split style mortgage or can I carry on paying in to the endowment and use the policy as an insurance for the kids when it matures ?
Hope this makes sense

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I am no expert but in 20 -30 yrs time the shortfall may only be a pitance and could be paid off with a Christmas bonus? Just guessing
A unit linked endowment started in 1998 would almost certainly show a shortfall because of the stockmarket decline. However, that is not a bad thing as you are now buying those units cheaper and in the long term, that is good.
Looks like I'll be sticking with it for a while and just monitor the progress (or otherwise), then after the next low rate mortgage have another review of where I stand.