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What's the point of ISAs?
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In the case of Brazilian investment you'd also need to add currency risk and the potential for fraud
Also charges and tax.
I do trade some US shares sometimes on the Nasdaq and the charges are higher than UK shares.0 -
The Brazilian investment is done through a UK-based company so is subject to UK law; 20% is on your original sterling investment which is held in a Lloyds escrow account, and the return is fixed
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Noviceinvestor wrote: »The Brazilian investment is done through a UK-based company so is subject to UK law; 20% is on your original sterling investment which is held in a Lloyds escrow account, and the return is fixed
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If you believe that you are guaranteed a 20% return and your capital is also guaranteed, you are obviously mistaken.
I don't need to know anything about the scheme to say that.We need the earth for food, water, and shelter.
The earth needs us for nothing.
The earth does not belong to us.
We belong to the Earth0 -
I don't. No investment is guaranteed. (And I haven't invested in this).0
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