S&S Isas

little_miss_muppet_face

I am interested in investing long term in S&S Isas, however, i know nothing about them, where to go to find the best one to invest in blah blah blah

Anyone have any info / advice that could help me ?

Please.

innovate

S&S ISAs are just a tax wrapper for investments in equities and funds. So you need to understand investments first.

There is a thread somewhere here listing some books and websites that you can read to get up to speed.

little_miss_muppet_face

innovate wrote: »

S&S ISAs are just a tax wrapper for investments in equities and funds. So you need to understand investments first.

There is a thread somewhere here listing some books and websites that you can read to get up to speed.

thanks for that,.. will have a look

xylophone

http://monevator.com/investing-for-beginners-why-do-we-invest/

http://monevator.com/income-units-versus-accumulation-units-difference/

http://monevator.com/vanguard-lifestrategy/

http://monevator.com/compare-uk-cheapest-online-brokers/

The above might be worth a look.

kidmugsy

Yes, monevator is very good for when you are at your computer. For when you are on the train, as it were, consider "The Long and the Short of it: Finance and investment for normally intelligent people who are not in the industry" (2009) by John Kay.

little_miss_muppet_face

Thanks for that.

Had a quick look over.

I feel like my eyes are bleeding already

grizzly1911

Don't forget - Tim Hale - Smarter Investing.

It will stop the eyes bleeding but your brain will explode.

little_miss_muppet_face

grizzly1911 wrote: »

Don't forget - Tim Hale - Smarter Investing.

It will stop the eyes bleeding but your brain will explode.

great, shall look forward to that.

Perelandra

Three things you need to know!

1) Which provider to get your S&S ISA with. This forum is a great place to get information from other investors on for this (and largely around minimising costs)

2) How to avoid making daft mistakes- that's where the Monevator links above are useful.

3) How to make investment choices that are well-tailored to your own needs... and that's where IFAs come in.

If you follow the information on this forum and websites like Monevator, you should be fine on points 1 and 2, and be able to make a decent start on your ISA. This won't protect you from stock market crashes, and won't necessarily be "ideal" for you, but will help you avoid pitfalls that you don't need to fall into!