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1st Of April is a Friday for the top prizes then all others on the Saturday I think0
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Decided; with interest rates going up for savings but not for premium bonds; if I should be moving my money. Was impressed by the effort put in to develop the premium bonds calculator - what would I win in a year.
Results
10,000 invested 0.75% (7500/10000)
15,000 invested 0.67% (10000/15000)
20,000 invested 0.875% (17500/20000)
Now the article says the more invested the greater the percentage.
Did I get something wrong?
If not; I'm no longer confident the calculator works?
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murphydavid said:Was impressed by the effort put in to develop the premium bonds calculator ...
Results
10,000 invested 0.75% (7500/10000)
15,000 invested 0.67% (10000/15000)
20,000 invested 0.875% (17500/20000)
Now the article says the more invested the greater the percentage. Did I get something wrong?
If not; I'm no longer confident the calculator works?
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murphydavid said:Decided; with interest rates going up for savings but not for premium bonds; if I should be moving my money. Was impressed by the effort put in to develop the premium bonds calculator - what would I win in a year.
Results
10,000 invested 0.75% (7500/10000)
15,000 invested 0.67% (10000/15000)
20,000 invested 0.875% (17500/20000)
Now the article says the more invested the greater the percentage.
Did I get something wrong?
If not; I'm no longer confident the calculator works?
With £10K, there's a 68.4% chance of 0.75% and 47.8% chance of 1%, so they summarise this as 0.75% (as the lowest outcome with a >50% chance).
With £15K, there's a 77.4% chance of 0.67% and 45.2% chance of 1%, so they use 0.67%. There is an interim outcome of 0.83% (£125) but they choose not to calculate the chances of this, which would be the most likely median.
With £20K, there's a 57.4% chance of 0.875% and 43.5% chance of 1%.
The most realistic way of working out the most likely 'average luck' return over a year is to multiply the holding by 0.9% and round down to the nearest £25, the effect of which becomes less pronounced the larger the size of the holding, but that definitely doesn't mean that "the more invested the greater the percentage", so, no, you didn't get something wrong, MSE did!2 -
Luck is random as is average luck.
My wife and I each have had £10k since 28/09/2020.
My wife's winning to date are £175 (1.1% p.a.) and mine are £100 (0.63% p.a.)
Therefore my wife is 75% more lucky than I am.
Then again they say luck evens out over time, and she has had to put up with me for over 3 decades.1 -
It's fun having Premium Bonds. I don't get much interest from my ISA and savings account, and none at all from my current account. I checked my winnings for the last year. I hold £3100 worth of bonds and I've won £175 within the last 12 months. In January I won £100, and it went towards my MOT. I've just bought some more bonds.
Don't mess with pensioners. :cool:0 -
mrsyardbroom said:It's fun having Premium Bonds. I don't get much interest from my ISA and savings account, and none at all from my current account.0
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What does today’s budget mean for PB holders? More, less or no change amount of prizes wise? Thanks0
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shanew4874 said:What does today’s budget mean for PB holders? More, less or no change amount of prizes wise? Thanks
The 2023/24 target is £7.5bn +/- £3bn, and today's forecast is slightly above the top of that at £10.9bn.
The 2024/25 target is £9bn +/- £4bn, so not significantly different....1
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