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NS&I Investment Bond

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  • polymaff
    polymaff Posts: 3,958 Forumite
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    edited 16 January 2017 at 11:58AM
    SDP79 wrote: »
    This my first post so I ask for some patience if this has been asked and answered before.
    The NS&I bond to be launched in April is described as a max investment of £3000 at 2.2% annual interest for 3 years. I have only found an assumed answer in the description. If I invest the full £3000 at the start, can someone please clarify if the interest can be withdrawn each year for no penalty or is interest paid on the new balance of approx £3066 and so on for the remainder of the term. Many thanks.

    http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/nsandi-investment-bond

    section 3, second paragraph, third line, is probably the nearest thing we have to an answer to your question, at present.
  • veryintrigued
    veryintrigued Posts: 3,843 Forumite
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    Bumping this thread back up as many of us will be interested in this product soon.
  • veryintrigued
    veryintrigued Posts: 3,843 Forumite
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    Final bump before tomorrow.
  • dunstonh
    dunstonh Posts: 121,297 Forumite
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    Bumping this thread back up as many of us will be interested in this product soon.

    Major let down (not just the inappropriate name name). Barely worth the effort.
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
  • veryintrigued
    veryintrigued Posts: 3,843 Forumite
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    dunstonh wrote: »
    the inappropriate name name

    Oopppppps....
  • metrobus
    metrobus Posts: 1,784 Forumite
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    Did he say Savers thrown a lifeline ?
    £3k @ 2.2%
    Atom already offer 2.2% but for about £50k.
    Complete joke.
  • talexuser
    talexuser Posts: 3,611 Forumite
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    It depends if it is taxed, which does seem likely. If it was tax free it might be "market leading" but on 3k the gain is chicken feed for most of the posters here I would guess.
  • enthusiasticsaver
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    The limit is much too small to make it worth bothering with.
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  • alanq
    alanq Posts: 4,216 Forumite
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    talexuser wrote: »
    It depends if it is taxed, which does seem likely.

    Interest will be paid gross but is taxable.
    http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/nsandi-investment-bond?
  • talexuser
    talexuser Posts: 3,611 Forumite
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    Then describing it originally as "market leading" turns out to be fake news :rotfl: Market matching on much less capital you can save elsewhere is more like the mark.
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