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  • Make sure you invest using your ISA allowance so any profits will be tax-free.
    May not be important right now but could be very important in years to come.
    2016 : Realised £103,000.00 savings (banked)
    2017 : Realised £97,000.00 savings (banked)
    2018 : Realised £ savings (banked)

    20.4% avg annual portfolio growth since 2004.

    Retired 17:30 hrs, Friday 30th September 2016, aged 56, and luvvin' it!!
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  • jimjames
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    hutman wrote: »
    HL also has platform charge ~0.45% - but they've told me its capped annually?
    It might be good to check rather than relying on what you've been told. It could be true but is very dependent on what you have in your portfolio.
    Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.
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