13 ISA investing myths dispelled

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Aug 28, 2013 @ 01:30 PM

As well as getting asked lots of questions about ISAs, we find that when we speak to clients, they have many false assumptions about what you can and can’t do with ISAs. We call these ‘ISA myths'.

To help, we've put together a list of the 13 most common ones.

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Historical ISA limits and the power of compound growth

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Apr 24, 2013 @ 01:30 PM

In our last post we looked at historical ISA limits. We saw how its been possible for a couple to shelter £424,560 from the taxman since 1987. However, even more significantly, they could have become ISA millionaires if their money had grown by 7% each year.

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A history of ISA limits - How you could have become a millionaire

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Apr 17, 2013 @ 01:30 PM

ISAs and SIPPs are two of the UK’s best-kept investment secrets. The ISA is the UK's top tax shelter but if you want to save for retirement, you have to consider pensions as an alternative. They are known as wrappers and are great tax efficient vehicles for helping you build and preserve tax-free wealth. They are also your secret weapon in helping you to beat the market. In this post we’ll look at why.

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The 10 traits of an ISA millionaire (Part 3)

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, Apr 19, 2012 @ 12:30 PM

There are many people in the UK who have become millionaires by investing in ISAs. I've studied the main characteristics shared by these ISA millionaires closely and I've come to the conclusion that most have 10 key traits. 

We looked at the first seven of these traits in two recent posts. This time we'll examine the final three traits of an ISA millioniare.

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The 10 traits of an ISA millionaire (Part 2)

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, Apr 10, 2012 @ 03:40 PM
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The 10 traits of an ISA millionaire (Part 1)

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Apr 04, 2012 @ 01:00 PM

Some people don’t believe it’s possible to become an ISA millionaire, but in fact the UK does have many millionaires who have accumulated their fortune by investing in ISAs.

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Historical ISA limits - how you could have become an ISA millionaire

Posted by Paul Sutherland on Fri, Mar 23, 2012 @ 12:47 PM

In a recent post called ISA allowances history and why adding the maximum makes sense, we looked at the history of ISA allowances. Today I want to give you more detail and explain why we believe ISAs are one of the UK’s best-kept secrets. There's no doubt that they can play a major part in providing you with a secure future and comfortable retirement.

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ISA millionaires – my top ten tips for joining their ranks

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, Mar 20, 2012 @ 12:30 PM

Almost half the adult population in the UK now has money in an Individual Savings Account (ISA). Most accounts are worth under £100,000, but there are scores, maybe hundreds, of investors who over the years have built up tax-efficient accounts worth more than £1m, in some cases considerably more. They are ISA millionaires.

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