Cash vs Stocks and Shares

Whether your money should sit in a Cash ISA, a Stocks and Shares ISA, or both depends on when you need it and what fees you are paying. Here I compare real rates, real platform charges and real outcomes over five, ten and twenty years, using my own accounts as the examples.

What this section covers

  • Cash ISA rates against the best non-ISA savings rates, after tax
  • What platform and fund fees cost over five, ten and twenty years
  • When cash is the right answer and when it is quietly losing value
  • Moving between the two without losing your allowance
  • My own accounts as worked examples, mistakes included

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