Why Should I Invest In An ISA And When?
Why invest at all?
Ideally, we should all be saving, either for short to medium term needs [e.g. university fees, house purchase] or longer term needs [e.g. retirement]. For shorter to medium term needs,the combination of attractive tax relief and easy access to your accumulated monies, makes ISAs an ideal vehicle.
It is imperative for most long-term growth investors to save for a more comfortable retirement. State and company pension schemes are increasingly less likely to provide for a long and comfortable retirement, in part because people are living for much longer than they have in the past. Living longer is obviously good news but it does increase the pressure on us all to make sure that we have adequately prepared ourselves financially for a potentially long retirement.
Pension products, due to their advantageous tax status, are normally used to facilitate saving for retirement. However, investors should also consider the use of ISAs for their longer term saving needs, to supplement pension holdings. If you are nervous about the markets and the ongoing uncertainty in the economy, try not to let that anxiety override the practical need to invest.






