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If you have more money coming in than going out, or a lump sum, you may be wondering how to make the most of it.
Savings and investments are very different. Savers usually want a safe place for their money where they can get at it easily. Investors tend to want their money to grow by at least the rate of inflation, and accept that it may be tied up for some time.
Each investment has its own level of risk. There is no guarantee that you will make money, or even make your money back. In general:
If you are considering investing with a financial company, thoroughly research their strength and reputation. If you give your money to someone else or manage and invest, there is a danger you could lose it through mismanagement or fraud.
Never risk any sum of money you can’t afford to lose.
Seek professional advice from an independent financial advisor before investing your money. Only authorised financial advisers can advise on certain types of investment, including pensions, life assurance, shares, unit trusts and lifetime mortgage equity release schemes.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) authorises such firms of advisers. To check if a firm is authorised, call the FSA Consumer Helpline on 0845 606 1234 or visit the FSA website and follow the Firm Check Service link.
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The Financial Services Authority is the independent watchdog set up by the Government to regulate financial services and protect your rights. They have booklets, factsheets and a consumer helpline giving advice on saving, investing or generally looking after your money.
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Most downloads on this website are PDFs. We use this format to ensure that the document looks the same on everyone’s computer (website pages, by contrast, appear differently depending on how people have set their computer up).
Computers use a program called Adobe Acrobat Reader to download PDFs. If you try clicking on a link to download a PDF and it doesn’t work, you will need to install Adobe Acrobat Reader onto your computer.
The process is quite straightforward and is free.
PDFs cannot be changed. If you need to be able to type into a downloaded document (for example, if we are offering a letter template that you need to put your name on) we will provide it as a Microsoft Word document rather than a PDF. You can then download it, type into it and save it to your computer.
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We have made every effort to make our PDFs accessible to screen readers. Here is an overview of your accessibility options available in Acrobat Reader. Please ensure that you have downloaded the latest version of Acrobat Reader from the Adobe Reader website to ensure that they are included in your version of the programme.
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