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Why should
I invest?

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Hopefully, the video above helps show you why investing could be a great next step. Use the rule of thumb below to help you decide if investing is for you and then move onto the next step.

Use this rule of thumb
to help you decide

Save

Will you need access
to your money soon?
(Within the next 5 years.) Will you need access
to your money soon?
(Within the next 5 years.)

Savings is probably best for you. Savings is probably
best for you.

Invest

Saving for a goal further
down the line? (5 years or more.) Saving for a goal
further down the line?
(5 years or more.)

Investing could be a better way to go. Investing could be
a better way to go.

Further reading

Investing can be for you too

Almost anyone can get into investing, not just the very well-off or those in the know. Here’s some more info to reassure you that investing could be for you too.

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