Sorting my finances - ISA's
Sorting my finances - ISA's
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joshleb

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1,550 posts

173 months

Thursday 1st July 2021
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I'm looking at trying to sort my long term finances out, but getting a bit confused regards to ISA's and limits etc.

Set the scene, I'm 30 later this year, own a house but rinsed all my savings for the deposit so am now just saving back up.

The two types of ISA I've been looking at are the lifetime ISA and a stocks and shares ISA.

If I did the Lifetime ISA as a cash ISA can I open both of these in the same year?

If I did have both of them I would be allowed to put money into both as they're different types? And that would be up to 4k for lifetime and 20k for S&S?

Anybody got any preferences for either? I've read that Vanguard is recommended for S&S ISA's.

Any help greatly appreciated!

xeny

5,461 posts

107 months

Thursday 1st July 2021
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ISAs are wrappers - you can have either cash or S&S in either a LISA or ISA.

You have a total allowance of £20K, of which £4K can be a LISA (so eligible for the 25% government bonus).

What are you saving for, and are you a higher rate tax payer (in which case pension may be a better fit than LISA).

Have a read of https://ukpersonal.finance/isa-vs-lisa-vs-pension/