Independent Shares “Great Savings Robbery” Message

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Nicola: Savers are losing billions to the banks 

“By leaving their savings in low-yielding accounts with banks and building societies, British savers will lose more than £72 billion in potential investment income over the next year.”

Sound familiar? Yes, you read it here first – and now the word is spreading to the Independent’s 29 million monthly website users. Money&Co. CEO Nicola Horlick has been invited to “guest blog” on the Indie’s site.

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“According to figures from the Building Society Association, total UK cash deposits at the end of July 2014 were £1.2 trillion. The average quoted deposit interest rate was 0.62 per cent on instant-access savings accounts (assuming savers keep their money in long enough to qualify for a loyalty bonus of 0.2 per cent). The average fixed-rate bond gave savers 1.23 per cent over one year and 1.52 per cent per annum for those prepared to tie their money up for two years.”

Nicola adds: “Compare that to what’s available from loan-based crowdfunders. They connect people who are looking for a better interest rate on their cash with companies that need to borrow money to expand.”

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Right now, there’s an A-rated loan from Mar-Key, with an indicative yield of more than 8 per cent. Find more details and sign up to get a share of this high-yield loan here. 

*** Thanks for all your support at the Alternative Finance awards. Money&Co. came second in a couple of categories – the organisers said that while they really like our offering we haven’t been around long enough to win. With conservatism like that, maybe they used to work for the banks…? 



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