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Investment guide

Investing during turbulent times

The value of investments can fall as well as rise, and you may not get back the full amount you invest. Eligibility criteria, fees and charges apply.

Seeing beyond the ups and downs

Generally, investing should be for the long term – that’s 5 years or more. This is because the value of investments goes up and down, but over a longer period of time there’s potential to see growth above inflation.

So making a decision to withdraw your investment based on short-term falls could mean you lose out if the value goes back up

Three ways to think long term

  1. Think back to your original reason for investing. Is that still what you’re aiming for?
  2. Don’t check the value of your investment too often.
  3. Don’t try and time the market by moving your money out and then in again. There may not be a clear signal when it has reached the bottom.

Investing monthly?

For monthly investors, a falling market isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Although you’re putting in the same amount, when the market goes down your money buys more, and that could give you an advantage if the market rises again.

Our investment team continues to work on your behalf, but please be aware our telephony support team is dealing with less capacity than normal and this is having an impact on call waiting times.

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Learn more about investments

Whether you’re an experienced investor or just finding out what investing is, we’ve got a range of articles to help you understand more about investing.

We regularly update our articles depending on what’s happening in the market so check back for future updates.