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Is this product right for you?  
   

I am interested in this investment because:

• I want to know the money that I invest will be repaid at maturity

• I want the opportunity to receive a return that might be greater than that provided by an ordinary deposit account at the end of my chosen investment term

• I appreciate the need to diversify my investment portfolio

• It suits me that Optimiser is taxed as Capital Gain rather than income and I want the option of potentially using my Capital Gains Tax annual exemption

• I also have the option to invest via a Stocks and Shares ISA.

 

No, this investment may not suit me because:

• I do not want to risk investing into an area I know little about

• I might need access to my money before the end of the chosen term and cannot risk getting back less than I invested if I sell the investment early

• I don’t want to risk earning no return on my investment or less than I would have done with an ordinary deposit account

• I want a regular income from my
money

• I am a regular saver and I prefer to  be able to add to my investments from time to time.

 


Things to consider

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The Plan is designed for investors who can invest an amount for five years and leave their capital invested during that time. You can sell the investment before the end of the term but you may not get back the amount you initially invested irrespective of how the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund has performed.

• All the Plan’s benefits are paid at the end of the investment period. No income or other benefit is paid before then.

• The Plan is not like a deposit account. No interest is added during the term and you cannot  withdraw your capital until the end of the term, without the risk of losing money.

• We use averaging to calculate the investment return. While this can reduce the potential for gain it can also lessen the effects of falls in value.

• Remember, whatever you get back at the end of the investment term, inflation during the term will have reduced its value.

• Shares and investment returns linked to them involve greater short-term risk than cash deposits, and whilst it is worth bearing in mind that, over the long term, equities have historically performed better than deposits, you also need to appreciate that the past performance of investments is not a guide to their future performance.

Please refer to the Brochure and the Terms & Conditions for full details.

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