Early Isa investment leads to higher returns

Investing in an Isa at the start of the tax year rather than at the end, would have produced higher ...

Investing in an Isa at the start of the tax year rather than at the end, would have produced higher returns than deposit accounts in two out of every three years for the last 21 tax years. Research from Threadneedle calculates the differences in assets that are accumulated by early and late investors putting £7,000 into Peps and Isas in the global growth sector over the last five years. In the most extreme example the early investor, would have assets of £50,241 on 3 March, 2000, compared to £45,273 for investors who left their investments as late as possible. Richard Eats, communications...