Stocks & Shares ISA

Save tax, time and money... Open your HL Vantage Stocks & Shares ISA today Shelter up to £10,680 from the tax man this tax year. Plus you can invest in almost any fund and save up to £587 or deal shares from just £5.95 per deal. What's more, you make your own investment decisions. Open a Vantage ISA »

The Vantage Stocks & Shares ISA allows you to choose your own investments from all the leading fund managers. You can also invest in shares, investment trusts, corporate bonds, gilts or ETFs, or simply open your ISA, hold cash and decide where to invest later.

Please note, all investments can fall in value as well as rise and you could get back less than you invest.

Market beating savings, low cost and great service

• Wide investment choice
  Choose to invest in over 2,500 funds, thousands of UK, US and European shares, exchange traded funds (ETFs), corporate bonds, gilts and much more. Where can I invest in my Vantage ISA?
  
• Market beating savings
  No dealing charges for funds and receive initial savings of up to 5.5% when you invest, saving you as much as £587 on a £10,680 ISA investment. Or buy and sell shares from £5.95 and never pay more than £11.95 per deal online. Check fund savings.
• Low cost & easy to manage
  Manage your ISA online with our award winning website, by phone or by post or with our new smartphone app. There are no extra charges to hold the majority of funds, plus you could receive loyalty bonuses of up to 0.5% every year after you invest. The annual charge to hold shares and other investments is just 0.5% (capped at a maximum of £45 per annum).
  
• Save tax
  Within an ISA you pay no capital gains tax and no further tax on the income. You don't even need to declare ISAs on your tax return and less tax means higher returns for you. Please remember the value of tax savings depends on your circumstances and tax rules can change over time.
• Invest from £1,000 or just £50 per month
  Open this year's ISA with a lump sum from £1,000 to £10,680, or start a regular savings plan from just £50 per month. Find out more about regular savings.

The Vantage ISA is primarily designed for investors who make their own decisions and we provide a host of research and investment ideas, online and by post, to help you get the best returns. However, if you are unsure whether an investment is suitable for you, and would like personal advice, we have a nationwide team of highly qualified, experienced advisers on hand to help make sense of your investments.

If you ever have a question about ISAs, or investments in general, you can call our specialist Helpdesk on 0117 900 9000 - no call centres or automated answering systems, just friendly, knowledgeable people. Alternatively, please view our FAQs.

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Open a Stocks & Shares ISA online in minutes

Open your ISA today from as little as £50 a month or with a lump sum of £1,000 or more. If you're unsure where to invest in your ISA, you can open it today, hold your money as cash in your ISA and then choose your investments later.

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