Regular fees (and the bid/offer spreads on funds which do NOT get included in illustrations) can wipe your investment out in the first few years– but there is rarely any need to pay full charges, and you can plan for much less. You can avoid high charges so easily by using EME. You can get advice if you want it, or you can conduct execution only with reduced costs. You choose!
Here is a graph showing the difference between reduced initial fees and the full commission on identical performance – £7,000 in 5 years!
Look at our example of the extra return, that you can make from your savings with identical contributions (same assumed growth rate) between ourselves and an independent ”Salesman.”
The examples opposite are for £500 and £1,000 per month contributions.
The Salesman example is a typical “25 year Term” and has a two year “Initial Period” this means that all contributions made in the first two years will go towards the charges of the savings plan. So if your circumstances changed after 23 months and you wanted your money, you would get Nothing back! as all the money paid in has gone towards charges and commission to the “Life Company” and the “Salesman”. It is known as A “Contractual Plan”
The EME example has “No term”, this means that you are able to access your money at any time, as there is “No Initial Period” it is known as A “Non-Contractual Plan”
YEAR | CONTRIBUTIONS | Surrender Value at 9% Growth | |
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2 | £12,000 | Salesman Option |
£0 due to PENALTY |
EME Option |
£12,223 |
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5 | £30,000 | Salesman Option |
£22,190 |
EME Option |
£35,335 |
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Total benefit of EME to You | £13,145 |
YEAR | CONTRIBUTIONS | Surrender Value at 9% Groth | |
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2 | £24,000 | Salesman Option |
£0 due to PENALTY |
EME Option |
£24,446 |
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5 | £60,000 | Salesman Option |
£45,116 |
EME Option |
£70,236 |
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Total benefit of EME to You | £25,120 |