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Investing is about putting money at risk in order to earn a return. In theory, the more risk an investor is willing to accept, the more returns he or she should expect to earn to compensate for the ...

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Premium bonds cost more than their face value due to higher interest rates or the issuer's improved credit rating. Investors must analyze if the extra interest from the premiums outweighs the added ...

NS&I will cut its Premium Bond prize-fund rate to 4% from 4.15% for the January 2025 draw and beyond. But this rate was already lagging behind interest rates on standard savings accounts – so if ...