A lost decade for Cash Isa savers as inflation outstrips interest
Cash Isas have failed to deliver over the past decade as low rates have left savings to be eaten away by inflation. Savers who put £10,000 in the average tax-free cash Isa ten years ago would now have £9,772 - even after interest is added, new research shows. This is because the rise in the cost of living has outstripped the interest earned on savings. Isa losses: Savers who put £10,000 in the average tax-free cash Isa ten years ago would now have £9,772 - even after interest is added, new research shows The research from investment service AJ Bell shows if you had put in the maximum £...