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Fixed rate bonds have often been popular with savers as they not only offer a fixed rate for the duration of their term, but also usually offer the best savings rates overall.
Indeed, today the top saving rate is available on a five year fixed rate bond, but with saving rates across the charts at record lows, many savers are reluctant to lock into a long-term bond due to future uncertainty and concerns that a rise in inflation will erode their savings.
This concern is not unfounded, as the top rate being offered in the fixed bond chart is below the Bank of England’s target inflation rate of 2%. Gatehouse Bank currently pays an expected profit rate of 1.50% AER on its five-year account, which if a saver locked into and the Bank of England meets its target rate of inflation, would result in the saver’s deposit being eroded by inflation. ....

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