Demo rate card0.45% total annual charge; growth not guaranteed, illustrated at 2%, 5%, 8%
The pound values and percentages on this page are invented AcornBank product terms, chosen for a realistic bank-style example. They are not current market offers, an invitation to deposit or invest money or a forecast of what a real bank will pay.
| Product detail | Demo terms |
|---|---|
| Account type | Stocks and shares ISA |
| Rate, reward or charge | 0.45% total annual charge; growth not guaranteed, illustrated at 2%, 5%, 8% |
| Minimum / demo annual allowance | £100.00 to £20,000.00 per demo tax year |
| Access | Withdraw at any time; money taken out cannot be replaced in the same demo tax year; the value can fall as well as rise |
| Eligibility in the scenario | An adult story customer with this year’s fictional £20,000 ISA allowance unused |
| Fees | 0.45% of the value each year |
| Growth scenarios | 2%, 5%, 8% a year after charges; the value can also fall |
| Currency | GBP (£), used solely for fictional calculations |
Evergreen Stocks & Shares ISA questions
Investments questions
Shared across the whole range.
Can an investment fall in value?
Yes. The three fictional investment products hold a made-up fund whose value moves every day, so the pages show low, mid and high growth scenarios after charges rather than a promise. The value can end below the amount paid in.
What is the difference between the investment account, the ISA and the SIPP?
They hold the same fictional fund; the wrapper differs. The general account has no allowance and no relief. The stocks and shares ISA caps new money at a demo £20,000 a year and applies no tax to growth. The SIPP adds demo tax relief but locks the pot until age 57.
What do the investment products charge?
A total annual charge of 0.45% on the account and the ISA and 0.50% on the SIPP, modelled as a deduction from growth. Each product page shows what a 1.00% charge would cost instead.
How does the SIPP tax relief work?
Every £80 paid in becomes £100 with demo basic-rate relief. Higher-rate relief, employer contributions and allowance tapers are not modelled.
Is Golden Tail Retirement an investment?
No. It is a cash savings pot with a variable rate that sits in the investments range because of its purpose. It has no growth scenarios and its value cannot fall.
Evergreen Stocks & Shares ISA is stocks and shares isa in the Investments range, used for long-term growth inside a demo tax-free wrapper. Its live rate card, summary and worked tables sit above this text and update whenever the product record changes.
Frequently asked squeaks
The questions and answers on this page come from AcornBank’s single shared FAQ collection, so the same wording appears here, on the Investments hub and in the full FAQ list. Every answer is about a fictional product: 0.45% total annual charge; growth not guaranteed, illustrated at 2%, 5%, 8% is a demo figure and nothing can be applied for. The summary and worked figures below give the numbers the answers refer to.
The fictional fund
Every investment product in the story holds one made-up fund, the AcornBank Woodland Balanced Fund, which owns imaginary shares in imaginary trees. It has no factsheet, no past performance and no manager, which is at least consistent. Real investing involves real risk and real research; this page involves neither.
See the whole Investments range or compare every product on the rates page.
What the example does not promise
All figures are invented and shown to make the demo useful to read and crawl. No money is held, no application is available, and no deposit-protection, regulatory or tax-wrapper status is claimed. Calculations do not account for personal tax, inflation or unstated changes in rates. The fictional bank manager can guarantee only that the next paragraph contains no real acorns.
Related reading
- This Is a Fictional Bank — No Real Banking Here
- Site Map — Every Branch of AcornBank
- Rates — Savings, Borrowing and Rewards
- Help — Unruffle Your Tail
- Investments — Longer Afternoons, Later Acorns
- Evergreen Stocks & Shares ISA — Compare the Canopy
- Evergreen Stocks & Shares ISA — Fictional Product Terms
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