Stocks
‘Stocks’ and ‘shares’ mean broadly the same thing and are often used interchangeably.
But officially, ‘stock’ is a more general term describing the ownership of companies, while ‘shares’ is used to describe owning part of a specific company.
How to become a Stock investorPopular terms
Lump sum and death benefit allowance
This is a limit on the total tax-free lump sums that can be paid from your pensions both in your...
Lump sum allowance
When you access your pension, you can usually take up to 25% of the value tax-free. The lump sum allowance...
Ready-made pension
A simple, low-cost pension where you choose from four AJ Bell fund options.
Money paid in is automatically invested...