Start investing, with a tax-efficient Stocks and Shares ISA

Before investing you should consider:

Setting aside enough money in accessible savings to cover any emergencies - an amount of around 4 times your essential monthly expenditure is typically about right.

If your existing insurance and pension arrangements are sufficient for your needs.

Paying off any high interest debts that your money would be better used to repay.

You can make withdrawals at any time but generally the longer you invest for the more chance there is for growth on your investment. So if you invest you should be prepared to do so for 5 years or more. 

The value of investments can go down as well as up. This means you could get back less than your original investment.  New to investing? Learn more about the difference between savings and investing before you start to invest. 

There is no ability to buy individual stocks and add to these funds. Royal Bank Invest is a simple way to invest online. You can invest into a range of five funds which are managed by the investment team at Coutts & Co.  

Find out more information about our different investment funds.

Your investments would be protected even if Royal Bank failed. The underlying assets within each of the Personal Portfolio Funds available through Royal Bank Invest are held separately from Royal Bank by an independent company called a depositary, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and dual-regulated by the PRA and Financial Conduct Authority. 

This company, the Bank of New York Mellon (International) London Branch, keeps the Personal Portfolio Funds’ underlying assets safe and holds them separately from its own. 

Additionally, the Personal Portfolio Funds are based in the UK and so are covered by the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), up to a maximum of £85,000 per person.

Visit investment protection for more details.

If you’ve invested using a Stocks and Shares ISA the good news is that any profits and/or income from your investments in the Stocks and Shares ISA are not taxable in the UK.

If, however, you’ve invested in what’s known as a General Investment Account then the following information on tax will likely apply to you.

The two main types of tax to think about when you have an investment are:

1. Income Tax – the tax levied by the government on any income, most people will be used to seeing this type of tax on their pay slips.
2. Capital Gains Tax – the tax levied by the government on something that has been sold for more than it was purchased for i.e. making a profit (a capital gain).

For further information please visit the how my investment is taxed page.

Coutts & Co do the investment management.

Made up of more than 60 investment specialists, the team at Coutts includes economists and investment analysts with years of experience managing money.

Yes. Log in to Royal Bank Invest using either the Royal Bank of Scotland mobile app or your digital banking details.

In the Stocks and Shares ISA section, choose the option to 'Transfer an ISA'.

You’ll need the account details of your current ISA provider to hand. 

Need more help?

If you still can’t find the information you’re looking for, or are having technical issues, please call us on 0345 304 1005 or 18001 0345 304 1005 (text relay).

Calls may be recorded for training and monitoring purposes.

The cash reward and prize draw offers took place between 4th September 2023 and 4th March 2024. You can find the terms and conditions for each offer below:

Cash reward full terms and conditions (PDF, 63KB)

Prize draw full terms and conditions (PDF, 58KB)

The five ready-made investment funds available through Royal Bank Invest are well diversified. They invest around the world and in different sectors. You can find out where your money will be invested by checking the latest available fund factsheets. 

You can visit our Fund Performance page to find out more information on how the five ready-made investment funds have performed in the past. 

The Personal Portfolio Funds are invested responsibly. The shares and funds we select on your behalf are responsible investments. Responsible investing focuses on companies and industries who aim to positively affect our world in three key areas: environmental, social, and governance (ESG). For more information please visit our investing in change page. 

Past performance is not an indicator of future performance and should not be relied on as such.

If you're already investing with us, you can log in to your Royal Bank Invest account for day to day transactions, or if you're concerned about the current situation and have questions about managing your investment during this time, please see our latest guidance and common questions. 

If you'd prefer to speak to us, you can call the Help and Support team on 0345 304 1005 (for Relay UK prefix the number with 18001). Our lines are open Monday to Friday, from 9.30am to 5pm. We're closed Bank Holidays. Calls may be recorded.