Investment account
A simple, convenient account for your investments
The value of your investments and the income from them may go down as well as up, and you could get back less than you invested.
What is an Investment account?
An Investment account gives you access to a wide range of investments with no annual limit on how much you can invest. So if you've already used your ISA and pension annual allowances, it could be an account worth exploring.
Why choose a Bestinvest Investment account?
Great value
Low annual service fees, no charges to buy or sell funds online and online share dealing for just £4.95 per trade
Easy to open
Open your account online and fund it using a debit card.
Award-winning service
Recognised in the 2025 Finder Customer Satisfaction Awards as a Customer Satisfaction Champion
How our Investment account works
Open your Investment account online
It can take less than 10 minutes to open an Investment account online. You can start a transfer request when you sign up or leave this until a later date.
Add money
Add money to your account using a debit card. There's no limit on how much you can invest.
Start investing
Once you're set up, choose from a range of funds, shares, ETFs and Investment Trusts.
Build your portfolio from a wide range of investments
Shares
We provide access to both UK and US shares which you can add to your portfolio.
Funds
Explore the wide variety of funds on offer whether you're looking for active or passive, accumulation or income.
ETFs
You'll find 500+ Exchange-trade funds (ETFs) to explore through our platform.
Investment Trusts
Keen to include Investment Trusts in your portfolio? There's 200+ to choose from on Bestinvest.
Prefer to have your investments managed by experts?
Ready-made Portfolios are built and managed by the experts at our parent company, Evelyn Partners. They’re great for people who want to invest but aren’t sure where to start, don’t have the time or would just feel more comfortable with professionals looking after their money.
Our annual service fees for Ready-made Portfolios start from 0.2% and reduce down on a tiered basis.
How much does it cost to invest in a Bestinvest Investment account?
Account services fees are charged as a percentage of the value of your investments in your account. The percentage charged depends on the value and type of investments you hold in your account. Our annual service fees are capped at 0.4% for funds and UK shares, and 0.2% a year for one of our risk-rated Ready-made Portfolios.
Other fees apply when you buy and sell certain investments.
Transfer your investments
Transferring to Bestinvest can make it easier to manage all your investments, and could save you money on fees.
Investment account FAQs
You can open an Investment account as long as you're 18 or over and a UK tax resident.
If you're signing up to Bestinvest for the first time, you can open an Investment account online. Start your online application.
If you already have a Bestinvest account and want to open an Investment Account as well:
- Log in to your account online
- Click the 'Profile' icon and select 'Open an account'
- Choose 'Investment account' at the account selection screen
You can open an Investment account without needing to add any money. However if you decide to invest, the minimum amount required for most investments is £50.