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How to invest

There are various ways you can invest in The Scottish Investment Trust.

The SIT ISA

SIT's investment trust savings scheme - STOCKPLAN

Investing for Children - STOCKPLAN: A Flying Start

The SIT SIPP

Through a stockbroker


Important notes

Please note that the above information does not constitute advice nor a specific recommendation to buy ordinary stock units of The Scottish Investment Trust PLC. If you are not sure if an investment in SIT or any of our products is suitable for your circumstances, please consult your professional adviser.

Please remember that the capital value of stock units and the income from them can go down as well as up as a result of market and currency fluctuations and cannot be guaranteed. Investors might not get back the amount originally invested. Past performance may not be repeated and is no indicator of future performance.

SIT has a long term policy of borrowing money to invest in equities in the expectation that this will improve returns for SIT shareholders. However, if markets fall borrowings will magnify losses.

For planning purposes, an investment in The Scottish Investment Trust PLC should be viewed as a long term commitment.

The SIT ISA, STOCKPLAN and STOCKPLAN: A Flying Start are marketed and provided by SIT's wholly-owned subsidiary, SIT Savings Ltd;  The SIT SIPP is marketed by SIT Savings Ltd.  SIT Savings Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.  Such products are only available to United Kingdom residents.

Our products are aimed at United Kingdom residents or citizens only and the information contained within the site is for access by United Kingdom residents or citizens only.

Before proceeding, you are strongly recommended to read the sections entitled Legal (which contains the legal and regulatory restrictions which apply to your use of, and the investments referred to in, this website) and Privacy Policy (which describes the means by which we collect and use your data and also explains our use of cookies on this website).

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An investment company registered in Scotland number 1651