Consider that Outvest's Fixed Endowment invests in a 5-year Absa Fixed deposit.
From a tax perspective,
- income from the Outvest Fixed Endowment will be in the form of interest
- R 23 800 interest per annum is exempt from income tax. (R34.5k if older than 65)
Endowments are taxed at a flat rate of 30%
Their offer thus is interesting if
(a) your marginal income tax rate is greater than 30%
& (b) you have used all of or a considerable amount of your annual interest exemption at SARS !!!
Note: Outvest quotes a simple rate of interest. This really is somewhat misleading. The FSCA should really enfore FSPs to quote nominal or effective rates only.