Our latest improvements: inside Bestinvest
We're listening to feedback and evolving our platform to meet your needs. This page will be updated with the latest improvements, tweaks and new features.
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.
Latest enhancements
Sustainable investment labels and anti-greenwashing
New measures introduced by the FCA to help consumers make informed decisions about which investment products meet their sustainability objectives.
Other enhancements
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Our view – see your Best and Dog funds
Which of your investments are ‘Best funds’ and which are ‘Dog funds’? Use Our view to see this at a glance on the summary section of your account.
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Quick search for ‘Dog funds’
If you just want to search for all funds that are currently on our Spot the Dog list, now you can with the ‘Dog funds’ quick search filter.
Improved fund factsheet data
Our fund factsheets are now powered by a new data provider Morningstar, which gives you greater access to information you may find useful when reviewing and choosing to invest in funds available on our platform.
Capital & Income accounts
For clients with Capital & Income accounts you can now control these pots separately on the ‘Manage cash’ tab of your account.
Statistics tab
Check how volatile your investments are as well as their performance compared to direct competitors on the ‘Statistics’ tab of your account.
Advanced portfolio functionality
If you've created custom portfolios you can now dig into the same analytics as your main accounts. Your custom portfolios are available from the account drop down menu.
Live chat on the mobile app
Managing your investments on the go and need to speak to our client relations team? Live chat is now available in our mobile app.
Transfer status updates (ISA, GIA, JISA accounts only)
When you initiate a new transfer to us we’ll send you automatic updates via email throughout the transfer process until it is completed.
Transfer cash between accounts
Got an ISA and Investment Account? Now you can instantly transfer cash from your Investment Account to your ISA or your other Investment Accounts.
If you have an Investment Account click on the tab called 'Withdraw or transfer cash'. Then select 'Transfer cash' and follow the steps.
View transactions for any time period you want
You can now find transactions from specific points in time. Click the calendar icon on the transactions tab.
Digitally transfer Investment Accounts or ISAs to Bestinvest
In addition to ISAs, you can now transfer investment accounts online.
Once logged in to your account click the profile icon and then 'Transfer an account'. On a mobile device? Open the Menu and follow the same steps.
Trade US shares online for free
You can now trade shares in hundreds of the largest US companies online for free on Bestinvest.
Website search
Want to find something specific on our website? Click the magnifying glass icon at the top right of the site and enter your search term.
Refer a friend (offer ended on 31 January 2025)
Investing with Bestinvest already? Get your friends to join and you could earn £100 each.
Direct Ready-made Portfolios
This range invests directly into individual shares and bonds rather than funds.
The Bestinvest app has landed
Exciting news - we've launched our first-ever app. It's available on the Apple App Store and on Google Play. Download it now and give it a try...
Grow my money
Experiment and simulate how your money could grow based on what you are putting in today and any changes you could make in the future.
In your account, click on 'Life plan' in the main menu and then the button labelled 'Grow my money'.
Performance Tab
A single place to see how your investments have performed over the last five years.
In your account, choose an account type and and then click the tab labelled 'Performance' (between 'Summary' and 'Breakdown')
On mobile? Your menu has moved.
If you’re using Bestinvest on your phone, you’ll see we’ve moved the main menu from the top right to the bottom of the screen.
Your key account info is now clearer
We’ve reordered and redesigned the key values on the homepage and account summary page of the mobile site too.
Red for negative, green for positive
Following client feedback, we’ve changed negative performance figures from amber to red.
Add the State Pension to your Retirement goal
You can now see how adding the State Pension could affect the value of your retirement pot.
Printing key account pages is cleaner and tidier
On the back of your feedback we made a few changes to ensure you get a clean and tidy printout of your account information.
Linked accounts are more clearly signposted
It's now easier to see the difference between your own accounts and those you’ve linked to.
Redesigned investment dashboard
Your dashboard has a new look to make visualising performance over time easier.
New look and feel to our website
We’ve completely refreshed our site, from top to bottom. It’s easier to navigate, it’s more purple and we’ve got some great new illustrations (look out for ice cream cones and pigs in sunglasses…).
Book coaching sessions directly with our Coaches
We introduced Calendly which allows you to book a call with any of our qualified Coaches directly in their calendar.
Life plan
Life plan is the place where you can set, track and achieve goals which are meaningful to you.
Expert coaching
Whether you're just getting started with investing or you've got more complex decisions to make, our coaches are there for you.
Smart Ready-made Portfolios
We launched our new low-cost Smart Ready-made Portfolios alongside our existing actively-managed Expert Ready-made Portfolios.
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