FAQ time: Saving and investing with Squirrel

Squirrel
7 August 2025
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Before you're ready to dive into your saving and investing journey with Squirrel, you've probably got a few questions about how exactly it all works. 

And who better to answer those questions than the boss man in charge of our saving and investing platform, Chief Operating Officer, Dave Tyrer?

We sat down with Dave to chat through the top 14 questions we get from Squirrel investors (and would-be investors).

You can watch the video above, or at this handy link, and check out the full list of questions we cover off below:

  1. Who is Squirrel?
  2. An overview: On-Call Account, Monthly Income Fund, and Term Investments
  3. How should I decide which product is right for me?
  4. How much money do I need to be a Squirrel investor? 
  5. Who can invest with Squirrel?
  6. What risks am I taking and could I lose money?  
  7. How often do I earn interest and how does tax work? 
  8. Are there any fees? 
  9. What do you do with the money that's invested?
  10. Does Squirrel have a credit rating, and who is Squirrel regulated by? 
  11. Is Squirrel covered by the deposit compensation scheme? 
  12. Does Squirrel have options for wholesale investors? 
  13. How can I get in touch with Squirrel? 
  14. How can I get started?

If there’s something we’ve missed, or you’d like to chat to our investments team, you can get in touch here, or read up in more detail on our website.


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