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NuWealth Review: A simplified way to save and invest

Nuwealth is a saving and investing app that offers users savings tools, high-interest accounts and access to stocks, fractional shares, and ETFs. It’s simple and effective, but does it compete with similar apps?

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By Antonia Medlicott

  • Published: June 25, 2024
  • Edited by: Clare West
  • Last Update: 1 month ago
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Antonia's View:

The Verdict

Nuwealth is one of the cheaper options when it comes to saving tools and auto investing. In addition to ETFs, there is also access to a good range of high-value stocks, made accessible via Fractional shares are portions of shares (or ETFs) that are smaller than one whole share. They are designed to make ownership of large, expensive shares more accessible. fractional sharesinfo.

I admit that I was sceptical at first, but the app has won me over. For someone with little to no starting capital or experience, this presents a well-priced and easy-to-use option. Use the savings tools to build a pot, and then tap into the investments on offer. Fractional shares mean very little starting capital is required.

There are of course flaws. Investors should be aware of the 0.75% A foreign exchange (FX) fee is added to all trades involving foreign currencies. If you buy a stock that trades in US dollars, for example, and your home account is in GB pounds, you'll need to pay an FX fee.FX feeinfo when buying overseas stocks. In addition, there is zero assistance in the way of helping new investors pick their investments or understand their risk profile. All the ETFs are thematic, which means you can invest in a theme such as food, or AI. However, it also means you can’t access a simple tracker fund.

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Reasons to use

  • Super easy to use
  • Access to fractional shares
  • Good savings tools

Reasons to avoid

  • 0.75% FX fees
  • Verdict4.0
  • Fees4.0
  • Trading Platform4.5
  • Research3
  • Safety4.5
  • Education3.5
  • Customer Service3.5
  • Portfolio View
  • Promotions

Antonia's View:

Who do I recommend it for?

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Reasons to use

  • Super easy to use
  • Access to fractional shares
  • Good savings tools

Reasons to avoid

  • 0.75% FX fees
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    4.0
    Nuwealth is one of the cheaper options when it comes to saving tools and auto investing. In addition to ETFs, there is also access to a good range of high-value stocks, made accessible via Fractional shares are portions of shares (or ETFs) that are smaller than one whole share. They are designed to make ownership of large, expensive shares more accessible. fractional sharesinfo.

    I admit that I was sceptical at first, but the app has won me over. For someone with little to no starting capital or experience, this presents a well-priced and easy-to-use option. Use the savings tools to build a pot, and then tap into the investments on offer. Fractional shares mean very little starting capital is required.

    There are of course flaws. Investors should be aware of the 0.75% A foreign exchange (FX) fee is added to all trades involving foreign currencies. If you buy a stock that trades in US dollars, for example, and your home account is in GB pounds, you'll need to pay an FX fee.FX feeinfo when buying overseas stocks. In addition, there is zero assistance in the way of helping new investors pick their investments or understand their risk profile. All the ETFs are thematic, which means you can invest in a theme such as food, or AI. However, it also means you can’t access a simple tracker fund.

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    Reasons to use

    • Super easy to use
    • Access to fractional shares
    • Good savings tools

    Reasons to avoid

    • 0.75% FX fees
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    4.0
    Fees are reasonable for this kind of service. Yes, you can access the assets cheaper elsewhere, however, you won't find access to both the assets and the savings tools at this price elsewhere.


    • £1 per month subscription fee

    • 0.75% FX fees

    • 0.10% platform fee

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    4.5
    Very streamlined and easy-to-use app. No desktop or web platform, however, this shouldn’t be necessary for this sort of service. Overall, a very beginner-friendly experience.
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    Reasons to use

    • Excellent app

    Reasons to avoid

    • No desktop or web platform
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    3
    Considering that this is a pared-back service for complete beginners, research is actually pretty good. As an example, funds will have a risk rating, a list of companies and brands, a fact sheet PDF, a KIID PDF, and a prospectus PDF. Past performance is detailed within the app, and I can’t think of any further information investors might need.
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    Reasons to use

    • Risk rating
    • Prospectus
    • Fact sheets
    • Key Investor Documents

    Reasons to avoid

    • No economic calender
    • No interactive graphs
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    4.5
    NuWealth has all the correct levels of safety precautions and I could see no cause for concern for prospective investors.
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    Reasons to use

    • Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority
    • Protection by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme
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    3.5
    Whilst NuWealth provides access to a decent amount of articles from within the app, there is a lack of interactive education such as quizzes. However, I find education to be well-organised.
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    Reasons to use

    • Good selection of articles

    Reasons to avoid

    • No quizzes
    • No seminars
    • No video content
    • No blogs
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    3.5
    You can email from within the app, however there is no live chat, messaging service, or telephone support. This places them behind many of the competition. Response times were fairly slow, with messages sent after 2pm being answered next day.
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    Reasons to use

    • Email

    Reasons to avoid

    • No live chat
    • No telephone support
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  • arrowPromotions
    £0 for 12 months

    Upgrade to the Plus and Premium plans and pay zero fees for the first 12 months. Terms and conditions apply so be sure to check the CMC Invest website.

    Earn up to £1,000 when you transfer a minimum of £25,000 into any CMC Invest account. T&Cs apply.
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25.06.24 Review published

Who do I recommend NuWealth for?


This is definitely an option for complete beginners, and would specifically suit someone with little to no starting capital who can tap into the money saving tools to build an investment pot.

The Fractional shares are portions of shares (or ETFs) that are smaller than one whole share. They are designed to make ownership of large, expensive shares more accessible. fractional sharesinfo make owning a piece of big stock possible for anyone. The range of assets while lacking for more experienced investors, would not be overwhelming for a beginner.

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