Should we boycott life insurance and prefer savings account A?

The Livret A rate rose to 2% on August 1st. Of course, that’s little with inflation now exceeding 6%… But it’s still good news for savers who might hesitate to invest their money in a fund denominated in euros, whose average return in 2021 will reach 1.30%. he, yes or no, boycott life insurance in favor of the famous set of rules?

Since Monday August 1st, the rate on your savings account A has doubled to 2%, net of all taxes! A return that is below the inflation rate, but certainly makes you hesitate to continue investing your money in the euro fund of your life insurance. So money in euros or a savings account?

1 – How much do you earn with it?

Like all French people who invest their money in a savings product, the main reason for this choice is performance. with, on one side, 2% on your savings account A or other LDDS and on average 1.30% (in 2021) on your capital guaranteed fund of your life insurance contract, the calculation is done quickly! But for 2022, the difference isn’t so obvious.

The Livret A savings account earns you 2% interest calculated every two weeks from August 1st. However, it is useful to remember that the rate was 0.5% between January 1st and February 1st, and then 1% until August 1st. Which is actually an annual rate… 1.375%.

Your fund in euros earns you an annual average of 1.3% interest. A rate with no management fees, but you have to opt out of it 17.2% social security contributions.

SIMULATOR. Discover the actual return on your savings account A in 2022 (spoiler: it is mostly negative)

If the savings account A remains more interesting, the difference is not as great as one might initially think. The most important savings market interest rate is the Livret A interest rate. The increase in the rate of regulated savings accountswhich will be continued in 2023, will increase life insurance returns. It is done little by little to achieve 1.7% or even 1.9%. It will never be as much as the Sparbuch A, but the gap is getting smaller, analyzes Cyril Blesson, partner at the specialist company PAIR Conseil.

2 – How much money can you deposit?

As you know, Livret A Upper limit 22950 euros and you can only open one. So you can only place a maximum of 22,950 euros, once the upper limit has been reached, only the interest generated will be added.

You can invest as much money as you want on your life insurance contract and on as many contracts as you want.

The increase in the Livret A rate will boost the collection of regulated booklets, but it risks being hampered by the caps, stresses Cyril Blesson.

3 – Where can you diversify risks and investments?

The euro fund very often represents only part of your life insurance investments. The latest figures from France Assureurs confirm this. While the net inflow of funds into funds in euros declined (EUR -8.8 billion in the first half of the year), unit-linked funds reached EUR 20.9 billion. For comparison: Sparbuch A accounts recorded net inflows of 16.5 billion euros in the first half of 2022.

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Often pushed by insurance companies, the French are taking more and more risks in order to achieve higher returns. Investing in life insurance allows you to juggle Easier to the different units of account and from Securing Capital Gains on the euro fund. In these conditions, it is difficult to compare a savings book and life insurance, which is more complex and allows you to take risks for a medium or long-term savings project.

4 – Where is your money most accessible?

Whether to your Sparbuch A or to the euro fund of your life insurance contract, you have the option of withdrawing your money as soon as you need it. But one difference remains. With Sparbuch A, a simple transfer is sufficient, which arrives in your checking account within an hour; with life insurance, it’s another pair of sleeves. You must request your insurer who will then pay the amounts within a period of 2 to 10 days.

5 – Cost: Which product is more expensive?

Opening, adding, withdrawing or closing your Livret A account: all these operations are free of charge. This is not the case with life insurance: membership, entry or payment fees, management fees, arbitration fees, increase for pilot administration, pension fees… If these operations are more or less expensive depending on the insurer, accessing them is now easy to be able to negotiate them. See the summary table of costs, which has been available on retailers’ websites since June 1st.

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