If you thought most investors were suited stockbrokers making fast-paced deals behind the scenes, you’d probably be surprised.
Because you’re an investor.
In fact, everyone with a pension is an investor - including millions of Nest members. Your pension savings are invested in thousands of different opportunities, including some that are very close to home.
Having a Nest pension means your money is hard at work, sometimes in projects that benefit your local community.
Take the Lincs windfarm. It’s part-owned by you as one of the thousands of Nest investments you hold, helping to build your pension savings. But it also boosts the Grimsby economy by creating hundreds of jobs in the area.
We took Pete, a local fishmonger and Nest member, to see the windfarm in person. He’s proud that his pension savings are invested so close to home, having seen how it’s improved his community.
"The windfarm has completely changed Grimsby. And for the better.
The boats that service the windfarms are usually rented from local companies, which brings in business to local fishermen.
The docks have also transformed over the years. They’ve become more alive. It’s now one of the busiest places in Grimsby.
Knowing that my money is going into things like windfarms makes me feel good as it’s having an impact on the world."
Your money is invested in more than wind farms though. It’s put in countless household brands that you use to cook or clean with.
Every time you have a bowl of Kellogg’s cereal, a Cadbury’s treat or even a cup of coffee, you’re holding part of your pension pot in your hands.
We invited Nest members to see the secret ingredients in their pension pot over a banoffee pie.
Being in these funds makes you a shareholder in the world’s biggest companies.