Overwood helps you to save, invest, and grow your funds through a community-led pool approach.

It is an online Investment and savings platform that pulls people together to invest their funds in high and great-return investment products.

It pulls funds from its users together and ensures necessary diligence is carried out to search for the best investment opportunities to invest the sourced funds.

Overwood

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₦ 5, 000

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Overwood offers 3 main products to its users. They are Prime, Dollar and Child. We will talk extensively about each of these products in this article.

OVERWOOD PRIME

The Prime product is one of the savings packages offered by Overwood. It suits and is compatible with clients who want to save for a long duration or period of time. Clients who are interested in long-term goals but at the same time want to protect their funds from market fluctuations. The risk involved in Overwood Prime is very low and the reward profile is medium.

80% of your complete savings in Prime is spread across dividend-paying money market accounts, 15% goes to other pooled savings options with high rates of returns such as Afro-assets, credit properties, stocks, etc while the 5% that remaining is put into much riskier products that yield a very high level of returns.

The interest rate is up to 12% compounded daily and the minimum amount to deposit in the Prime is 5000 naira. The objective of Prime is to make sure the main amount goes back to the client without being affected by market fluctuations over a set period of time. You can only withdraw from your Prime once a month after which you have saved for 3months before the first withdrawal.

OVERWOOD DOLLAR

The Dollar product is an account designed for clients who want to safeguard their savings from the currency risk inherent with the Nigerian Naira. It is a known fact that Naira has always been subjected to currency devaluation and this affects the worth of your investment in a particular period towards the end duration of your savings.

Imagine the naira devalued at a 30% rate, this means everybody with any assets, cash, properties or savings in Naira is 30% poorer as a result of the devaluation. This dollar-targetted saving helps users to retain the value of their savings by spreading them into US-Dollar-denominated instruments. The users can decide to deposit in naira or dollars. They can also decide to withdraw in Dollars or Naira (at the exchange rate of that period) but the funds will be held in Dollars. The risk associated with the Dollar is very low and the returns profile is High.

The Overwood dollar is 100% money market investment, the minimum amount to invest is $200 with a minimum top-up of $100, the interest rates are 3%-6% compounded daily and it is associated with the lowest level of risk if compared with the other investment products. The main objective is principal protection and value retainment.

OVERWOOD CHILD

This account is specifically designed for clients with children who are looking to save and grow the money for the kids’ present or future education. The resources are pooled together and tailored toward general school fees payments schedules and they usually attract a higher rate of returns.

This children-targetted product attracts about 0.5% interest higher than the Prime to compensate for the less flexibility in withdrawals. It is also a bit more aggressive than Prime because these funds are invested for a longer period with the goal of reserving and security of the funds.

75% of the total savings are spread across returns paying money markets accounts, 20% is put in other pooled savings options that attract higher returns and the remaining 5% is placed in riskier assets with a very high level of returns.

The risk associated with this Child product is very low and the return is medium. This savings plan attracts up to a 12.25 % interest rate compounded daily and the minimum amount to deposit in the Overwood Child is 5,000 Naira.

The first withdrawal can be made after 9 months after which it takes 3 months to withdraw next. The withdrawal date is between the 1st-15th of every month. Early withdrawals attract a 45% penalty fee on the interest.

PROS

Overwood ensures the Safety of its users’ funds comes first.
It offers a good rate of returns on every investment.
The penalty fees do not affect your principal amount.
Your savings accrue returns every day. The gains or interest are paid on a daily basis.
It also offers different investment products from which users can choose which guarantees good returns and safety of funds.

CONS

The minimum amount to invest in the Dollar product is $200.
The Child package is less flexible when it comes to withdrawals.
The penalty fees on earlier withdrawals are quite much.

HOW TO GET OVERWOOD

Overwood is available for both Android phones and Apple mobile devices. All you have to do is go to your PlayStore or AppStore respectively and download the application. Install it on your mobile and proceed to register/sign in after creating an account.

You will be required to fill in and upload some documents, as well as your bank details from which transactions will be processed to verify your identity or you can register directly on the website with your information and next of kin details.

FEATURES OF OVERWOOD

Overwood pulls investors’ funds together, selects safe and secure instruments, spreads and reviews to invest in high-yielding investment products.

The minimum amount to invest is 5,000 naira.

Overwood is an online investment platform where you can earn up to 12% of your savings investment per annum.

Interest or dividends accrued are sent to each investor daily according to their savings amount.

The platform utilizes the “fund safety” principle as its first core investment principle .

Overwood does not make use of experiment, speculation, or gambling because of fund safety.

Penalty fees on early withdrawals are only charged on the interest and not on the principal amount.

Overwood FAQs

WHAT EXACTLY IS OVERWOOD ABOUT?

Overwood is a digital platform that pulls money together, makes necessary requirements and adjustments, ensures funds safety, and invests the funds in high returns investment opportunities/products.

HOW DOES OVERWOOD WORK AND WHAT STRATEGIES DO THEY USE?

The strategies implored by Overwood to make sure your funds get the highest yields in a safe environment include:

Safety First: Because Safety is the core principle of Overwood, it ensures that about 80% of the total assets are invested in returns-earning(or dividends paying) Money market accounts to reduce the risk to which the funds are exposed to.

High Returns Strategies: The remaining 20% is distributed with a 15% interest spread across other savings options with great returns and 5% is dived into much riskier assets that have very high returns.

Daily dividends: Overwood offers the payment of the interests earned by each savings account on a daily basis

WHAT IS THE INTEREST RATE ON YOUR SAVINGS?

Overwood offers up to a 12% interest rate on your savings per annum. This interest is, however, compounded daily.

HOW CAN I WITHDRAW?

To withdraw from your account. You can follow these steps to initiate the transactions:

Login to your account and Go to your Dashboard page
Click on Withdraw
Put the amount you want to withdraw
Check the details to be sure and confirm the withdrawal
After this, an Overwood staff will contact you to confirm the transactions and discuss the withdrawal process.

HOW CAN I WITHDRAW FROM MY OVERWOOD PRIME?

Log in to your Overwood account, Go to your Prime savings plan and initiate a withdrawal with the above instructions on how to withdraw. Your bank account will be credited within 24 hours of placing the request. You can only withdraw once a month without penalty fees charged.

HOW CAN I WITHDRAW FROM MY OVERWOOD DOLLAR?

After logging in to your Overwood account, Go to your Overwood Dollar savings plan to initiate withdrawal with the above instructions on how to withdraw. Your bank account will be credited within 24 hours after you placed the request. It is important to note that clients with Overwood dollar savings can withdraw one year(365 days) after savings without any penalty fees.

HOW CAN I WITHDRAW FROM MY OVERWOOD CHILD?

Login to your Overwood account, Go to your Overwood child savings plan to initiate the withdrawal process. Then complete the transactions by following the instruction prompts. Your account will be credited within 24 hours of placing the request.

HOW DO I FUND MY ACCOUNT?

To deposit or fund your account. You can follow these steps to initiate transactions.

Login to your account and Go to your Dashboard
Click on the ‘Save now’ button
Enter the amount you want to deposit
Select the duration of saving which starts from 90 days
Sign in with your name and tap the ‘Complete transaction’
You will be provided with account details where you will transfer the funds to

WHAT ARE THE PAYMENT METHODS IN OVERWOOD?

You can transfer funds from your Bank account or use your Debit card to deposit money into your account.

FOR HOW LONG CAN I SAVE MY MONEY?

You can save with Overwood for as long as you want. There is no limit to how long you can save and invest your funds with Overwood. However, there is a minimum saving period of 3 months (90 days) before withdrawals

HOW CAN I CONTACT OVERWOOD?

You can visit the Overwood website to contact the customer service team or contact them on their email or phone address respectively —[email protected] and +23449037936601

You can also contact them in their office- 12 Maryland Crescent, Maryland Estate Lagos Nigeria.

Overwood is one of the FinTech companies that offer several savings and investment opportunities for its clients to save and grow funds while safeguarding their principal amount.