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Save £12k in 2026 challenge (or any other amount to challenge yourself!)
Here are the details below of the savings challenge @enthusiasticsaver and I have been running this year and will continue to run next year. This is the new Challenge thread for savers in 2026. The aim is to get more people saving throughout the year and this thread gives a space for people to record and track their…
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The New Top Easy Access Savings Discussion Area
This thread is for discussion of the Easy Access Savings Guide A previous version of this thread which ran from Nov 2007 to June 2024 can be found here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/596724/the-top-easy-access-savings-discussion-area/p1
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The Savings & Investments Sticky
FCA Unauthorised Firms and Individuals List The Top Instant Access Savings Discussion Area How much can you save? Share Dealing Discussion Area Regular Savings Accounts: The Best Currently Available List! Top Child Trust Funds Article Discussion Area >
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Impax Environmental Markets Investment Trust
I would welcome any thoughts on what action I should take on the proposed tendering of shares in Impax Environmental Markets IT in order to thwart a takeover by activist investor Saba. There appears to be a chance to profit from a NAV discount of around 7% by accepting the tender offer. Does it matter which way I vote?
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The Cashback for Bank or Investment Accounts Discussion Thread
What's included in this list? This is a list of cashback offers that might be of interest to forum users, focusing on: * Savings accounts including ISAs; other bank accounts may be included too * Investments including pensions, but note there’s already a related thread on the Pensions board * Offers you can get in addition…
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NS&I to pay £367 million to bereaved families after failing to trace savings
Tens of thousands of bereaved families will be contacted by NS&I and told how to access their loved ones' cash. It comes after the state-owned savings provider initially failed to locate the accounts… Read the full story: NS&I to pay £367 million to bereaved families after failing to trace savings If you haven’t…
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Building Society Passbook not proof of account
Prior to the 2008 financial crisis, I opened Passbook savings accounts with various building societies attaining membership rights. Following the 2008, their interest rates reduced considerably so most of my savings went to stocks and share ISA's leaving the Building Society accounts dormant accruing negligible annual…
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Monthly bank charges
As I pay tax on the interest I earn on my savings with certain banks, can I offset this a little by claiming back the bank charges I pay monthly just to have the account?
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Chase Saver With Boosted Rate
I'm in the process of moving my savings from Monument Bank as their rates are now dragging behind and I'm looking at the Chase Saver With Boosted Rate as I prefer to have instant or short access(30 days max ). However I find the following a little confusing; The MoneyFacts website states that the Chase Saver With Boosted…
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Child Investment Question -
hi Forum Quick question if anyone can advise: I bought Vanguard S&P500 etf with Trading 212 in my name so my new born can have some savings when they are older. What is the best way to get this now trasnfer in their name? or any ideas? I dont want an JISA as that locks it away until they are 18, i still want access incase.…
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Fair Fund Notice - Barclays Bank
I'm in the UK, had Barclays ordinary shares a while back but sold them all, only had £500 worth. Pretty sure I bought them before 2019 so this might mean nothing to me. But got a card through the post the other day that appears to be relating to a class account being done in America. It states "This is an important notice…
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Selling shares in certificate form
Really need to sell my very small holding of BP shares that I have as a certificate (bought way back in 2008 roughly). I used to use x-o but have only just discovered they've closed (I got no e-mail about that happening). Where can I sell these shares now?
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The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
Welcome to this thread The main purposes of this thread are two-fold: To provide a list of the top regular savers currently on offer To provide a place for all forum users to discuss regular saver accounts and ask any questions about them that you may have This thread is intended to complement Martin Lewis' article which…
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Best short term savings account
Hi, I've just taken partial retirement and received a lump sum which I'm still trying to decide what to do with. Any advice on where to hold the money in the meantime would be very helpful! Some of it is already earmarked and I plan to open an investment ISA so I'm just looking for something short term and with easy…
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Cheapest Platform to Buy Gilt
Looking into putting money into a gilt, and want to ensure I am using the most cost efficient platform. What is the cheapest platform to buy a gilt? Is there a platform with a sign up incentive? Does it depend on how much you are putting in? Does it depend on what Gilt you are selecting? If it helps, I will be going for a…
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Midas Man - Studio POW (Epstein) Ltd Film Investment
Does anyone know what is happening with the investments made in Midas Man and the other Studio POW productions? Studio POW Ltd itself appears to have been dissolved, although the Midas Man vehicle is still open. The websites and phone lines have gone - where has the film gone? All info woud be gratefully received…..
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ZOPA Cash ISA Transfer out
I have been experiencing issues over the past number of days in attempting a transfer of my ZOPA Cash ISA to Moneybox Cash ISA. To date I have attempted four times a transfer with each one failing. I contacted ZOPA who after an hour of messaging they repeated that the transfer was a Partial transfer which they do not…
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Being nosey... How many Regular Saver accounts do you have?
For ease of finding the RS League Table that Bobblehat compiles, I've added it to this 1st post. The updates will appear here periodically rather than embedded in the thread and a post will be made to the latest page to announce an update. Please send your data as usual and it will appear in the next update when it's…
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Health is important with investing, not just wealth.
I was having a think about investing recently and even compared to 10-15 years ago we have never had so much advice and information at out fingertips regarding investing. Loads of online videos, forums, online journals and you can order investing books online as well. i remember in the early days of Youtube things were a…
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Stock markets are too high and set to fall?
Unusual intervention/comment - why?
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Top Easy Access acs Ranked: Top of The Pots - **No Chat**
I've had a few suggestions/requests to start a separate 'No Chat' thread, as the ToTP list gets drowned in 'chat' in the 'Top Easy Access discussion' thread. The aim is to maintain an easy-to-find ranked list of the c.Top 10, available to open & manage online, Easy Access accounts, with links. The purpose of this thread is…
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The Archived History Of Regular Savers Thread *** NO CHAT***
Welcome to this thread The main purposes of this thread are three-fold: * To provide a list of current and historic regular saver Ts&Cs. * To serve as an archive of when key changes to The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread and the accounts listed on it were made. * To serve as a defacto no-chat regular savers thread to…
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The Cashback for Bank or Investment Accounts *No Chat*
This is the "No Chat" thread, please only post announcements and use the discussion thread for anything else Open and fund any Prosper savings or investment account with a minimum of £10,000 and get £100 when you keep it on the platform for at least six months across savings and investments.…
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