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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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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 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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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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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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Stock markets are too high and set to fall?
Unusual intervention/comment - why?
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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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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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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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Spring Savings
Well looks like they are in the middle of a major mess up. On my tablet app this morning there were 6 notifications of transactions for small amounts coming in and out of accounts none of which mine (the last 4 digits of the account Number was quoted in each notification) all timed around 0530 this morning. Strange to…
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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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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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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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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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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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What age to move from investments to cash savings
My understanding is that investments in stocks and shares are for the long term due to short term ups and downs but over time will give a better return. Whereas savings have a lower return but you can't loose your money. At what age does long term investments become less prudent in relation to life expectancy and the need…
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Problems selling entire UK gilt holding on II
I am trying to sell my entire holding of a UK Gilt, but the platform is not allowing me to. For example, I hold 38633 shares of TN28 in my trading account. I want to sell my entire holding, but when I try to sell a quantity of 38633 I am told "exceeds holdings of 38633". It will accept a sale of 38632, however. How can I…
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Cyber security, savings accounts and banks
I had a query about an ISA with a UK BS which I posted via secure message. I received a call from them and they wanted me to prove who I was by revealing personal information and password details. Although I'm fairly confident the call is genuine is there no UK standard for banks and BS to prove who they are when they…
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Zopa issues.
Has anyone had trouble with Zopa today? I just updated to the latest app and now I can't transfer money out.
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Santander Edge Saver ending.
One of my Santander Edge savers is ending. My 6% interest will drop to 3.5%. What's the process ? Wait until it matures then close it and open a new 6% one ?
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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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Check Santander Edge Saver 12 month bonus has come to an end
Many will have opened a Santander Edge Saver (SES) just over 12 months ago @7%, 2.5% of which was a 12 month bonus. The 12 months is up which means your bonus will end and your interest will drop to 4.5%. The available SES has an interest rate of 6% including a 12 month bonus of 1.5%. To achieve another 12 months of 1.5%…
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Funding Granddaughter School Fees
It was over a year ago that I posted a question regarding the best way to fund future school fees for my 6 year old granddaughter. I received some excellent replies at that time. If it all goes to plan she would start funded education in September 2031. I did not go down the investment track as it was felt the timescales…
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