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Seeking clarification regarding FSCS protection for funds in a Stock & Shares ISA
Hello. I'm considering opening a Stocks and Shares ISA with a view to eventually maxing out my annual ISA allowance, which is currently £20,000. I have no other ISAs currently. I am somewhat confused as to how FSCS protection works with regards to money invested in an S&S ISA. On the FSCS website, there is a page which -…
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GB Bank
They are top of the leader board for one year fixed rate savings. Anyone got experience of this bank and can comment? Thanks
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My late mum's Stirling Mortimer land fund
My late mother was mis-sold a £50k investment in Stirling Mortimer land fund 9, some years ago. Her estate has finally been concluded and the final disbursements are being made. But this closed-ended investment is left with us having no idea what to do with it. I've not posted on the wills board because my question is not…
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Move to a SIPP S&S(stocks&Shares) from a standard ISA
Good day, Is it possibly to move/convert having maxed out the New 2026 tax year ISA already from its S&S(stocks and shares) only status now and move/convert/invest it in a SIPP S&S (stocks and shares) pension? Thanks for any advice
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Raisin letter
Hi all - I've had letter from raisin to say I've not used them lately, and if I deposit 20,000 I will get a £50 bonus. My question is as this was a letter not email, are they true to their word and when does the £50 happen? Thanks all
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Advice on starting regular investing
Hi, I would like to start investing £400 a month for my kids (both under 3) to start building up savings for when they reach adulthood. I need to use interactive investor (as that’s where our other investments are held). I recently set up a regular monthly investment into State Street SPDR MSCI All Country World ETF.…
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2% tax increase in savings question.
Can somebody explain this to me please?…. "Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to raise income tax on savings interest by two percentage points next April" At present I receive savings interest that is taxed by a reduction in my personal allowance to take account of the amount of that interest less, of course, once the £1000…
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Which Isa?
Looking to transfer 20k plus interest accumulated laster term with 212 ...but now need to transfer to a high interest Isa and 212 has dropped to 3.6%. Can keep it in but im reluctant to commit to a fix due to growing speculation of interest rates rising . Thoughts ?
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Teachers Building Society - Teachers Savings eligibility
Does anyone have any experience or insight into what Teachers BS define as "education professionals"? I'm employed at a university but in a non-teaching role. Would I be okay? I did look through their website but couldn't find any real details. Perhaps they acknowledge some ambiguity is helpful...
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No UK equity income ETF
There are equity income ETFs for Europe, the US, emerging markets, global... but I can't see any for the UK. Why is that? Surely there is demand.
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Short term gilt yields
I’m trying to understand how the forward short term base rate is reflected in gilt yields. My starting point is https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/yield-curves > Latest yield curve data > OIS daily data current month > fwds, short end / fwd curve. It shows six months forward at 4.24%, 12 months forward 4.37%, 18…
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Investing in uncertain times and diversifying
I was speaking with someone recently and they scared me with talk about the Iran war and everything happening globally. It made me panic sell my holdings, not at a loss, but I reduced my profit. I had over £300k in index funds. What do others invest in during times like this? I do want to start my own business eventually,…
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Pension and investing.
I've got a PP with 90k in and ive approx 60k in cash to invest. I have spoken with an IFA about how to manage these as I want to generate about 500pm, to add to a work pension thats already paying out. I've got 5 years until I get my state pension. I got the distinct impression he was reluctant (somewhat) to take me on. So…
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TSB now part of Santander
Just received this by email from CEO of Santander UK:- I’m writing to you as the new CEO of Santander UK. This is one of my first opportunities to write to you directly, and I wanted to personally share some good news. TSB has now become part of the Santander group This development strengthens our position as one of the…
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Nationwide 1Y Triple Access Saver - can I change account before 12th month?
Hi Everyone, I just wanted to double check one information. I opened Nationwide 1Y Triple Access Saver about 5 months ago, it currently gives me 3.5% (I haven't used any withdrawal). I can see that they've got a new account that gives 4% currently. Can I just open the new one and transfer my money without losing the…
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Closing old Coop Smart Savers
My Coop RS matured today and rather than paying the money into my existing Smart Saver (with a zero balance) they created a new one. I guess it's the same account number just a different name and rate. Anyway I've moved the money away, and requested a new RS, but can't figure out how to close the 2 redundant Smart…
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IWeb/Scottish Widows cash withdrawals to bank - how long?
Would anyone know how long these take please? I've sold some funds in a GIA (realising CGT allowances for this tax year) and I was planning on using the proceeds to fund an ISA on a different platform but looking at the settlement date and some of the stuff I've read online I'm not convinced the sale will have cleared…
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Cahoot simple saver interest rate
just opened a cahoot simple saver as tops well know bank savings interest at this time. It advertises, as does the confirmation email, a 4.17 are interest rate. on opening the account, it now shows 4.07%, it doesn’t state if that is see, simple rate. On contacting them, it’s the simple rate as getting paid interest monthly…
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NS&I website login problems with telephone code
Anyone else had this problem? Entering an on-screen six digit code via telephone is the second part of the two-factor authentication process to log into NS&I accounts. It's the part that usually goes wrong and prevents me from logging in. This issue has plagued me for months and has never worked consistently. There's no…
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Savings interest
Apologies if this is in the wrong forum, I need some help to clarify interest on savings and how much I can receive before I pay tax on it. My situation - I don't work as I am a carer, so receive carers allowance weekly, have done the marriage allowance transfer to my husband. We have some savings and they are earning…
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