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Sharedealing - cheapest?
Anyone got any suggestions on a good ONLINE sharedealing company with low costs? Please incude trading costs and monthly account costs if applicable!
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US Dollars
I have US$7000 and im looking at the best and safest way to save it. Any ideas? Thanks R.
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Albanian Investment
Is anyone aware whether there are any unit or investment trust funds that invest in Albania or the Albanian construction industry? Thanks.
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Investing in Iraqi Dinar
Any ideas as to the feasibility of putting say 500 pounds into Iraqi Dinar as a high risk investment?? The currency is extremely low at the moment and is touted as having the potential to rise by a hundredfold plus on various websites. I haven't checked these figures myself and wont be 'investing' my own money but a friend…
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Lump sum
Hello I am hoping to receive a lump sum of around £90k next month and am looking for some advice. This money is really my retirement nest egg (10 years) so I was thinking of putting around two thirds in various savings accounts with the rest spread over four investment trusts monthly plans - say £100 a month for the next…
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Abbey National Mini Postal ISA
I'm thinking of taking one of these out. Their rate is 5.10%, so what's the catch? Are there restrictions on taking my money out. I wouldn't need access to it immediately, but do they impose penalties for not keeping it in a certain amount of time (I want to keep it there for 2-3 years). Sorry if this sounds completely…
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Mortgage v Savings-again!
My first question! As I don't think you can get a standard answer to this question I thought I would put my individual case to the experts amongst you. I'm 55, have £60,000 in savings (ING and ISAs) and live with a partner who has the mortgage for our house and for which we owe £58,000. The fixed rate is ending in December…
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Teaching teenagers about personal finance
I am planning to start educating my 14-year old son about Personal Finance (something no taught at schools generally). Can anyone recommend a good book to help me. Something not too dry and heavy that is going to put a teenager off.
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House prices
Next month I am likely to receive a cheque for around £90k. I was thinking of usuing it as a deposit on a house re buy to let but am wary about a fall in the market and think I might be better off waiting to see what happens. Do you all agree......... Thanks Smokeyone
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Investec High 5 Account ?
Wanted to know what your comments regarding this account was. Has anyone opened an account with them ? In a nutshell this is how the account works... Each week Money£acts** compiles a list of the top savings rates in the UK. The Investec High 5 Account pays the average of these rates. The rate is updated on a weekly basis…
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Married Couple Savings Tax Saving Tip
Did you know? Married couples can save tax on savings? If you’re married and one of you is a higher rate taxpayer than the other, then do make sure all the savings (providing you trust each other) are in the name of the lower rate taxpayer, this way you’ll pay much less tax on the interest saving you money. Very simple and…
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Save or Invest?
I am preparing to emigrate in roughly a year's time for family reasons. From the sale of my property at current house prices (taking into account all associated costs such as sale of property, purchase of another property, moving etc) I will have a spare £175k. The average cost of living where I am going is around £1k a…
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Savings interest rates in Spain
Hi, can anyone help with this conundrum? ??? We moved money from a high interest account out to Spain to purchase a house. Unfortunately the purchase fell through. Now, we don't really want to move the money back to the UK as we hope to find another house. The interest on the account it's in is negligible, the "deposit"…
