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Ditching the AA
Just a quick post. I signed up for the AA postal and internet savings account in May. If I close it now (to move to the Indian Bank account) will I still get the interest for the period I had the account open? Cheers.
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Abbey National shares. Is it a good time to sell???
We hold Abbey shares. Is it too late to sell them free(as their original offer)? Is it worth keeping them? How much are they worth now? Thanks for any advice.
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Advice please!
Hi! Here's probably a simple question for all you money-saving experts! I'm a first time buyer and as you might have guessed struggling to get on the housing market - things in Northern Ireland are just as bad as in the rest of the UK! In the meantime I am building up a house deposit. I have been using the online saver…
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First Direct e-savings the best?
I have £14000 to put in an easy-access account with online access. A month ago, bradford and bingley had theirs at 5.25%, but that has now appeared to drop to 5.10%. So the best I can now find in first direct at 5.20%. Anyone know of a better option? How good is the first direct account? All advice / comments welcome
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Money Saving
What hobbies do people here have that help to fund there savings?
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Liverpool Vic MVA's on Investment Bond
Any idea how much their MVA costs on a five year bond maturing in October 2005 to the vakue of 5k?
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Splitting lump sum to invest
We are shortly going to have a lump sum of £40,000. Our thoughts are: 1. Invest some safely for our 13 year old to have access at 18 and 21. 2. Invest some safely for ourselves! As we have very little income coming in at present we'll also need access to around £1,000 per month. What would be the best way to invest lump…
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Offshore Accounts???
I know that it is actually illegal not to declare interest on offshore savings for tax purposes, but before I put any money in some, do you have to do it each year or only when bringing the money back onshore? And what are the implications of the new EU directive?
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Where is the best place to sell my shares...
Hi all - I'm looking to sell some shares we have acquired via my wives Share Save Scheme at work. I've had a dig around for an article to read on MSE - without great success - of where the best place is to sell them online... google seems a minefield... I see loads of companies offering share trading, but it seems like you…
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what the hell is a financial engineer ?
what the hell is a financial engineer ? came across this while trawling the investment websites and just what what the hell these guys do ??
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Silly question....
Hi, This is probably really basic stuff, but I've just read a thread on living off interest and came across the phrase 'stooze pot'. It seems to be a method of investing someone else's money and pocketing the interest? I've probably got it totally wrong and look forward to receiving the correct definition! :o
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Foreign currency savings & investments
There are all sorts of bank accounts and tracker funds out on the market, available from all the usual High Street Banks. Savings funds offer safe but modest returns, investments potential for more but with some risk. I have a number of these accounts, all being GBP denominated, except a small amount I hold in a Global…
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Advice Please - Axa Sun Life Savings Policy
SEEKING ADVICE- I have 2 axa sun life with profits 15 year term saving policies. I am in year 8 of both policies and have currently approx. £1600 in each of the policies. I am thinking about cashing them in to release some funds and am seeking advice as to whether I can sell them on to another company that may offer a…
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A&L 5% 1 year fixrate bond
Has anyone managed to open this, I rang and was told to arrange an appointment at the branch;(I think to sell other products).I asked for an application form,they don`t issue, left my tele no. for local branch to call.
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Closing a saving account, what about the interest still to be paid?
Hi Im closing my abbey esaver account and going for the Hisave account. Could someone please tell me how i should go about closing the account as i have never done it before. Also what happens to the interest i have got since the last time they payed it, someone told me i should get it back, but i dont know how :(
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5% ING Alternative
http://www.ybs.co.uk/savings/online/internetsaver/index.jsp
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Short term savings?
We're going to sell our house soon and rent somewhere in the new area until we find a property we like. What should I do with the £80k of equity we're hoping to have for that 6 months to a year?
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A&L interest for current & savings ac
does anyone know when interest gets added to these accounts? is it a set date yearly or annually on annivsry? cheers
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Yorkshire Esaver Closed
From yesterday Yorkshire esaver account paying 5%,closed to new investors.
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Nationwide E-Savings
I've just activated an e-savings account on my nationwide flexaccount. During the online activation it mentioned this ; If you are eligible for interest to be paid gross, you'll need to complete a new Inland Revenue form R85 for your e-savings. I was wondering if anyone can shed some light on what this actually means,…
