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investment mismanagement by bank...please help and advise
About 10 years ago,when i was 38 the manager of my high street bank introduced me to their private banking division. in my naivity i joined them and gave them 190k to invest. During a fact find i told them that these funds were for my childrens further education and my retirement. i needed growth and no income. they…
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Britannic Investment Bond
Can anyone advise me what to do with my Investment bond which I have held for 5 years it has not made me any money at all Would I be better to cash it in or just to leave it there Thank you :confused:
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Income in % terms
I have what sort of income in % terms can someone ecpect from an investment of £100,000. I am willing to take risks but I do not know what to expect from the various catagories of investment. I would also like my capital to keep pace with inflation. Can anyone point me to w2here I can get this info?
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Lambeth Building Society
Does anyone have any experience/knowledge of the Lambeth Building Society? I'm trying to find a safe place to store the proceeds of the sale of my house, and they are offering 4.96%/5.01% in a branch based, instant access account called PremierSave ( http://www.lambeth.co.uk ). Can anyone see any drawbacks?
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Lottery or Premium Bonds- Advice Please?
Hi I am quite new on these boards so not sure if I am posting on the right forum but here goes!! We put £4 a week on the lottery- the same 2 lines on a Wed and Saturday. After reading these boards for several months I have realised how little we are actually getting back from it- maybe 5 £10 wins a year- which is a massive…
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Help Saving
Hi all i have got £50 a week spare i was wondering how could i save this to get the best return.
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opening an account with Squaregain
Hi all, Just wondering if anyone can remember how long it took to open a Squaregain account? I've applied online, then it required me to send them ID, which I had this morning... Is there any way that i could speed up the process? as I would like to start trading asap. Do they provide the account numebr & pin over the…
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Just what is best for me?
I'm 16 and so I can't get the best deals shown on this site :( Also, as you can guess I'm not dealing with huge sums of money as I'm at college so the best I've got is a part-time job, but I'd like to try and get the best possible deal I can. I've got a lump sum at the moment that I'd like to move, at the moment it's in a…
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Money Makeover needed
I have 45k in savings, I am in the process of selling my HSBC ISAs which even though they provided some growth didnt do as well as some other companies. These ISAs were invested in UK and Europe Growth funds. I am looking to tie my money away for about 3 years. I was initially looking at property, but house prices are too…
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HSBC Share Dealing - £5.97 per trade
Hello all HSBC are having a 'sale' and are offering 50% off InvestDirect and InvestDirect Plus online trading up to 31 March 2006 if you open an account during the sale period. Normally they charge £11.95 per trade but under the sale it would be £5.97. You must be an HSBC Bank sterling current account holder to use this…
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Opening A&L Savings account - Credit Check?
I have just opened a A&L savings account. Would A&L have done a search with a CRA? I assume not as I will not be borrowing from them. Thanks in advance.
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Premium Bonds
I am intrested in investing in premium bonds, and would like to know the advantages and disadvantages. Does anyone know how best to go about it? Any ideas to which the reliable ones? All suggestions will be appreciated. Thank you. Medical
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best way and time to buy Premium bond
i had been doing this for a while, i think it is worth to share with others who invests in premium bond regualy. 1. according to PB rules, you have to hold the bond more than a month to qualify the draw, which at the beginning of each month. Therefore, you should always buy the bond at the END of each month. Reason: ***If…
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Where do i put it?
I have about 10k or so due to me in a couple of months, i know i can put 3k in an ISA, but where can i put the rest to get the maximum interest out of it. Also, does anyone know which is the best ISA at the moment or do the interest on those keep changing? Thanks for any advise.
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Cahoot savings - help!
I have a large chunk of savings i need to put somewhere for about 6 months to a year or so... now I was looking at the cahoot savings account.... interest rate details via the link below http://www.cahoot.com/rates_fees/rates_fees.html#savings_account The rates don't make a great deal of sense. Take a look at the gross and…
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First Direct 5% Savings Loophole: Need Advice
Last week I opened an ing savings account (4.75% APR). Then two days later they informed me that they would be changing their rate to 4.5%.. :( The rate was borderline already so I am thinking about First directs saver (5.00% APR). The probelm with that is that I will make withdrawals every few months and for the First…
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marconi
Hi could someone help a confused amateur investor. I have a small no. of marconi shares and warrants. Should i use the warrants to buy more, sell all or just throw them away? Any help would be very appreciated Bob
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Stock Market forecasts for 2005 - How did they do ?
Barring any large movements during the last few days of the year, this is how the market stands going into the final week. 5600/4814 = +16.3% So how did the forecasts do FOR 2005 ? Yahoo - 12th Jan 05 http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/moneyweekly/sharesoutlook.html Keith Loudon of Redmayne Bentley, the stockbroker, said: “The…
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First Direct's e-Saving Account
I'm looking forward to open First Direct's e-Saving account, Is there any cashback site, or affiliate site to get advantage? :beer:
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Brittannia Rewards for Savers - how does it work?
Got some money in a Brittannia savings account and understand after 3 years that they pay some sort of bonus? Anyone know how it works. I have now had the account for 3 years. Is bonus paid on a balance at a certain date. How much is paid?
