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Is money safe with less well known building societies?
Hi there, I am thinking of moving my savings from my current building society to avail of better rates, but I notice that some of the societites with better rates are much less well known. 1 is a persons money just as safe with them as its with the big names? 2 is it a troublesome process to open a new account with a…
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First Direct £50
Hi guys happy new year... Just a few quick questions How much do i have to pay in??? If i recommend some do i get another £50??? I am currently between jobs, so will i still be able to join??? all help appreciated
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£4000 to save, where shall I put it?
Hiya, I have £4000 to save and want to find the best savings account with the best interest. Where shall i put the money? Any suggestions and information would be much appreciated. Thank you.
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Mercantile Building Society
Is anyone here set to benefit from a probable £100+ gross windfall at Mercantile Building Society, which is going to be taken over by Leeds BS if Mercantile members vote in favour? (And why would they not?) Investors' Association Link - Some initial information about the deal and consolidation in the BS sector in general…
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transferring an isa before April- what to do?
This thread has been merged with the Cash Isas Transfer discussion on the ISA board.
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Been left £130,000 net after my mum died, what do i do?
I have no idea on these things and its my 1st post, i really need help in doing something with this. I have a job and in an ideal world, id work part time but i dont reckon this will be enough, can anyone help? Im willing to "risk" upto £50k of it but obviously not that keen to risk it all, please help guys.
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Best place to put £20
Can anyone give me an idea of the best place to put £20 a week saves. I want to put £20 away each week, but may need to get access to it maybe 2 times a year.
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Beware cold calling DG Corp re Netjet/Payweb
Hi Just a short note to say Id been approached by a very determined chap from DG Corp Advisory wanting be to buy shares in a company called Netjet/Payweb. Basically he says they are about to come onto the market and if I get in early enough, am set to make big profits. (Netjet supposed to be just like paypal). I found this…
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E-Savings Query
I have been saving for house - so putting deposit in Nationwide e-savings account - I have about 7k there at the moment. Due to their change in rates, I will only be getting 4.55% Gross/AER - a drop of 0.20%! It is likely that my house will be ready in April/May - is it worth changing accounts? Nationwide originally…
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Nationwide E-Savings
So, Nationwide has decreased rates on all of its savings accounts I read today in the Mail, full page advert page 58, including the introduction of rate tiers on its E-Savings account. I have a question that the wider knowledge base of MSE no doubt has an answer for. Why would Nationwide or any other institution make a…
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Nice account for childrens pocket money?
Hi Sorry if I am going over old ground here. I would like to open bank accounts for my children to put their pocket money in, its not a huge amount of money, probably about a fiver a week, but would like them to learn about finances etc they are 10 & 6. I remember being proud as a child when I had a bank account and going…
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Fellow investors, Ive just bought in Berlin
This thread is aimed at people like me that want to gain exposure to short - term high capital growth but dont know where to start. Prior to Berlin I did extensive research of other locations including Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovakia, Poland and Cape Verde. Having caught the tail - end of UK B2L, I wanted to sell - up and…
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Best way for non-taxpayer to invest?
Which is the best way for my wife to invest in the stockmarket? She is a non-taxpayer and will be investing £250 each month for at least 10 years. This monthly amount may increase as time goes on. She wants to be able to get a better return than a building society and is aware of the risks with the stock market. I was…
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Excercising stock options - advice needed
My company gave me some stock options in 2002 which allowed me to buy some company shares at a preferential rate. The options could not be excercised for the first three years but in December '05 I decided to excercise my options and take the money. This is now in a dollar account waiting for a better exchange rate. Is…
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What should I do to my ISA
I have a Barclays Cash ISA (4.6%) In April I started off with £12375 and have since had 9, £80 depositeds (one a month since) making it £13,095. How much better off am I adding another £1K or £2k asap to my Account rather than keeping it in a savings account which gets (3.26%), with this one being instant access compared…
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Mini/Maxi ISA qs- sorry
Am pretty clued up on ISAs, but just thought of something. Have a mini cash ISA, maxed to this yr, so will recommence depoits into it in April. Note am not closing, transferring it, no nothing!!! Therefore, can I open a Maxi ISA in April, as that would be my "only open 1 ISA a yr"; even if you only open 1p.a. can you pay…
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what happend in japan ???
what happend in japan ??? WOW is now the time to buy into japan if thats possible from what i understand they have stopped trading at tokoyo !! is this the end of the bull run already do you think or just a minor glitch ??
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Cahoot Bonus Saver Account
I am thinking of getting one of these but cannot seem to find a detailed set of T&C's on the cahoot website. It seems that the rate of 5.25% is only payable for six months and then goes down a fair bit. I was wondering if anybody can tell be when the 0.75% initial six month interest bonus is payable and whether it is…
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How would you invest £10000???
My son is about to turn 18 and he has it in a child's account with a low-ish rate of interest. We tend to go for instant access accounts with a high rate of interest. He is living at home and wanting the money for a deposit on a house when he leaves home, so don't want him touching it till he leaves home Have you got any…
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When are dividends paid?
Hello, Sorry for the newb question but is it possible to find out when a dividend has been paid or is about to be paid for any company? Thanks
