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Archives for May 2006

Where's best to save £14,000 please?
Hi My friend has £14,000 which she wants to put in some kind of savings account. She is looking after it for her mum who does not need it in the short term and she can keep any interest it makes. Any suggestions for the best place to put it. Any suggestions appreciated. Jules
US Dollar savings accounts?
Ooh, my first thread... I'm hoping, in a year or two, to be looking at buying a property in the US (probably Florida) and have been thinking about taking advantage of the (currently) good exchange rate by opening a US dollar saving account. Ideally I'd like to access it over the web, not suffer any big penalties exchange…
where to put money
i have 270 pound i,de like to put away and forget about.where would be the best place to earn myself some interest.this is all i have left of my little savings i,de been squirreling away.i did have 4500 pounds but had whopping text credits overpayment bill.how i hate this labour government.
Standard life Vote - results
From press release [FONT=verdana,sans-serif]Standard Life's Voting Members today voted in favour of the Special Resolution for the demutualisation of The Standard Life Assurance Company and the flotation of Standard Life plc on the London Stock Exchange. The result was announced at the conclusion of Standard Life’s Special…
Std Life WP Bond - Change in the reduction
Has anyone else noticed a change in the reduction quoted by Standard Life in their WP bonds? My WP bond reduction has dropped by almost 20% (about £900) since I last looked three weeks ago. I wrote to Std Life askng about this reduction and they offered no promises as to when, if ever, the reduction would be removed.…
where to put £300k for a year?
Two bits to this, any suggestions welcome. My mum died in January. Taxman wants £72k IHT before we have probabte of the house. Any advice on bridging loans? Been told the rate may be around 6%. After fees & money to the family, will be looking to put £300k somewhere for a year. I've been a student this year so no income…
Where is the bestplace to put £100,000 short term?
I am helping daughter to buy a house and I have given notice to withdraw my money from the Building's society in case I need the cash quickly. So far have not seen a house yet although did a few viewings, market seems very slow in Harrow where I am looking. Where should I put this money, currently it's on a Bonus 60,…
Birmingham Midshires 5.21% fixed bond
Just spotted this on Birmingham Midshires website: http://www.askbm.co.uk/savings/t/fixed/1year/intro.asp 1 Year Fixed Rate Bond - Annual Interest Rate 5.21% gross/AER This is a limited issue bond which gives you a fixed rate of interest over an agreed term. Our current issue offers an impressive fixed rate of 5.21%…
Tumble drier....
What best describes the ftse of late :D ,as it washes the froth out of its laundry :) Keep those fingers off those buy triggers ! As the big ship sails on target towards the iceberg :)
what's best
my friend has just paid off mortgage and applied for charge to be taken off house- not yet done. wants no or as little risk if possible to money- paying into works pension & wants security. hates stock market. he is able to save £600 per month. friend earns about £850 per month. current account with alliance and leceister…
£80,000 to save (long term)
Right, hopefully that has your attention... My Dad has about £80,000 to save, doesnt need it and has a current account with plenty in so he doesnt need instant access, the highest interest rate i can find him is the 60 day notice account with Scottish Widows which is 5.09 where else is there to look, he has a CIS bloke…
Birthday present for sisters 18th. 'Investments???'
I'm wanting to spend about £500 on my sister and figured straight cash would just get blown on girly nonsense so can anyone suggest a sort of investment fund thing which she can leave for the four years until after shes finished university and then have the option to take everything out or carry it on. In terms of safe…
Savings Advice
Hi all, New to the forum, just wanted a little bit of info on how to go about saving. Me and my fiancee share a rented accomodation with 2 other people, and have little in the way of outgoings, other than wasting what we earn on rubbish We both work full time and bring in a reasonable combined salary of £2,816 net per…
Personal information when opening savings account
I just wanted to know if I was the only one fed up with being asked for details of my income and investments when opening a new savings account? I could understand this if I was wanting a credit card, loan or a mortgage, but for saving, surely these are only required for marketing purposes? Two months ago, I moved my…
Regen Therapeutics
Anyone heard of this company , i own a few shares , in fact its my only investment on the markets . they have produced a drug "zolpidem" that brings people out of comas , temporarily , it also can help with stroke victims . i was amazed that recent claims suggest that a coma victim actually comes around talks and speaks ,…
Fund supermarkets
My husband took out a stocks and shares ISA in 2000 (Legal and General All Share Tracker) and invested £100 a month into it until March this year. In January it was worth something over £8000, though with the recent market correction I appreciate that this may have changed. From reading a couple of threads over the past…
Best rate for lump sum investment
I'll shortly (hopefully) be moving house and should make some profit on the market value from sale of my current house - I need to know where is the best place to put a lump sum, and such that I can get access on an occasional basis to pay my son's school fees. Any hints please.
Got £3k to Invest/Save
Hi there, I'm releatively young, and just wondered what I should do with £3k? I am willing to risk investments, but at the same time, are there any decent bank accounts that you would suggest. As you can see, I am a bit of a novicew when it comes to the investing/saving money business, so any help would be appreciated!…
Northern Rock - Best Savings Account?
Hi Northern Rock have been advertising their Tracker Online account which pays a bonus-inclusive rate of 5.1%. The AER rate is shown as 4.30%, but this (as far as I can tell) includes the removal of the bonus in the calculation). I was about to open a Coventry BS account (planning to transfer in £1K per month then transfer…
foreign share dealing
Hello, I am hoping someone on here can help me. My father left some shares to myself and my sister. However some of the shares are listed on the paris stock exchange. I tried to contacct my bank who were no help whatsoever, and then tried to go through my dads work. They put me intouch with what my broken french beleives…

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