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Investors Chronicle Annual Subscription - 50% Off
Just received an email inviting me to subscribe to Investors Chronicle at a cost of £85.42 for a year. Link is: http://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/system/promo/EMA06PUB.jsp As a subscriber you'll receive 51 weekly issues of the magazine, as well as unrestricted access to the online site. I subscribed for a couple of years…
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Starting work, choosing investment portfolio for retirement fund
I'm starting a new job shortly and as part of my application, they are asking how I wish to invest my retirement fund. I have a choice of either picking my own fidelity investments, or having them manage it all for me. If I pick them myself, I can choose what % to allocate to what funds/types etc. If I let them do it…
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I feel like First Direct are Robbing me !
They are NOT, but it sure does feel like it !! I have just read the terms and conditions of my First Direct e savers account. It states that if I make a withdrawal that no interest will be paid for that month. Now a couple of months ago we put the proceeds from the sale of our house in there (£168000) we are about to…
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Passbooks
i wish to open a bank account with a passbook - i know that the interest rates are lower but if i open a internet account i spend the savings to easily If i get a passbook i will find it harder to withdraw the cash - any idea which accounts are the best (interest wise) i wish to invest between £500 and £1000 per month but…
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Best Paying Savers account
To put it in simple terms I have £6k sitting in my online HSBC savers account the intrest is not great but does anyone know of any online savers account that pay a good rate of interest?
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50 Grand To Invest and not a clue.
A mate of mine has sold his house and wants to invest 50grand, he wants the best rate and also just wants to invest for about 3mths (short term) as he needs to retrieve the funds for future use, so is there any good deals out there? Cheers, :beer:
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Savings/Other ideas
Hello all, I have two managed funds, cash ISA, cash savings and two index trackers. What else do people suggest trying? It is worth looking at more of the above or cash bonds and such like? Tim
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Where's the best place to put my money.
Hey there. I've never had cash to save before, so I'm a complete newby at this. But, I've just had a change in circumstances that has left with with some residual cash of around £15,000. I have a mortgage of £65,000. Here's the options I'm considering, I wonder if you could let me know which would make most sense from a…
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Getting £1 cheque to ICICI bank...help
Hello everyone, I've just opened a saving account with ICICI bank. They're happy with my ID Etc.. but to complete the opening process i have to send a cheque for £1 to them. Only problem is that I don't have a cheque book. All i have is a basic 'step' account with Natwest and i don't get cheque book with this. How can I…
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Euro - new currency and infuence on stock market and companies
Can you tell me what happened with companies which shares are listed on the stock exchange, after the country has accepted euro as their new currency? Did the value of companies grew or felt? I need informations from alll over the Europe. Or what would happen in new EU members and their companies on stock market if they…
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Land Holdings
Does anyone out there know anything about Countrywide land Holdings What it is you buy a plot of land from 10,000 and they have outline planning permission for a house to be built on and they say that you can make at least 48.000 plus in 4years is it too good to be true !!!
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Fund of Funds - pros, cons for investor
Hello! I'm researching pros&cons of Fund of Funds. Can someone tell me what are the advantages and disadvantages, and what Fund of Funds actually are? Thank you very much.
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Natwest - Another Way?
Not sure if this is the right place, please move if it's not. Right, well, I'm in the proccess of getting my charges back from Barclays and have opened an account with Natwest. The manager told me that the account I opened with Natwest would be the same as I'm getting with Barclays. Or,not! She opened an Advantage Gold…
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Lloyds TSB Monthly Saver
In today's Guardian (Saturday) Martin Lewis indicates the extra interest earned by saving in the Lloyds TSB Monthly Saver account. However, he assumes that you will transfer money by Standing Order from your usual (high-interest) savings account. I don't know of any good savings account that allows a S/O to be set up to…
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Chesire 8% Coming to a End Soon
Hi I take it Im not the only person to Invest in the Cheshire Regular Saver, where next people? I dont think this offer extends beyond the 1yr close out period although I would like to be corrected :D Another great rate bites the dust. Anyone any thoughts ideas
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Moving house - best way to get Std Life Windfall
I'm due to move house the week the nice cheques get sent out for the Standard Life windfalls. Am very worried about my £2k+ (hopefully) getting lost in the post. I don't really want to put my money in the Standard Life account as I want to be able to draw it down without paying £25 per hit. Any other ideas? Or anyone been…
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Regularly Beat The Best Savings Account Rates Article Discussion Area
This thread is specifically to discuss the content of the Regularly Beat The Best Savings Account Rates Article To discuss or ask a question about this article: click reply To read the old thread: click here
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A quick question about the Halifax Childrens Regular Saver
The account i opened as trustee for my son has now matured and it has now been transfered into the Save4it account. I am hoping later today to draw the money out to put elsewhere. Obviously i shall be taking the passbook but am wondering what else i may need to take with me as proof/evidence as i dont want a wasted journey.
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Halifax Web saver
Has anyone had problems opening this? I get all the way through the application, accept the terms and conditions and then it says it can't procede at this time. Is this a temporary glitch, or is there an ongoing problem? Jennifer
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worthless share options?
I was issued with share options when I started my job and now years later the company is being bought out by a multinational for a huge sum. However I've been told that my share options are worthless as the strike price is more than the actual share price because thousands more shares were issued a couple of years after I…
