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icesave question
i have just opened an icesave account. can i pay my first deposit into icesave by online bank transfer through my linked account? or does it need to be via cheque?
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When should I open new asvings accounts?
Just inherited a large sum of money. Plan to open an Icesave, who have just increased their rates and also a regular saver with LloydsTSB. Lloyds have not announced any interest changes yet - should i wait a week or so for this to see if they increase it before opening an account? ALso are any other banks likely to…
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IceSave 5.45% from 15 November
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=414500&in_page_id=2
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A&L Regular Saver
OK people my RS is about to mature does this account roll on or is it 1 year only? If it is only 1yr I am tempted to take my custom elsewhere in the short term, if I still hold my ISA with A&L after closing my premier account will this negate me from gaining superior rates a second time in the case of closing accounts and…
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inland revenue tax
When dealing with shares and you get dividend payments you get taxed on the dividends dont you. So about once a year i think, the broker sends you a tax form. Who do i send this tax form to?
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Lloyds TSB Classic Plus and Monthly Saver accounts
I tried to open a classic plus account in order to then open a monthly saver and get 8% interest on my savings having read the advice on money saving expert. However I was told by Lloyds TSB that in fact you do need to put a minimum of £1000 per month into a classic plus account and that I cannot transfer money from a non…
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National savings isa 5.55%
im looking to invest £6k (wife and i's allowance for this year) whats the difference between their direct isa and their mini cash isa ? can this rate be beaten and am i best waiting until the new interest rate kicks in thanks
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Best home for £55k over 3 years?
Urgently needed - some good advice as to where to put this amount until end of '09 when it will be required. There is the possibility that access may be necessary at any time before then, although not for the full amount. Thank you for any help you can offer.
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what's the chances of ICESave going bust!?
After selling my house (well hope to exchange any day soon) - I will be renting for a while and have significant savings to put away. I am tempted by ICESave, - but - well, i've never heard of them before, and would be pretty gutted if they went bust and I lost £3,300 (as I could 'safe guard' myself by only putting in a…
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Best place to buy funds
Hi having been looking into funds lately, and reading the old MSE article on it, where is the best place to buy funds, in particular Schroder UK Mid 250. I have seen this on fidelity and Hargreaves Lansdown, and some others. I was wandering which service gives the best deals on buying and maintaining the funds, and what is…
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What do you all think?
I previously posted that I am now unsecured debt free. I have £500 a month available to save and am proposing to start off by using the Ipswich Regular saver - £120 per month and the Regular ISA £250. The rest I am going to use to build up a regular bills cushion - car tax, insurance , mot/servicing, household repairs etc…
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Interest rates , Inflation , Wage inflation am i wrong ?
Hi, First off If thsi is in the wrong place please forgive me or move it but i have a question to ask and thoguht this may be the board of most experiance. I have been thinking about the BOE target of 2% inflation and the change in interest rates to 5% to, wage inflation is currently in the region of 4 %. At what point…
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When should I move my cash?
Hi all I'm pleased about the interest rate rise as I have no debts and some money in the bank! I opened an Icesave account on Sunday and have all the relevant documentation now so am ready to transfer my cash. I've £27k in an HBOS 5.25% account - I'll leave £5k in there for the time being to keep it open and move the rest…
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coventry building society 5.8% fixed rate
i am in the process of opening 0ne of these accounts but with the recent interest rate rise i am in two minds whether to wait and see if any other places offer better. What are peoples views? i think i would be safe going on the fact that the BOE normally rise the rate by 0.25% and i cant see them rising it more than 3…
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This stokc is expected to double.
Yeah. You've probably had as many of these spam emails as I have. "Buy this stock" "We always get x00% growth" "blah blah market blah blah..." etc ad nauseum. A long while back, I spotted this article on BBC. It made me wonder if one could profit by shorting the stock that the spam encourages you to buy. Any thoughts? Or…
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Miss selling draft letter
Need to draft and submit a letter for miss selling against an IFA to my investment company. It is not a mortgage endowment. It is with regards to an IFA not telling the full truth with regards penalties on changing the maturity date of an investment. Anyone got a web page for something like this. I know Which has on e for…
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Multiple accounts in one like ING
I'm hoping someone can help, I'm looking for an account like ING where you can have several accounts under the one main account for different pots of money. Its for my sister who cannot open an ING account as she doesn't have a cheque book. I have done a search but it didn't come up with anything. Thanks, Sam
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70k spare for two months
hi there i have just sold my house and not found a new one yet so have moved into the flat above my hair salon for approximately 2 months, thus i have the 70k equity released from the sale, does anybody have any wise advice as to where the money would best be put for this short period of time where it will gain a decent…
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icici now 5.45%!
icici website now shows the rate as 5.45%, they have passed 0.3% to us, i guess to compete with icesave. is a savings rate war imminent?
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Advice please re Barclays a/c
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