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The Share centre - forum?
Hi, This may not be the correct board but here goes anyway. Do you have an account with "the share centre" - https://www.share.com - I am trying to get into their forum, I have an account and can logon without a problem. You are assigned a customer ref and assign a password and e-mail address to confirm registration. That…
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A&L 5.8%- waste of time
I opened an A&L Direct Saver account back in Feb because of the good rate. I asked for £10k to be taken by DD to go into this account. Nothing happened. I asked again. Nothing. I called again They took- wait for it- A MILLION QUID!!!!!! Not actually, but thats how much the DD claim was for. Huge slip of the finger on the…
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Shares (in oil)
About 10 years ago I bought a small amount of shares for £200. I was only 18 at the time and since then have moved several times, I've lost/misplaced the share certificate. I still have some details (such as anuall report which provides my shareholder reference number). I contacted Barclay's (whom I bought the shares…
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Best Rate For Savings
I have used up my ISA allowance. I now have 15k ready to lock away for a fixed term of about 6-12 months un-touched. What are my best risk-free options to see my money grow on maturity?!?!?! any information on who i should be saving with and if possible...any interest rates would be great!! thanks
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Alternative to fairpak - which was a bad idea
This however has possibilities - I think (?) http://www.skipton.co.uk/investments...sSaverAccount/ It's basically like a regular saver but no need for linked current account, £10 to £150 a month, but you can't access until a month before xmas, 7% interest, payments are flexible, you can make *multiple* deposits per month…
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Receiving an income from investment
Hi, I have £50,000 invested in an Halifax Managed Income Fund from which I receive a quarterly income. Unfortunately, though, my income fluctuates according to the stock market and there is always the danger that my initial investment could reduce. Does anyone know of an investment fund which would give me a constant…
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Is there such a thing as a bank with seperate segments..
I currently put my gas and electric and phone money etc in seperate jars, saving small amounts each week till the bill falls thru the door. It !!! up to about £400 every month, not a great deal, but im thinking it could be sitting somewhere earning a teeny bit of interest, however, I like seeing it in the jars, 80 phone…
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Hoodless website down - phone number anyone?
Would like to set up an account with them for my paper shares - but web site is down. Can I contact them by phone?
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What recourse is there now?
In 2001, on the recommendation of a Royal Bank of Scotland financial advisor, I invested £60,000 in a Guaranteed Capital Bond. Five years later this matured to £60,308.26 - and this includes a £300 'early investor' bonus. I have complained to the Bank, to Royal Scottish Assurance, and even taken it to the Financial…
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Are OEICs cheaper to buy than Unit trust
Last sunday I placed an order to buy Rensburg UK focus trust with HL, the initial commission of 5.25% is fully rebated according to them. On the day the trade was executed, the fund was quoting 110/117 but my order was executed at 112p. I called HL and they said it's due to additionnal costs :mad: (in my case of a 5k…
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Icesave now on egg money manager
Egg have updated the egg money manager software so that you can now add your icesave account to the list. Took them a little while but they got there in the end!
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Student With Savings - What To Do?
Hey, I'm 19 and currently have £11k of savings. I'm planning on buying a new car pretty soon, but just for the sake of it, I'd like to know the alternatives and what better use I could possibly make of this money. Any suggestions & rough interest figures would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Help me please.
Hello there. My name is Karen and I would like some help if any of you are able/willing to give it. My husband inherited some money which I and the family (our children) are not able to touch. At the moment he has £13000 to invest. It doesn't matter what sort of account it it is in. I would love to hear some replies from…
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YBS's "Rules"
I recently opened a savings account with YBS, and despite reading the T&Cs carefully I now realise that I forgot to ask for a copy of the general society "rules" that they mention - and cryptically give out only on request. Does anyone know if these contain anything to be worried about? Since I want to ask them a couple of…
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Unit trust correlation to FTSE question
Hi, a basic unit trust/oeic fund question: If the FTSE 100 suddenly falls by a huge amount (as it did today), and there is a fund that has holdings in a number of FTSE 100 companies, would you expect the price of the fund (the price for each unit) to decrease at a similar rate, or would their be a lag? I.e. Would the fund…
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Halifax 6.1% interest
Is this a good deal or not, or is it Halifaxs way of getting back some of the money it robbed off us customers in illegal charges. I have some money which I dont want to have too easily available as it is required for an extension to the house which I cant start for another 2 to 3 monthd, Or should I just leave it in my…
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Best Account For 14yr Old
Hi I have £1500 in a local building society account and that pays Gross (%) AER (%) Net (%) 4.75 4.75 3.80 I know I can probably get better, I would prefer instant or very short notice to my savings but do not intend on withdrawing much on this account as its savings for the future. I would like a account until I am 18,…
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Short Term Savings Account
Hi I have just remortgaged and will be using most of the extra money borrowed to finance a loft extension. The money should hit my account next Tuesday but there has been a hitch in starting the building work as we are waiting for planning permission and so I will have around £44000 to earn interest until needed. I will…
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Fundsdirect
Need a little advice please. Sold my total holding of funs through fundsdirect on monday. My portfolio however still seems to be indicating current prices. Will fundsdirect give me the price at when I pushed the sell button or can they please themselves when they push it through? Am rather concerned as I stand to loose a…
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Where should I put the money?!
Hello! I've just inherited 20k which I intend to use to fund my 1st home, hopefully within the next year, in the meantime however does anyone have any ideas on where to put the money for the time being so that I can access it as soon as I need it? Thanks in advance :D
