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Archives for June 2007

Investment trust for BRIC countries
Is there any investment trust that focus on the BRIC countries? Thanks
Investment in Asia
Hi, are there many here that invest in asia (be it mutual fund, investment trust, stock, properties or..)? What do you feel about the growth trend in Asia (esp China & India)? Like to hear your view to see if I have convinced myself enough to continue my investment there. Thanks
kids savings
advice needed we have four children aged 17'16'13 & 10. they have been given £1500 each for there future years. we have never been in this situation before some would apprecate some help on where we should put there money . called into halifax but the guy just went on & on and we never realy got anywhere. thanks in advance.
Tsb - Warning/help Needed
1st timer here. Using Martin's advice I opened the high interest TSB account last October - BE WARY OF THIS ACCOUNT. This has a rather complicated system by which you need a TSB current account into which you pay a regular amount which is then taken by a further savings account. By mistake i made a withdrawl which took me…
Double your money in 5 years?
Hey guys.... If you wanted to double your money in 5 years, how would you do it? And I don't mean, £5 to £10 (lol) but something like £100k to £200k? I'm not intending to use this thread right down to each letter, but just want some thoughts and ideas of how people would go about doing this? Would you look into a diverse…
dividends
Hi all, I'm very new to the shares game and wondered if there was a website where I would be able to search for shares and find out their ex-div and payment dates. I've just invested some money to buy 12 different shares and at present have no idea of the dates, or for that fact any potiential returns
New to savings and shares
Hello everyone i dont earn alot right now as i am going to be going to uni at the age of 25 and just have a part time job at the moment where i get around 44 hours aweek over the summer till i start studying at my uni. but i still want to invest a small amount of my earnings in to shares and get it growing, i have just…
Savings lowest since 1960
The average person is spending 3%+ more than they are earning and higher interest rates are hitting saving, rather than spending. Telegraph "the amount people are putting away in savings, pensions and investments to their incomes, dropped to just 2.1pc in the first quarter of the year, according to the Office for National…
Money supermarket shares offer
Just had an email from moneysupermarket.com offering me the chance to apply for their shares as they have announced an intention to float on the stock exchange. Is this ligit? and is it a good idea to buy shares in a company just starting out on the exchange?
Where to save £1,200 per month?
Hi, For various reasons, we have £1,200 per month available to invest and/or save. Some background info: Me & OH cash ISA's maxed-out. My Mini S&S ISA maxed-out. OH is not a tax-payer. Therefore, I was considering the following: 1. £300 per month into Mini S&S ISA in OH's name. Looking at a UK or European index tracker…
Another £11,000 to do something with
i've never been in this position in my life - money to save!!! However, I took all the advice with the money I got at the end of May and I now have 3k in an NS+I ISA and then 12k in a savings account at 6% and i'm drip feeding it at £500 a month to the YBS 7% Regular Saver. In the next 2-3 weeks I will be getting another…
What should I do with this money?
Hey there, So I'm leaving for the US to do a postgrad course (5 years) in August, and I've recently come into £5,000. I am wondering what do do with it. I am 24, have no savings, and will probably do the following:* use £2k to pay off my overdraft and credit card * take £1k with me in $ to get me going before my…
macau investment ??
hi all, anyone got involved in property investing in macau ?, either directly or via a property fund (speymill) etc, been rising incredibly there recently with lots of massive investment from the major us casinos, predicted to continue, any info anyone, thanks.
Coventry 60+ e-save
Interest rate on the above account increased to 6.4% from today, applicable to existing accounts as well as new ones. http://www.coventrybuildingsociety.co.uk/savings/ProductFeatures.aspx?ProdCode=SPES The fixed rate period is extended to 30.6.08
How to work out annualized growth rate of a regular investment
I've been trying to assess the rough performance of some investments which I contribute to both monthly and occasionally in lump sums, but I'm struggling to work out the formulas I need for Excel. :confused: Does anyone know of a free spreadsheet that I can download that will do this for me or alternatively the formula I…
Top Interest Rates - Money savers
Can anyone please advise where im best putting 85k to get the highest return monthly. Also am i best paying off my morgage with this or putting this in a high interst account that pays monthly. Your help will be much appreciated
Old bank account how do I get money
The BBA have a free tracing service so will find the money for you... http://www.bba.org.uk/bba/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=144
standard life share dividend payment
is anyone else having problems receiving the dividend payment. i was told at the beginning of may that the bank account details they had for me where incorrect and that the money had been returned.they promsed to send me a payment within 10 working days but i did not recieve the cheque until yesterday.The cheque came on a…
Your Savings advice required!
I've been reading the very useful moneysaving advice on these forums for the last few months, as my OH and I set about looking for a flat to buy and understanding the whole horrible purchasing process, but hadn't yet posted until today. Due to a change in OH's job circumstances and consequent uncertainty about being able…
Abbey super bond
I was just trying to find out for him if you have to match the contribution in each, if you only have to put a min of £1500, then it might be very worthwile if you have large lump sum to put in the bond at 7.81%. Some how I don't think that is the case as everyone would be doing it wouldn't they? yes you effectively right…

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