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FTSE-100 falls to 1998 levels!
I am looking at a graph of the FTSE-100 since 1984 and the current level (5944) was first seen around 1998! I only wish I had more ready money available to invest in the market.
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ADVICE NEEDED: Extra money in savings account!
I recently transferred £500 from my Halifax account into my Cahoot online savings account. By mistake Cahoot seem to have transferred £3500 in instead of the £500. Also the £500 has not left my Halifax account. This happenned 4 days ago and cahoot have not contacted me or removed the extra money. What should I do? Could I…
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Best account to save £60k to maximise interest
My brother has recently downsized his living situation and has got £60,000 to put into a savings account (i.e. no risk of losing the investment). Does anyone know or can they point me in the right direction of the best account to place these savings into with a view to getting some sort of monthly interest payment? Does…
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icici transfer query
i am an existing account holder with Icici bank. i decided to transfer some more funds from my nominated bank acc more than a week ago. My Icici bank balance has been updated to show my requested transfer of funds but my current acc still shows the money still there. anyone else finding this? i just checked my icici…
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Guaranteed Capital Bond
I am looking to invest some money (up to £100,000) and have been sent an illustration by Liverpool victoria for their Guaranteed capital bond, however the illustration was that after 11 years £10,000 could have grown to £13,750, surely it would have got the same amount of interest in a savings account? Any advice…
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Poor Performing Investment: Dump It?
Miserably performing Tesco shares purchased at the £4.4X range, don't need the money desperately but this headache of a share is testing my patience, not really moving all that much but down - writing to ask for advice whether I should sell this poorly performing asset, despite not really needing the money or have anywhere…
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Bedtime Reading
Can anyone suggest any magazines which detail savings and investment information / strategies etc, but which are not "too heavy" to read? Thanks
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Egg Shares
many years ago i bought shares in Egg plc (the bank). I misplaced the certificate and presuming lost I forgot about it. I have recently recovered the certificate but Egg to not appear to be trading anymore (taken over I assume). Can anyone help me find a site or someone who can help me find who these now refer to and if…
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Multiple Accounts like ING
These days ING's rates stink and I headed for the exit ages ago. But there is one useful feature that they had which was hte ability to subdivide your account into up to 10 separate sub accounts at no extra cost and with no extra hassle. Do any of the current good rate instant access internet savings accounts do this? I…
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The best place to put £50,000.00
Hi, I've been trawling through the site trying to work it out, and I'm no wiser. Here is what I am after. My mum has £50,000.00. She wants to get the best return from this. She is currently with Yorkshire bank and got £2,500 interest. She is 63 and has asked me to help her find the best place to put her money, so it gives…
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kids savings advice
I want to open savings accounts for my kids aged 6 and 8 to put pocket money/xmas money etc in to. I want instant access and a passbook so they can wantch the money grow. Is there anything better than the post office?
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Which building societies might give windfalls? £40k to invest
Dh has recently received £40k. No Mortgage, ISAS full and already started regular savings. Would it be worth putting a little into building societies tha might give a windfall later? Not sure what to do when it all gets too much for "ordinary" saving. Any opinions welcome. Thanks.
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Lump sum after selling house
Hi We are selling our current house and will be renting for a while as we cant find the right house to move into, we are not sure how long we will be renting for it could be 2 months or a year or longer until the right house comes along. We will have around £150,000 equity to invest in some form of savings scheme, we want…
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Name and Shame - Wot no Increase?
So, which banks and building society accounts that you hold have not increased their rates AT ALL in response to the last BoE interest rate hike in July? INTELLIGENT FINANCE - still stuck at a glum looking 5.3% LEEDS BUILDING SOCIETY ONLINE SAVER - cast adrift on 5.55% Any others?
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**HELP!!!*** Natwest Student Rail Card Offer
Starting this year, Natwest have started offering 10% off at Waterstones all year with their new 5 year railcard, which is given to all students who open a student account with them. I discovered this just the other day, so I ring up the number for Natwest railcards, asking for the card with the Waterstones discount with…
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Best place to save my money
I have no debts and have just come into the sum of £5000 and am stuck with what to do with it. My cash isa will only allow me to add £3000, leaving me with £2000, when i really want to put the whole amount into one account and get the most out of it. Any ideas would be really appreciated.
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nsandi tax-free certificate vs hi-interest savings? which is better?
Can some one help please ?:confused: :confused: trying to compare whether it is better for me to put £1000 [currently a premium bond] into a high savings account [eg. 6.30%a.e.r] or put into a tax-free index-linked certificate from NSANDI. [ have used up mini-cash ISA allowance, so thats not an option] is there a savings…
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Warning about Abbey 50+ Instant Access Account
So we had an inheritance and decided to put the whole amount in the Abbey 50+ account. This was in April this year. Sum was 100k + a bit. Then we wanted to pay off the mortgage, and to make sure we hit this on the right day, and didn't get the before or after penalty, we asked the Abbey to take it out of the 50+ account on…
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Anyone working for an Investment Bank?
Just want to get into contact with anyone working within an Investment Bank or anyone that knows someone who does. I am interested in Investment Banking but would like some more information about what they do from an 'insider', someone I can ask questions. This seems like the best place to post it. Lots of people here…
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Investment redemption questions, capital gains etc
Hello, I wonder if anyone can be of help to me; I am going to pull out my investment bonds, one with Clerical Medical, one with Abbey, one with Christows because of what I think will be a rather bumpy ride on the stock markets in the coming year. They were all originally funded with inheritance money so am I right in…
