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Standard Life Shares.....
does anybody have an opinion on whats happening to the share price for Standard life, today it reached a new low of £2.33, is it expected to recover anytime soon or am I better off getting rid of my shares now, is it going to continue to fall because thats all it seems to have done lately. Alson if I do decide to sell my…
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I've £25k to investment, have ISA used up? Any ideas where to invest?
Hi everyone I've £25k to invest and have my ISA account used up for the year. I work full time and am a tax payer. I don't need instant access to it and could put it away for a year ( i think lol!) Not so sure though if I'd want to put it away for 3 or 5 years. Has anyone any idea where the best place would be to invest…
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Money Savings
I have £100,000 that i want to put away and don't need to touch for a year. Can you suggest the best deals?
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Problem with Friendly Society Children's Bond - advice please.
I really need some advice please. My children are 18, 16 and 13. 16 years ago my husband and I took out Baby Bonds with a Friendly Society, we paid in the maximum amount at the time and set them to run until the children were 21. When our last child was born the amount we could pay per month had increased so we took out a…
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An ISA with a cash card
Hi Can anyone please give me a list if any of ISA accounts that have a cashcard. the account can either be used to transfer funds into from a bank account but am looking for one that I can take out cash at a machine with the card. Thanks in advance FabDee
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Investment pros, question for you.
If there were one or two key books to read on the subject of investing, what would they be?
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Top up funds when theyre low?
It's meant to be best to buy low sell high regarding funds, but why I have noticed over the last few days is that a few of my funds have just been decreasing.This seems to be across the board with the majority of funds dropping a little.Not too alarming yet but would it advisable now theyre a little lower to buy more…
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Global Shares
I've been sent a letter from a company in London called "Global Shares Limited" they have been around since 2003. I can't find out any info on the net, has anybody used them before? pbradders.
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B&B good news for savers...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=ai.txRN0S1mk&refer=europe ... wouldn't be happy if a long term shareholder though, bit like having to sell a prized antique to pay the electricity bill !! reminds one of someone who makes it "big" from a modest house to a mansion, then few years later ends up back where…
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Question Re Barclays Bank
( 1st post..please go easy with me :) ) My elderly mother received about £57,000 from the coal board as "compensation" for the death of her husband due to a Coal Mining related disease. Her money is all tied up in Barclays. Someone has been talking (or should I say gossiping) to her about the "state" of Barclays" and…
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A&L 6.5% eSaver
* Save between £1 and £75,000 * Watch your savings grow with interest earned daily and paid monthly * 24/7 access to your savings with our secure, award winning Internet Banking * No interest is earned on the account balance in any month in which a withdrawal is made :rolleyes: DirectSaver Max now £150,000 Earn 6.30% AER…
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B&B 6.30% AER Postal Saver
Spotted this one this morning. 6.30% AER Postal Saver from Bradford & Bingley. Digging around I belive this is operated by them directly rather than via Newcastle Building Society so it shouldn't experience the same kind of issues as the Internet Savings account has.…
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Does Drip-Feeding A Fund Lower The Risk? Plus Annual Charges Question
Would pound cost averaging lower the risk of a high risk fund, and also would it be a good entry into funds currently in, or approaching a bear market (i.e. commercial property and financial)? The thought being you would be able to buy more for your money which would benefit on the upswing. The effect would probably be…
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Advice from a friend Commonwealth shares..?
Sorry if this question is in the wrong place.. Ive done some searches, but the information Is mixed, does any one have comments / advice Or personal experiences with .... Commonwealth Shares ..? a friend has told me How wonderful an investment they are ..? Thanks....
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Yorkshire BS improved website.
got email today... Does this mean we can set up standing orders from the 6.20% internet saver?
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Better to have interest monthly or yearly if compounding?
I always assumed it was better to have interest paid monthly if the interest was going to be added onto the balance and not touched, as then you earn interest on your interest. i.e compounding. Right or wrong? Why, on the moneysupermaket website, is the Coventry BS online saver offers an option of earning 6.51% on savings,…
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Fixed rates and the economic slowdown
Over the past few days there has been a lot of press about slowed growth, increased inflation, etc etc in the near future. Some, such as the Times, recommends going over to tracker mortgages to save the most when the base rate falls. I don't have a mortgage, and I'm not an economist, but I do have savings and I like my…
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Postal accounts
I've been going round in circles trying to find a postal account (or branch based with the major high street ones) with the following criteria:* To be held in joint names * Good interest rate (paid monthly), have seen some at 6.30% * No limit on what you can save each month * Needs two signatures to operate i.e. to make a…
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Best return on £400 per month? (safely)any ideas?
We have used both our ISA allowances for this year and after offsetting our mortgage, now have approximately £400 per month to place into a high interest account. We would like relatively easy access to it and would like it to be in a low risk/high return investment (not asking to much!!). Any ideas welcome! Thanks.
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OEIC Income Fund
Hello, my sister has a large investment in Scottish Widows Momentum Income Fund which is summarised here http://www.digitallook.com/cgi-bin/digital/security.cgi?username=&ac=&id=104410#?cht It doesn't look like the funds doing very well and she's wondering whether to switch but has no idea. Her advisor at Lloyds doesn't…
