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Egg Boss Resigns
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7290702.stm downfall of Egg?
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A bit of help and Isa rule changes
I am currently looking for a current account. The advice on the site is all well and good but I dont feel that it quite helps me out. I have some inheritence that I want to gain as much interest as I can in order to be able to do something big with it when I leave university, now theres the catch I am at uni and so have…
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Nottingham BS 6.80% Min 1000.00 Fixed to 1.4.09
:beer: Fixed Rates Still Riding High :beer: Should be on http://www.thenottingham.com/ Wednesday http://www.moneyfacts.co.uk/savings/bestbuys/short-term-fixed-rate-bonds.aspx
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nottingham 6.8% bond
new 12 month bond from tommorow. 6.8%
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Buying international shares
I am looking to buy shares in canada but am finding it difficult to find a broker who deals in overseas shares and does not charge an arm and a leg. Any ideas?? Thanks!
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Stamp duty on stocks?
So I gather theres 0.5% stamp duty on stocks on the London Stock Exchange. But if I trade shares on a foreign stock exchange, i.e. New York stock exchange, is there stamp duty?
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Advice please on investing equity and tax please
Hi all, a great website here, wondered if anyone could offer some advice please. We were going to move this year and trade up but as the market seems to be going the wrong way I would like to sell up asap pay off the mortgage and watch the market for a year or so, idea being that we will rent during this time. Only problem…
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Moving accounts - what happens to my interest?
Hi, I'm planning on moving my savings from Sainsburys to Icesave to take advantage of the better interest rate offered. According to the Sainsburys welcome pack "interest is paid annually on the anniversary of your account opening". I have only had the account for 5 months, if I move the money out and close the account now…
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Am I doing the right thing?
A few months back, off of the advice of this great site, I opened an ICICI savings account, as me and Mrs Chrispyphillips are saving £100 per month towards paying our TV off. After this is done (fingers crossed next month) we are hopefully going to be continuing saving the money for a rainy day (like today! :rolleyes: )…
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Worth keeping Halifax and Alliance&Leicester accounts open?
This is my first time posting a thread so I apologise if this has already been asked. I have looked but couldn't find anything. Basically I have just over £100 in a Halifax account and an Alliance&Leicester account. I'm keeping them open in case they merge etc. It's only because I know some of the building societies have…
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Fund For Commodities - JPM Nat Res or JM Finn Glob Opp?
Originally I wanted to start the next tax year investing £50/month each into: JP Morgan Natural Resources, Eclectica Agriculture Invesco Perpetual High Income JM Finn Global Opportunities But I've decided to halve my Stocks & Shares contributions and save the rest in cash as I might need a house deposit in a couple of…
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offshore online broker
Hi, Could anyone recommend any good offshore online brokers - apart from internaxx (they have custody fees). I spend most of my time offshore and would like to take advantage of no capital gains. I've come across keytrade which seem to based in both Luxembourg and Belgium (both have no capital gains). Anybody used these…
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Bradford & Bingley rate decrease
just go this email: table doesn't format right in this forum - basically Internet Saver (2) reduced from 6.40% to 6.15% http://www.bradford-bingley.co.uk/savings/online-savings-accounts.asp
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Guru Rogers ultra bullish on commodities
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article3451136.ece Jim Rogers - who co-founded the now closed Quantum Fund with George Soros - told 750 global fund managers in Tokyo today that, America is “completely out of control”, there will be a 20-year bull market in commodities and that prices will be in…
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Gold & Silver, ISA Maxi Mini
Hiya, I am desperately wanting to get hold of Gold and Silver. Can i incorporate this need into my current ISA account?. I am with Lloyds TSB and have reached my maximum amount for this financial year. I can addon Stocks/Shares still for this year upto £4000. Am i able to invest in Gold/Silver. Which leads me onto my next…
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Savings to fund rent (and income tax question)
We have finally sold our house after a year and three buyers. We are exchanging this week. We haven’t found anywhere to buy yet so we need to rent. We have some savings in my Nationwide Invest Direct account and, with the equity from the house, will have around £240,000 to invest to help with paying rent of £1000 - £1,200…
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Fixed rate
I have a 3 months fixed rate maturing soon, by end of the month. Currently, Halifax which is my bank is offering 6.4% for 6 months Fixed rate Web saver which i am quite pleased although the current one that i have is 6.9% for 3 months. Do you think the rates will go up/dpwn or stay from now till the end of the month or…
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Sorry, another ISA question!
If I top up my current ISA to the max of £3000 for this current tax year, can I transfer the lot into my new provider for next year (Nationwide Fixed Isa - they do accept transfers in) and then add next years £3600 to this amount or do I have to open an account with Nationwide for this year and transfer the money in and…
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whats the best freebie for opening an account?
Hi we have a deposit we need to bank and I was wondering what bank is doing the best freebie. Thanks
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Annual Interest or Monthly Interest
The Northern Rock online silver savings account has the option to choose between interest being paid annually or monthly. For the Annual option net interest is currently shown as: 5% For the monthly option net interest is currently shown as: 4.86% (if you choose to have the monthly interest paid into a different account).…
