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Warning do not google ICICIBANK
Warning do not Google ICICIBANK ,use their www.icicibank.co.uk, The Google takes you to a false site ,looks just like the real one with log in details beware. Change your passwords on the correct site immediately if you make the mistake,you will realise that youu have made a mistake when the false site fails to log you in.
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18 year old - Please help with Bank Account
Hi there, I have just turned 18, and I'm looking for the best bank account that provides me with a debit card so that I can use it online for websites such as paypal etc. Currently, I have 3 accounts, two with nationwide and one with abbey. However, I would like to close two accounts, leaving me with a single debit card so…
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FSCS protection for off-set interest accounts
Hi all, I am interested to know about savings protection specific to the off-set interest accounts that are around. I have seen that simplistically, the FSCS protects savings of up to £35k per financial institution. I have also see the part where if you have savings and debt with the same financial institution, the…
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kindly guideme
[FONT="]If I want to receive Rs.18000 after each six-months for 8 years after your retirement, how much money do you have to save in a bank, which pays at the rate of 6 %, compounded six-monthly? this is my assignment question.... can anyone help me with proper calculations....? [/FONT]
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Halifax web saver
Easy question i know, but here it goes. Interest is paid annually for Halifax web saver. What if I open the account now and close them in 3 months? What will happen?
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Barclays ISA Grrrrr!
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Financial Service Ombudsman
Just wondered if anyone has had dealings with them? I sent them an email and notes about an Isa transfer I have "lost" and have heard nothing back from them (sent 11 days ago). Would be grateful for any feedback on response times etc. Thank you
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Ns & I - Geb
Hi everyone, I have inherited a small amount of money and as I have been so bad at saving in the past I'm looking to make a sensible decision! I have £2000 to save. Am I better off putting it in this (I don't mind not being able to get at it for 5 yrs); http://www.nsandi.com/products/geb/index.jsp Or just a high paying…
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Learning about stocks and shares
I'm wondering if i should invest (whether it be a halifax share builder) or another firm. I don't ANYTHING about investments, from the basics. Are there any good sites? Any help and replies are very much appreciated.
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12 month bond - was it a mistake?
I took out a 12 month bond with the Co-op at the end of last month and also moved my ISAs to the lloyds/TSB 12 month fixed ISA. I did so assuming the IRs were going to go down amidst all the talk of the BOE lowering IRs. However, although the BOE have reduced IRs, it now looks as if savings rates are on the up because the…
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Shares
Need some advice guys (not sure if this is the right spot in the forum, but here it goes) i have just over £2000 worth of shares with tesco plc, and was wondering is it worth cashing them in to put into a isa account or would i have to pay capital gains on them ? ? Which would mean i would be losing £800 by taking them…
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Children's saving account
Hi My son, aged nearly 16 has about £11,000 to invest. He won't need it until perhaps his second or third year at university (say 3 - 4 years).What's the best place for this please?
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Fixed Rates - is 5 years too long?
I've got £15K in regular savings accounts. Most of it is now in accounts paying 6.25 or 6.35%. Don't know whether to move to 1 year in SAGA at 6.97% or 5 years in Halifax at 6.85% This is money that I am not going to need in the next 5 years, and I can max out my ISA allowance without touching it. What would you do? Is 5…
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Have 10k in halifax saving account, 10k cash. Please advice me what to do
Hi, I have 10k savings in a halifax web saver at 4.65% Gross (var). And around 10k in cash. I've used up my ISA allowance already which is also with Halifax on 5.25 gross (var). I know I don't have the best deals for my saving. Please advice what to do with my "10k cash", "10k savings", and my ISA. I don't really need to…
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Investing in fund with Hargreaves Lansdown - problem?
Hi I wonder if anyone can help. I was planning on investing £100 per month into a unit trust fund through Hargreaves Lansdown and wanted to do it through a stocks&shares ISA; I am now filling in the online application form for their Vantage ISA but on "step 2" it said "The minimum total investment is £3,000 (with a minimum…
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What to do with Walmart shares?
Hi guys, In 2001 I took out a share save scheme with Walmart (through ASDA) which matured in 2004. Because I deferred a couple of payments, I was unable to utilise a Lloyds TSB ISA and had to buy the shares through Computershare in America. I think at the time I bought around 1500 pounds (sorry pound sign doesn't work on…
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I've paid into two cash ISAs within the same tax year. What should I do?
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Can I sue MSE for the bad financial advice of its contributors?
Not that I would because I think everyone should take responsiblity for their own decisions, even if that decision was based on wrongful advice. After all they could have gotten a second opinion. However, not everyone thinks this way and as MSE actively promotes compensation culture, would it not be ironic if this site…
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Alliance and Leicster Premier Account
Is there a catch with the following account I'm missing: http://www.alliance-leicester.co.uk/currentaccounts/index.asp?page=prem-credit-interest&ct=curracchome What's the disadvantage to this over their 8.5% account recommended by Martin? I tend to stay permenently in credit so overdraft stuff doesn't bother me. Cheers…
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Icesave easy access ISA
Just wondering if anybody else has experience of this account. I recently transferred my existing ISA balance from an account paying 0.5% interest less, but my first months interest from Icesave was about £4 less than I had earned in the previous 2 months with my original provider (IF). Does anybody have any ideas why this…
