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Investment in Wine
Not sure if this is the right place, however.. On television and papers i hear about vintage wine e.t.c gaining value. Instead of investing in a bank account i thought about buying a bottle of wine each month? Then 30-40 years on hopefully the value may have increased. I understand that i can't go out and buy a bottle of…
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Cheapest way to transfer / sell shares?
My Mother wishes to transfer her pep/isas to my sister and myself. I have decided that I will probably sell my half of the shares. However, my Mother pays royally for any such transactions, as she is with a major stockbroker, and I would like to keep costs to an absolute minimum. What is the cheapest way to transfer and…
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Where to Invest
Hi My parents have about 400k in savings and are now retiring - currently they live abroad but are relocating to the UK. They would need about £1800+ a month net of tax but they do not want to invest in an interest account - would rather invest in mutual funds etc. In terms of access to the money - they don't mind putting…
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Investment Trap?
I just joined this website and wanted to hear some other people's advice. I am currently investing in two American companies that are also operating in London as well. Seeing as the economy there is going down hill and interest rates are plummeting and the slow down of the American sectors are slowly starting to show in…
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Saving schemes for university fees
Hi As a new member, I am looking or advice on saving schemes to help my children pay university fees - any advice?
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YBS Reg saver to MBNA?
My year is up with the YBS regular saver and as the funds in it were a slow stooze with MBNA 0% funds, they now have to get paid back to MBNA as the interest free period is ending. In the withdrawal/transfers section on the YBS online account page, it gives you the option to transfer funds to an external organisation, so…
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Move money from B&B?
Hi I hope someone can help me as I am pretty clueless when it comes to financial matters! Anyway, I sold my late father's house in April and put the proceeds into different savings accounts until I find a house I want to buy. I put £34k in B&B and I've read/heard different thing which now make me worry about whether the…
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Choosing an IFA?
I have read a lot of articles on here recently and a common thread is the lack of service being provided by some IFA's. I have a lot of money invested (over £200K) through St James's Place but have been told I could be limiting my growth because of their limited funds (Im 2 years in with poor growth imo). I am now going to…
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Do you like some Chinese accouterment?
I'm a Chinese, and I wanna do some Chinese accouterment to oversea(UK,US,CA and etc) I just wanna to know, do you like some Chinese accouterment(just as some Chinese traditional clothing, bangle,rings and so on) In my opinion, those things are very indiciduality and finery.And cheaper than some famous bands accouterment.…
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Barclays 7.75% new regular saver
Barclays have launched their new 7.75% regular saver: See details on Barclays website Existing customers can apply online, new customers have to go to a branch.
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Regular savings account
Why are regular savings accounts made with so many strings attached.
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dodgy shares
I dont know if you will be able to help but i thought i would ask anyway. My dad recently bought some shares, it seemed legit he got all the certificates and web sites and phone calls to check it all out. Now one of them was in the news saying lots of people had lost money cause they thought they were cashing them in by…
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£375K short-term savings
Hi everyone! My mother-in-law has kindly enlisted me into helping her..... .... she has recently sold her house, and because of the housing market at the moment, plus the lack of suitable properties available in her area, has decided to rent until she finds something. As a result, she has £375K sitting in her bank account…
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Bradford & Bingley Internet A/C Questions...
Hi, I opened a Bradford & Bingley internet A/C last September, the one that MSE 'plugged' heavily, and a lot of people seemed to go for. The only letter I received from them described it as a B&B 'eSavings' account. I thought it was called an 'eSaver'. I received and email the other week giving me details of an interest…
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Abbey Monthly Saver/ISA?
I currently have an Abbey Monthly Saver and was wondering if it's worth looking at ISA's or just stick with the Monthly Saver. Any advice is much appreciated.
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34K needs a new savings home...
Hi All, Just thought Id post on here as Im not 100% sure where to put my hard earned :) I have 34K to put into savings account of which 30K is a house fund. I cant afford to loose this money so I dont want to put it into a bank not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. £3600 into an ISA.HSBC Cash e-ISA…
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Starting To Save Advice
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Investing for nomadic nonresident
Hi all After 42 years of scrimping, saving,12 hour shifts and telling the boss what he wants to hear I have a plan and I know if I get this bit wrong, it could end very badly and I will lose everything. I am planning a round the world trip lasting many, many, years . I am UK domiciled and resident and will be eBaying all I…
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Bank Executives to trial Viagra
A recent studied has shown that Banking chief's would benefit from viagra, Richard Head of leading studies has said, in this situation of such stiff competition amongst the Bankers, we believe using Viagra will benefit those of a most upright standing in the Industry, and they would most certainly be keeping up with the…
