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How To Read Stock Charts
hi, can somebody explane me how to read the stock charts,(i am doing a project about the stock markets)and especially I am asking about : http://markets.ft.com/tearsheets/performance.asp?s=599362&ss=wsodissue on the picture above you can see the numbers on the left side:11,000/ 10,000/ 9,000 etc What are those numbers…
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abbey e saver
had a abbey esaver for a long time .intrest rate on it is now no good.want to transfer to a better rate at a different building society.when i try to transfer the money out the form asks for your other banks sort code & your account no.also asks for their reference number(your other bank) .anyone any idea what ref no they…
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Is it safe to invest more than £50,000 in National savings?
My mum has moved into sheltered accomodation and has £90,000 to invest but needs an income to pay her rent. NSI offers a good monthly income product at 4.1% but we are not sure if it's wise to put it all into national savings with the Government guarantee at £50,000. however as NSI are Government owned would it be ok to…
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Premium bonds - reasonable rate now?
I just thought I'd post about Premium Bonds in the current climate - I would never suggest that someone used them for short term gain, but as a low-cost was of having a gamble every month, with savings rates everywhere dropping I would argue that they've become a lot better! Current Rates: Non-tax payer: 1.8% 20% Tax…
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what to do with my savings...!?
Hi All, I recently posted asking if anyone can advise on a good financial advisor, but all I got back were replies saying I'd be better off getting free advice on here....so here goes! I'm actually interested in hearing generic advice for someone who has been fortunate and found himself in a position of having some easily…
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Your Advice to a 19-20 year old
Hi there, I was hoping to get different opinions on what a 19-20year old on low income should currently be doing in this climate. i.e. investing into stocks/shares Isa as time is on their side? I am prepared to invest for the long term say 20-30 years, so is it a good idea to buy now while stocks/shares are really cheap?…
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B&B Internet Saver 3 down
The above account seems to have dropped interest - not really sure when it did, or when it does, but it is now 2.71% AER. Other (currently available) accounts are dated as at 18 Jan 09.
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Question about government guarantee and investments
I know that the government will guarantee 50,000 per person per institution in the case of cash savings, however, does this also apply to unit trusts or Life assurance bonds? I have some money invested with Axa Sun Life (deferred distribution bonds) . If Axa go bust will I be protected? I also have unit trusts with…
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Halifax Interest Rates
Can't see this posted in any other threads yet. the Halifax altered some of their fixed interest account rates yesterday (16th). One year fixes are down to 2.65% and three year to 2.6%. You have to leave you money in for 5 years to get 3%. On the other hand their Fixed Rate Isas seem to be offering better rates from 3.7%…
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Investment based on FTSE-100
Hypothetical situation: If we were to be given the following investment opportunity by say one of the major high street banks: - Minimum investment £20K. - Maximum 5 year period. - On each anniversary of opening the account, if the FTSE-100 index is... a) less than it was on investment day, the original invested amount…
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Should Post Office Ditch Bank of Ireland?
Now that we 'own' some UK banks it got me thinking that they should be operating out of our Post Offices rather than the Bank of Ireland, which could help safeguard future closures.
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British banks are 'technically insolvent'
This is scary considering a bank has said this! http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/british-banks-are-technically-insolvent-1418229.html British banks are 'technically insolvent' "Britains biggest banks are "technically insolvent", Royal Bank of Scotland said yesterday, as the global banking industry was rocked…
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paying by debit card for someone else
Can you make a payment for someone else on your card Want to boka holiday for someone using my card Thier name has to be on the booking form etc. Thanks
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Northern Rock Inheritance
Since I was around 8/9 I have been aware of a bank account set up by my fathers mother as inheritence for when I was 18, Im now nearing 21, Now this comes with a Blue Pass Book if this means anything, but me and my younger brother have both got one, we actually have these books. However, we dont not have contact with out…
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Financial Advisor--Eek!
Hello, I hope that this is the correct forum for this post. I also apologise for the long post. My wife recently became self-employed and mentioned to her accountant that she thought she might need eventually to set up a pension as part of her company. The accountant referred her to a financial advisor, who sent her what…
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company share save schemes, how safe is the money??
with all this talk about banks folding, a question has come to mind ref the company sharesave scheme i take part in it is one which is run by computershare run for the company i work for (the ins co i work for is owned by a british bank) if one or the other was to collapse would my money be safe (i know if the bank went…
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Bellway
Got to feel sorry for the top bosses of Bellway, their well deserved bonus was sunk :rolleyes: :T http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/england/tyne/7833043.stm
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robert peston-imisim
all i can say is... ...that guy is an !!!!. cant wait for his (and nick robinson's) face to be removed on bbc news website frontpage. [end of rant]
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ICICI Website will be down tonight (Friday 16 Jan)
Hi Folks, Just a heads up, to pass on a note we got from ICICI's PR agency today. We know there has been concerns when people are unable to access their online accounts in the past, so in the current climate it's good to get a pre-warning Have a good weekend Hello, I just wanted to drop you an email to let you know that…
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Making first payment into regular saver
I opened a monthly saver account at Barclays a few days ago but did not pay anything into it at the time. I'm going to set up a standing order, but do I need to make sure there's a payment made this month, or can I make the first payment at the start of Feb?
