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Re ICICI High saver
Can anyone give me their thoughts on ICICI, I have only ever used Nationwide since the 50s but I have got a large bond maturing next week and the best Nationwide can offer is 3.60% on a 2 year bond, but ICICI have a 1 year bond at 4.65% but I know nothing about this bank good or bad so I am not sure whether to stick or…
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complaint about ifa
some advice please, if the FOS does not uphold a complaint (an ombudsmans final decision) or ir if they do uphold it but the customer is still not happy with the redress offered is there any other way of resolving this? thankyou
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My Child has Money!!
Daughter (8) has £2K in bank but rate is useless - what should we do? Happy to lock most of it away until she's 18 - any one got any ideas?
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ISA transfer query
Should I put my years allowance in the ISA before i transfer to another account, or into the new account i've transferred to. Or is it the same thing?
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tesco 6.5% and £60 club card points
Whan i opened my tesco internet saver there was an offer that i would get £60 worth of clubcard points based on the amount i deposited in to the accoount. Just checked my account online, no points have been added, please can someone confirm when these point were due to be added or should i be querying this with tesco now?
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abby have held 30k in cheques for fraud investigation!!
help, i sold my house in 2007 and made some equity on it, eer since then we have been renting so the money has been in the highest interest earning account i could find ie, 50k in each account with different banks for my wife and me. My friend runs a second hand car showroom and as with everyone the credit crunch hashit…
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Hedging against inflation
Seems that you can hedge virtually everything these days, is there a way to hedge inflation? I can weather this economic downturn but if inflation takes off then I will be in deep trouble. Now I think that inflation will roar away in the fairly near future, so can I, and if so how, plan for this?
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How do trackers work and what are the risks?
Hi, I'm looking to invest around £100 per month into an index tracker, probably the FTSE All Shares index tracker from Fidelity; and maybe something outside the UK in the future. The target investment period would be 10+ years. Could someone please explain how the purchase and retention of shares works with index trackers?…
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New Rates at Nationwide
No change on the Cashbuilder ... at 0.1%:rotfl:
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Savings advice?
Hi, I'm soon to be made redundant (early next month).. I'll receive a few quid in severance payments. I intend to pay off all my debts, spend some on home improvements (new kitchen etc), have a holiday (!) and then stick the rest (circa 30k) in the bank.. There's a fairly good chance i'll have a another job to go to…
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FSCS? Won't hear a word against them!
After a near three month FSCS saga, I finally blew a geyser (an Icelandic one of course) and contacted the CEO's office late on Tuesday, for the 99th time. (I'd claimed on Nov 12th for an FRB closing on Nov 24th.) Stone me, I got an email back yesterday, telling me a cheque was being sent to me Special Delivery for today.…
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Why you shoudn`t bury your money
Ouch Japan executive loses 2.8 million pounds buried in garden An elderly Japanese businessman buried 2.8 million pounds in his garden for safekeeping only to find it dug up by a thief, police said Thursday. The man in his 80s discovered the theft in October and died two months later. As he left no records, it took time…
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Any views on the BT dividend?
Do you think BT will cut their generous dividend? Looks like a good yield stock
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Developing a balance portfolio
Lots of finance experts state that we should all have a balance portfolio of our investment, which can includes shares, cash savings, pension, ISA unit trust, property and Gold. What percentage split should one try achieve. Obvioulsy it depends on how much you have to invest, but I am already investing in ISA UT, Pension,…
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ISA transfer
Can I transfer a cash isa to an e-saver isa? I have an isa with Halifax about 11k and the interest rate is almost nil. I am thinking of whether I should transfer. Also I have 25k in a Nationwide Isa Bond, and I need to give them 60 days noice to withdraw, I am getting 1.75%. Is there a better account I could put that money…
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Legal and General
Can someone tell me the value of L and G UK Index Trust (R) Accummulation Units., please.Or tell me where to look. Last known value I have is 145.9p. Have fibulator ready. :rotfl:
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Gold $2000 per ounce??
Did you see yesterday that Citibank, think that gold may hit above figure,from current $900. Is this shrewd thinking, or more credit crash hype? :confused:
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Need confirmation YBS are OK
I have money with PO but angry re Irish position. Money with Tesco but postings here regularly seem to slate them. Money with Northern Rock without problem. I now need to put some other money somewhere and was reading back posts and the YBS seem to be spoken about quite well. Is this still the case? I am not chasing, and…
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stocks & shares ISA
Sorry if this is a bit of a simple question but if I invest £3600 in a (self select) shares ISA (already have same amount in a cash one) what happens if the stocks I pick go up and are worth more than the 3600? Ta!
