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£100
so i have a spare £100 this month i am toying with putting it into more premium bond or would i be able to turn this into anything more ie investing in to something even if it gives me £1 profit your thought please:D all replies will be thanked unless its from a troll
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Funds
How many different funds have people got? How much have you put or are planning to put into each of these funds?
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Table of interest rate changes
Some time ago I did see a list of who had dropped their interest rates. Anyone know if its still about, if so can you point me in the right direction.
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Confused about Alliance Leicester direct isa 4
Hi I opened a direct isa 4 in April 2008. I could have sworn the interest rate was 6% and I assumed it was fixed. However, I don't appear to have this written down anywhere. I also assumed interest was paid annually in April. However, it appears that it was paid on 1st Jan instead. When I checked the interest rates on the…
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Share dealing account suggestions
Hello, I have just moved to the UK from the US and am interested in opening up a brokerage account. I used to use Ameritrade and was very happy with their customer service, but it appears that they do not offer a UK service. I am considering ETrade, Hoodless Brennan and HSBC DirectInvest (the latter one because I bank with…
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Joint Savings account monthly interest account advice
Hi, In need of some advice with joint savings account money and would appreciate any ideas from your clever money saving people :-) I've currently got £16,745 sitting in a joint account (Bonus saver with Nationwide) with my partner and i'm wondering if anyone has any ideas where I could put this money as I was paid the…
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Close Brothers 2yr bond 5% gross
I took out a 1 year bond at 7% a few weeks ago with Close Brothers who are registered with the FSA and fully covered up to £50k per person. They now have a 2 year bond on offer at 5% gross and you have until 13th Jan to get your application forms and cheques to them. A very good company indeed. You can download the forms…
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Propertry inheritance advice needed
Hi My wife and I have inherited a house worth £160,000. We are unsure on what best to do with this "asset" We are working and paying 40% tax We have our own home with a £40,000 mortgage remaining. Should we: Keep the house and rent it out Sell the house to pay of our mortgage and save/invest the remaining money Sell the…
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Natwest e-Saver
Hello. Did anyone get paid double interest for December? I seem to have had interested for similar amounts on exactly the same day? Tim
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Bradford an Bingley issue 3
Sorry to post this but could some one tell me the rate on the e savings issue 3 account at present. i cant find the info. Thanks in advance.
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Isa or savings account??
Im waiting for my final chq to come through from ICESave / via the compensation route..This will be about 1.2k plus I want to save about £400 a month. I haven't used up my ISA allocation for this year...so what do I do? Which Cash ISA do I get ? Or put the whole lot into a savings account?
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Icesave ISA certificate?
Has anyone received the certificates that will allow them to reinvest their Icesave ISA funds with another provider? Am I even remembering correctly that we will get a certificate in the post? Thanks for any help
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Fixed Rate Bond over £50,000
Last year I invested £100,000 in a fixed rate bond with Alliance & Leicester which matures on 30th June 2009. Q1) Are these the same as savings and only the first £50,000 protected? Q2) Can I cash it in (and I assume lose the interest) or am I locked in. I'm glad we sold the house last year but what to do with the money is…
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egg card
I have a old Egg Card with a direct debit setup on a old current account. I was intending on using the Egg Card online and just wanted to know is it okay to pay for the transaction immediately using a debit card on the egg site. Also does anyone know if they send a e-statement with an agreed date and amount for the Direct…
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Bradford Bingley-cant get my money out
Hi I've been trying to get my e-cash ISA money out of the Bradford and Bingley for over a week now - has anyone else had a problem trying to do the same? First of all for some reason my account was locked so I requested a new password and the account to be refreshed. New password arrived on Friday - still unable to log in…
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Catholic BS site now redirects to Chelsea..
BUT, if anyone has an account with them and has registered for the 'my accounts' service it is still possible to reach the old login page via a Google cached page at: http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:h_Lg6ImUPK4J:https://myaccounts.catholicbs.co.uk/login.asp+catholic+building+society+my+accounts I've been able to check…
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Is interest paid in full when closing a savings account?
A bit of a stupid question I know: but if I close an account with Abbey [instant access saver] which pays interest annually - is the interest due up to the date of closure, paid to me there and then?
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B&B and A&L - FSCS - are they seperate ?
According to Martins table under 'what counts as a financial institution' both B&B and A&L have seperate FSCS status and would be covered individually for each £50K invested http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/safe-savings However in today's Sunday Times article it states…
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The 'What counts as a bank?' table - B&B - A&L ?
According to Martins table both B&B and A&L have seperate FSCS status and would be covered individually for each £50K. Howevermin today's Sunday Times article it states http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2008/09/the-six-safest.html "Savers with Alliance & Leicester and Abbey do not need to worry about the…
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Premium Bonds from 80s
I found very old premium Bond details of my late father dating to 80's. I can check them online as the number of digits isn't enough. Anyone have any clue what I can do with them?
