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shares question
Hi, I am sorry if this is a really silly question but I know absolutely nothing about shares. I have my latest tax voucher in front of me (all other paperwork is filed) and it says: Tax Voucher TESCO PLC Ordinary Shares of 5p each Holding 396 I have looked up the price of tesco shares and it says 357.75 as the latest…
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Best Child trust account
Best Child trust account Just looking for a standard account. Any incentives, quidco around??
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Want to buy stock/share - advice required
Hi there, 2 weeks ago I was prepared to put £1000 onto barclays and didn't know the best way of doing it, after some online reading I got a better understanding but didn't know where to go. After hearing the news yesterday I felt gutted that I hadn't been more proactive. I was now thinking of investing into oil since a…
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RBS Shares
:confused: I have been offered a share option for RBS shares at 35p (over a period of 3 years). Is this a good deal, or are the risks too great - thinking about nationalisation etc. Don't know enough about this.
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R40 tax rebate
I submitted my R40 for the tax year ending April 2009 2 weeks ago, and have just got my rebate from HMRC for savings interest so you dont need to wait until April, assuming you know reasonably closely what your income and savings will be.
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Savings Help
Need a bit of advice. Have 3 children aged 15,13,and 3. Before my mother died last year she wanted me to put 2000 each in to a savings account for them to get for futher education costs. Unfortunly we didn't get chance to do it before she died. The estate has now been settled and I have the cash to grant her wishes. Where…
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Can I withdraw Fixed term deposit early?
Hi there, I have a fixed term deposit with Lloyds tsb for 6 months. I went into the branch two saturdays ago and a man at the customer service counter informed me that I can withdraw it early but will not receive all my interest (he said I will get some!) so we made an appointment to withdraw my deposit out. When I arrived…
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Fixed Rate or Tesco Saver ?
I have been looking for a home for my lump sum for a while, preferably fixed-rate for 6 - 12 months (would fix for 12 months if I could find an account with lesser penalties for early withdrawal). However the rates are getting worse by the day, and my options are limited. I have a Tesco Instant Saver account, which I have…
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Brittania Building Society
My kids all have Britannia savings account, they have about 250-300 each in their accounts and have had the accounts with varying amounts in for 17-25 years. They have told me that there is talk of them becoming part of another building society and wanted to know whether they would be getting a bonus from them. When they…
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Tesco offering kitchens under £1000
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FT Short View: Gold, Currencies and Inflation
http://www.ft.com/cms/bfba2c48-5588-11dc-b971-0000779fd2ac.html?_i_referralObject=1013529447&fromSearch=n
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3.5 fixed
Guaranteed Capital Plus (Issue 6) guarantees to give you a full return of capital after 3.5 or 5.5 years. In addition you will get a return based on the performance of the FTSE 100 Index. At maturity you will receive your original investment back plus 12% or 26% respectively for the 3.5 and 5.5 year option, if the FTSE 100…
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Has anyone used....
www.iii.co.uk to buy and sell shares? How easy is it? Any hidden costs? Thanks
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Share Option Scheme
Apologies if this should be in the Employment section, I couldn't decide which it came under. I have access to a Share Option Scheme at work with the First Exercise Date being 27th Feb '09 and an Exercise Share Price of £1.20 per share. We have the option of buying 1200 shares at that price. The questions are probably…
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Why is United National Bank not included in top savings options?
United National Bank is offering 5.00% for a minimum investment of £5,000.00 but it never seems to appear in any of the comparison tables available on the internet. Is there a particular reason for this omission?
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Letter from Zurich Assurance Re Unclaimed Assets?
My partner and I have today both received a letter from Zurich Assurance requesting us to confirm our details in order to search for Unclaimed Assets they suspect may be ours. The letters appear genuine and they have provided a return addressed envelope to go to the registered office in Swindon, but ever the sceptic, I'm…
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Moving savings to Egg Money card
Hi, I have an old Egg Money credit card that pays 4% AER on positive balances. I'm considering moving my non-ISA savings on to this card as the rate is much better and it would avoid the hassle of opening another savings account. Does this seem like a good idea? The only draw back I can think of is that I don't know if I…
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ISA v Fixed rate savings
In view of the painfully low ISA rates now on offer, would it not be better to cash them and invest in a fixed rate bond....currently paying a lot more interest than ISA even with the tax benefit
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can anyone recommend a nominee sharedealing account?
Hi My parents have an Abbey nominee sharedealing account where thet have the opportunity to buy/sell shares over the phone at a reasonable price, but recently they received a letter saying there were increasing the price per share and introducing a quarterly fee (£10) if a deal hadnt been done on the account within 3month,…
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Off shore savings
Hi, I currently live in Bermuda although I am British. I have been here for 1 1/2 years now. I earn my salary in $ but the exchange rate is so good I would like to start sending more of it home. I currently have a savings account with RBS which is my UK bank account but it is the direct saver at 2.5%. As I am not resident…
