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Call centre workers - not giving you their name.
Have you come across this? Call centre workers at banks who only give you their first name, - when you ask for their surname they say "we don't give out our surnames". Why is this? Is the answer simply that they do not want to be held accountable for any f'ck up that they might do? I find it quite rude to be honest.
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Post office instant saver cheque withdrawal ?
My mother has a Post office Instant saver account,can she request a cheque withdrawal over the counter or must she send away for a cheque ? Thank you.
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Zurich Guaranteed Capital Account 23
This account has been recomended to me by an IFA. It would mean tying up all I have for 5 years but that bit is OK. I would just like some educated opinions on this account please as I've never invested in this sort of account before & I can't afford to take risks with all my cash. I've read the blurb and the pros and cons…
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Best way to Invest £1000
Hi I have £1000, I was looking at an ISA, but I am quite interested in stocks and shares, I know I can lose money but would be fun to give it ago, but i have no idea where to start. Anyone got any guides on shares, or wouldnt it be worth it for only £1000? Thanks
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HALIFAX - Direct reward ISA.....NOT Entirely honest
Hi, I have recently opened up a HALIFAX direct reward ISA paying 3% interest. I wanted to invest £3600 and transfer my exsiting £7,000 into this account. There is an issue that I have been made aware of just now after complaining to them on the phone. The account highlights he following - Taken from different media sources…
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Is it worth getting a NS&I – Guaranteed Equity Bond Issue
Hi, Is the NS&I – Guaranteed Equity Bond Issue a good investment in the current financial climate? Thanks...
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Have all the Irish bank panic threads gone?
Is it safe to peek?
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Nightmare with Barclays and Natwest ISA
All I have had a nightmare with Barclays and Natwest trying to transfer an ISA, and I feel that this is proof that neither company will go the extra mile to help me out, but would rather blame each other. I am coming on here to see what legal recourse I have and if I can take them to the small claims court for lost…
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feedback appreciated.
does my equities breakdown seem reasonable or underweight/overweight in any particular region? Im investing for long term (10 years plus) - although, willing to take a profit on the way and reinvest. Its focused on growth, without being reckless and with eye on income for reinvestment. 50% UK, 8% USA, 5% Europe (ex UK), 2%…
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Child Trust Fund - doorstep caller
We had our CTF voucher allocated to Foresters by the Inland Revenue as we didn't do anything with it for a year. My wife called me earlier today to say that a man from Foresters had turned up at our house unannounced to "get some more details" about us and to arrange an appointment to come and see us to talk about the CTF.…
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Maximise my savings! :-)
Ok.. so im saving towards a deposit for my first home. Target is 3yrs min. I can save around £800 pcm. So £800 x 36 = £28800. Heres how im saving this monthly sum at the moment: Barclays - Golden ISA - 3.55%PA (bonus for 1yr) - £300PCM Barclays Monthly Saver 4.67%PA net - £250PCM Norwich & Peterborough Building Society -…
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I have £30,000. what should i do with it?
Hi This is basically a thread to ask anyone who would be kind enough to give up their time for a second to give me any help or advice. Basically i was in alot of debt with 2 big credit card bills an overdraft and various people i owed money to. It amounted to about £7000 which for a 24 year old is not the best way to start…
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Who to invest with?
Hi, I hope some of the investors here can help me out as I try to make a start in investing. I've managed to get some decent savings (in cash isas over the years) to cover unforseens and have dipped my toe into the water with a UK index tracker in an ISA wrapper (a £500 investment with L&G) during the last tax year. I now…
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Confused - Differences between Corp Bond ETF and Managed Fund
Whilst doing some reading about how index tracker ETFs compare with managed funds in the same index, I started looking at the corporate bond area and have a few questions. Hargreaves Lansown send me their regular guff in the post and are currently hyping about putting a corp bond fund in an ISA to get a cash beating yeild.…
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Investors Chronicle - any good?
I'm starting to get into equity investment. Is Investors Chronicle a good source of info, for individual shares, funds, trackers, fixed interest? Cheers
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Inflation for March (out at 9.30)
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?ID=19
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Best Savings Account for 6 months
Dear All, We are about to sell our house and move into rented. I am looking for the best saving account to move our equity into in order to fund our rent for the next six months. Does anyone know of the best rate in this situation? It would be in my wife's name so we would earn the gross rate. Any suggestions welcome. Many…
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Anglo Irish 1yr Bond - emergency?
Hi, Need access to my 1yr fixed rate bond. Opened it in December 2008. Clause 4 of the T&Cs says "withdrawals are only allowed in the case of an emergency". What might that be? I want to use the money as deposit on a house but doubt that would count!
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National Savings Accounts
I have found my old National Savings book , last credited with interest in 1988, is there anywhere online that I can look at the interest rates over the years to calculate what the account could now be worth - before I send it off to be updated ? thank-you
