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How to move from saving to investing
Hi there, I am hoping you can help by suggesting some good sources of information for me learning about investing. :kiss: I've got enough in ISAs to cover emergencies or redundancy, and no debt other than the mortgage. I've also got a regular saver which will mature soon with £3,000. In the past this would have vanished…
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Nationwide 2 yr Isa tracker.
Hi all. I was just taking a quick peek at the savings options on nationwide's website. They are advertising a 2 yr isa tracker. As interested rates are so low and are being touted to go up in the near future, would it be wise to take a punt of this ????
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egg savings
Does anyone know how long it takes to open an egg savings account, I have been waiting since the 27th. August 2009, normal, usual ???
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Egg Reduce Rate to 2.5%
Does this mean savings rates are on the way down or have Egg got enough money now?
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Barclays Defined Investment Plan
Hi I have about 4K tucked away doing nothing (apart from earning interest) and wanted to lock it away for a rainy day....I dont need the cash for some time and am happy to invest in some where - however I am more risk neutral than a rick 'lover' Anyways I saw the Barclays Defined Plan guaranteeing 40% return over next 5…
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Convert from Child Savings A/c
My daughter turns 16 in a month and Standard Life have said they need to convert her child savings account. I assumed it would be OK until she leaves F/T education. Anyway, can anyone suggest a good way forward - currently her plan is to stay on to 6th Form and go to Uni. Many tks.:confused:
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Halifax 5% Regular Saver- can you make more than one payment per month?
I opened one of these last month and arranged a standing order. I was just wondering if it was possible/ permissible to make more than 1 payment into the account per month?
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Where to invest my (depleted) endowment payout?
I am due to receive a very disappointing (needless to say) endowment lump sum. If I still had my mortgage I would be very worried right now. It was declared that I was miss-sold the endowment policy in 1984 and was awarded compensation of - wait for it - £0.00 :confused: . Anyway I am expecting the grand total of around…
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Gold Adverts
Where have all this gold adverts suddenly arrived from? If I had any spare gold around the house I would not send it through the post and risk a dishonest postie pocketing the envelope, also there is no guarantee that you will receive a fair price from the buyer.
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Abbey First Home Saver Account - No Sortcode?
I opened an Abbey First home saver account a couple of weeks back and got a letter of confirmation through with the amount I opened the account with and the other stuff like account number etc. However, there is nothing indicating towards the account having any kind of sortcode. I noticed the sortcode part of the slip on…
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What's the best thing to do with £3500 for 12 months
Hi all, 1st time poster here, so be gentle :) Getting married next October and husband to be and I plan to go travelling for 6 months immediately after the wedding. So we need to save save save!! We have been given an early wedding gift from a grandparent and I need some advice on how best to stash it away, making maximum…
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Yorkshire BS launch 3 & 5 yr bonds & ebonds paying 4.65% & 5.30%
Yorkshire Building society will ditch the current 3 and 5 Year FIXED RATE BONDs and 2,3 and 4 Year EBONDS on 15 Sep On 16 Sep they will launch and 3 and 5 Year FIXED RATE BONDS and 3 and 5 Year EBONDS paying increased rates: 3 Year FIXED RATE BOND: a fixed term branch and telephone operated account maturing 31.12.12 with a…
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70k to good home
Currently have 70k in Nationwide e-saver account, pityful interest! Have just opened an Egg 3.25% account. However need to know if any other high interest internet accounts available to spread risk. Anyhelp gratefully recieved.
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Additional FSA Compensation ??
Hi, I have just come back from a tour around the highstreet banks and building societies looking for reasonable fixed rate bonds. One society drew my attention to the fact that I was close to the £50,000 limit for compensation by the FSA in the event of a failure. They went on to say that if I took out some longterm…
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Barclays Wealth International 5% Monthly Saver
https://secure.barclays.co.uk/monthlysaver/main/ 5% variable interest paid monthly £100-2000 per month can miss monthly payments without penalty Instant access (If a withdrawal is made a lower interest rate of 0.10% AER will be paid on the remaining balance for the 30 days following the withdrawal.) can be operated online…
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House sale due to divorce, how to invest?
Hi, please could someone point me in the right direction? I have to sell my home due to a divorce and will have a lump sum of approx £50k. i want to invest a large portion of this for my childrens future, I am a single parent to three young kids. I work part time and the chances of me getting another mortgage are minimal…
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MSE News: Regular savers can now earn 5.5% (Buckinghamshire BS)
Please note this News Story was published in 2009 so this rate is no longer available This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "Savers who can make regular monthly deposits can earn the unbeatable rate from Buckinghamshire Building Society, fixed for a year ..." Read the full story: Regular savers…
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Want to get a better savings rate - pls advise!
Hi, I'm thinking about putting my savings in a higher rate account as I have quite a bit and at the moment they are with First Direct getting a paltry 1.25% gross. Can anyone recommend an instant access account. I would prefer monthly interest but don't mind if it is only added after a year. Thanks.
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Northern Rock Bond/ISA Query
Could anyone tell me please? If I opened a Northern Rock E Saver account, then I would I be able to view my NR bond and ISA accounts online?
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Investments - Change of Agency
I have a half a dozen investment plans and bonds which were taken out around six years ago at the advice of a previous Financial Adviser. My current IFA has requested that I sign a Change of Agency Authority to transfer the servicing rights for those plans to him. I can understand that it makes sense, in that it would make…
