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share fund investment advice???
Hi all, Just looking for some advice. I am looking to invest £1500 in the stockmarket (want to leave for 15-20yrs to help pay for babies future) in an Isa, - do not mind some risk. I am looking at Jupiter funds. I really want to get exposure to UK and also emerging markets. I could do that by buying 3 Jupiter funds but…
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Secure Trust Bank 2.54%
Anyone had any experience of this bank. It's part of the FSA compensation scheme and UK only so should be OK. Planning to open a 60 day account then an 120 day account at 3.25% available to existung customers only. (It's for a company and can't find anything better).
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Sick to death of interest chasing with same banks
I really am getting fed up with closing and opening new accounts with the same banks and building societies just to get the new rates of interest they offer "new" customer's whilst they let the loyal customers rates plummit even though they have the same accounts. Classic example is Tesco at the moment. I am having to…
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How do I stop this?
Hi I know most will not see this as a problem but it’s annoying me and I shouldn’t have to put up with it, should I? I have a building society account with Bradford and Bingley (aka Abbey, aka Santander!) and a random £20 is being deposited into it from someone every month. I don’t know who and understandably the building…
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Pay by commission or fee
Hi, I'm in the process of getting financial advice regarding pensions and investments and have been given two options to pay for the services of the advisor. The first is to pay by a one-off fee of £384 based on an estimate of 4 hours work at £87 p/h and the second is to pay a commission of 3% on my initial investment…
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Natwest cash ISA bonus ending
If you too took out a Nat West cash ISA last year + 2% bonues, it'll be ending shortly. Given that Transfers out can take a month, have you started considering alternatives? My NW manager claimed they are 'likely' to replace the bonus product with another, but then admitted he knew of no such plan, and probobly wouldn't be…
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Chelsea BS - Over 50's Instant Account
Coming shortly. 2.50% AER paid monthly. Note NO GUARANTEE re future rate changes. Instant access without penalty. Balance £200-£50,000 Interest rate compares favourably with other instant access passbook accounts. The Senior Saver account is being withdrawn and existing accounts moved to the new account where there will be…
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Tesco internet saver
My bonus period comes to an end in the middle of October. I opened an Egg account to replace it and just as I just finish with Egg the postman came with a letter from Tesco saying that as I was a good customer I would get a new bonus from the 1st November of 3% with 1.75 of that the bonus.:j Thats just to let you know if…
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kids bank account - question about trustee please
My two have had an account with halifax since birth, with me as trustee. Ex-H has recently decided he wants to be trustee too, which I refused. He's now asked for their birth certificates to open them a new account each (he already opened an account each for the CTF, but apparently that's not good enough, with him as…
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Google finance stopped updating fund prices on 1st Sept - wata gwarn?
Not sure if anyone else uses Google finance and has noticed this, but I have 4 funds in my Google finance portfolio and the prices for each haven't updated since 1st September. E.g. - http://www.google.co.uk/finance?q=MUTF_GB:GB0033031484 Bit of a pain because I could see them on my iGoogle page, but now they are not much…
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How to save £10,000?
Morning, I have £10,000 which I'd like to save somewhere. My cash ISA is currently maxed out for the year. I wondered if I'd be better putting it in a 1 year fixed savings account (no access for 1 year) or whether I'd be better drip feeding into the Halifax Regular Saver account which pays 5% - but then the lump sum…
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Looking for good PLR content, products, articles, memberships etc.
Do you know of any QUALITY plr packages, websites or memberships? Namely in the IM, business, work from home etc niches. Also… do you know any good ghost-writers for non-IM niche?
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Looking for good PLR content, products, articles, memberships etc.
Do you know of any QUALITY plr packages, websites or memberships? Namely in the IM, business, work from home etc niches. Also… do you know any good ghost-writers for non-IM niche?
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Looking for a 3 year bond
This is fantastic.
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Can I borrow against my one year bond?
I have a couple of 12 months fixed rate bonds that are 5 months in. I would like to use the money but cannot withdraw it during the term. Does anyone know who will lend using these as security and how much it will cost? The sums are covered by the Govt. guarantee.
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Tesco Savings Account
Hi guys, Can anyone send me a link to information regarding Tescos savings account that gives 'x' amount of points for 'x' amount of £'s in it ? I have opened the account and have stuck a couple of quid in it. I do need to ring them up to activate the account. I think it was 7th October or thereabouts that you needed to…
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When you get to the end of applying for a savings account...
...having conscientiously entered all your details, not all of which were immediately to hand, double and triple checking them, and then... "A technical error has occurred" Then you're left with the delightful prospect of wondering whether in fact there's going to be a rogue account with your name on it floating around in…
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What's best for my GDs money please?
Hi and thanks, I have been saving £10 per month (I have increased the monthly amount occasionally but back at £10 now) as a trustee for my 7 year old granddaughter for the last three years with Halifax Children's Regular Saver (my how the rates have fallen - was 12% when I started!). I (we) hold a linked Save4It (currently…
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£7500 to invest
my 14 year old has just received £7500 to invest. Has anyone got any ideas on the best return available?
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Is now the time to buy index linked saving certificates
I was having a chat with someone who has decided that the time is about right to buy heavily. His reasoning is .... 1) We are about 12 months on from the price falls which caused the RPI to drop - so those will fall out of the loop 2) Retail Prices are beginning to rise 3) Oil prices are rising 4) Inflation is bound to…
