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Natwest 18 month fixed rate bonds?
Anyone looked into opening one of these? i wanted to look into opening something with 5k. would this fixed bond be a good idea? thanks I am saving up for a deposit and dont really want to tie up my money for too long. with things like this 18 month if i did choose to take the money out early i would only lose the interest…
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Saving help!
I have recently come into some money and so far I have done: 1) Paid off student loan 2) paid off overdraft 3) 30k premium bonds for me and my partner (60k altogether) But I have another 60k left and I am not sure what is the best option for me. I will be moving abroad in the next 6 months so do not want anything which…
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Best place for lump sum with instant access
Hello I wonder if I could ask for some advice. I am looking to put the money I have just made from our house sale into an account that I can access instantly if necessary. I am going to put some money into our ISAs but the rest I want to put somewhere that has no risks and is instant access. Can anyone suggest somewhere?…
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About to retire and have inherited lumpsum
Hello, Im new here. I am retiring on 30th November ( hooray ! ) and have a pension which provides monthly pension and also a lump sum. Apart from this I have a substantial amount I have just inherited from the sale of my Mother's home after she passed away last year. I want to find the best way of securing my future by…
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Price of Silver
China is encouraging all its people to buy silver before the price shoots up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxSm4bycPJk Gold is going to the moon, Silver beyond to Pluto. In 1980 you could buy a house in the UK for a few bars of silver, its looking likely this time will come again.
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Suggestions for investing a lump sum?
Hi all, I'm looking to invest about £30-40k. I have no debts (except student debt). I have used my full ISA entitlements etc. As we all are, I'm underwhelmed by the savings rates available. I joined Zopa but didn't like it enough to want to use it for a substantial sum. I would like to invest for a period that will exceed…
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Investment trusts for children
Hi all, On behalf of my two sons aged 5 & 2 I have been tasked with looking at the best place to invest lumps sums for them over the long term. I’m thinking of investing in an investment trust, specifically the Witan Jump savings plan - the reasons being very low charges and a diversified portfolio that is globally based.…
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brighthouse
brighthouse have found me after 4 months i stopped paying them because i couldent afford it i paid 2 years on the goods can they still take them or not the place i live is not in my name its in my partners name
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Fidelity Investments Pricing Point
I have an S&S ISA with Fidelity. I can logon and see the current value of my investments online. These are declared as being at the last pricing point. I've looked in their help pages and can find nothing to explain what this means, I assume a share price snapshot is taken and this is used to value the holdings. The one…
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Inheriting an ISA - Cash in or Transfer ???
Hi - My father recently passed away leaving an HSBC stocks isa as part of his estate. As executor the solicitor has asked me if we (there are 4 daughters) wish to cash it in or transfer it into a new account in our names. I understand stock isa's have done a bit better than cash isas recently, but don't really have any…
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SIPP investment ideas for a 25 year old
I contribute to the Vantage ISA with Hargreaves & Lansdown and have done for a year and half. Recently I opened a SIPP with them, saving £100 a month. I haven't decided where to invest this yet. I'm looking to generate ideas of funds to invest within the SIPP. I currently contribute to the following funds in the Vantage…
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newbie here
hi all, as title says im new to this site. ive came on here because i have decided to get my act together and start being smarter with my money-i currently do not have any savings and dont really know where to start. i have also made a decision to move to scotland next year once my rent lease is up and this is another…
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saving
Hi, i want to start saving about £50 a month for a moving fund. Where is the best place for my money at the momemt. I may need to use the money in the next few months, depending on when i sell my house. thanks in advance for your advice.
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investment account advice
im looking at putting some money into an investment portfolio (this is alongside savings) the one im looking at doing is with the abbey (alot of people dont like them but i banked with them for years with no probs) the portfolio i have chosen is the international equity portfolio i will be paying 1500pounds initial payment…
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Where to save for 17 months.
Hi! I have just signed up to the Mortgage free forums, and the goal is just to be MF asap - I think we can do it in less than five years, if we save hard now, and don't fritter it on non-essentials. My mortgage is up for renewal in Feb 2011, at which stage, I hope to have built up a decent lump sum to be able to pay off…
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Egg don't want my money
Anyone else having problems trying to open the 3.25% savings account with Egg ? I have been trying for 3 weeks via 2 online applications and 2 long telephone calls and have given up. It seems that if there is something in your application (eg name or postcode) that doesn't match their records then you are…
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A&L Sort Code
Do you know how I can find out my A&L sort code? - I have a premier current account and cant seem to find it online and cannot seem for them to answer any of my emails ....grrrr Cheers
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Help selling shares
we have santander shares & are hoping to sell them, not sure how to thou as it's been 10 years since we last sold any shares. who are we best to sell with & how much should it cost all in to sell, we have 83 shares at about 936 a shares(as of friday)
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How much savings would i need for this intrest
If i wanted to eventually live off of savings, how much savings would i need for say £1800 a month intrest?
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halifax lost my money
5 years ago we asked Halifax for a risk free savings providing a small income. We were persuaded to sign up for a collective investment plan. We were told that beside receiving 5-7% income the capital amount would not move by more that 1-2%. This was the case for the first 4 years. Each year I went to a review meeting. At…
