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Lloyds RI Tail Swallowing
Hi I'm quite new to the stockmarket and hold some lloyds shares and with the ri coming up i have no spare cash and was thinking of either tail swallowing to try and raise cash and buy a percentage of my allocated ri shares or sell them and take the cash and invest it else where. Any advice? many thanks :confused:
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Barclays Monthly Savings Account
I am planning to open Barclays Monthly Savings Account. ' Earn a fixed interest rate of 4.25% AER (4.17% gross p.a.*) in months when no withdrawals are made. ' It seems good rate. Any comments ?
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What saving plan is best for me?
I'm fairly new here so forgive me if I provide too much or too little information! I'm a newly single stay at home mum of two children. Over the months since becoming a single parent I have been putting a little bit of money away monthly and now have roughly £1400 which I would like to put somewhere to hopefully gain a…
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CTF tracking
Anyone have knowlege on CTFs, i have the voucher but not sure where to invest. Inportant things are tracking it online, which i know i can do with family investments. Also i would like to know where the companys invest eg. the individual companies, which i cannot find anywhere.
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Where to invest
Dear Martin, After clearing credit card debts. I will be left with £55k following the buyout (home) by my ex I hope to seach for a new property in the spring. Am I subject to taxation on this money? My new partner was approached by a well known film company regarding investing in a new production which boasted good tax…
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NS&I Index Linked
Do the terms and conditions below mean if a certificate is bought this month then next month it will gain in value by this months increase in RPI? 15. An index-linked valuation under these terms and conditions will be related to the movement of the UK General Index of Retail Prices maintained by the Office for National…
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Thicko alert - regular savings advice please?
I will be 60 next March and I have dithered about deferring the state pension as I shall probably carry on working part time and earning about £430 per month. However family/friends seem to be of the opinion that I should grab the pension whilst I can. If I do take the pension which will be about £65 a week, where would be…
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julian hodge capital millennium bond
anyone got one of these, seems a pretty decent monthly return at the moment 3.7% fixed one year, but am a bit wary of the bank as I have never heard of them before. Any help appreciated.
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CitiBank and ING pull IA Savings accounts
According to the Daily Mail Money section. Shame really....I was hopeful of seeing more competition and higher rates competing for our cash. Is this an indicaition that Savings rates or Interest rates in general will stay low for a long time ?
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Advance Developing Markets Trust
I have some shares in Advance Developing Markets Trust (ADD) which I see from a few news reports have been suspended from trading on the LSE on 9th November. This link below seems to give the most information. Does this suggest that the company will be trading under a different name, or am I simply losing my cash? I own…
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Barclays Monthly Saver maturity question
can any one answer me a quick question please i opened up the barclays monthly saver on 21st november 2008, it is due to mature 20th november 2009 (tomorrow) does any one know when i can withdraw the money (ie is it tomorrow first thing, or does it mature at a certain time in the day, or overnight between the 20th and 21st…
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Buy shares to get discounts?
Just been reading Mr Thrifty's How to Save Money on Absolutely Everything and although some of it's out of date she talks about shareholders perks - holding a singla share in Eurodisney gives you 50% off park admission plus 10% off the hotel rooms. Similar for De Vere, Hilton Group, Eurotunnel, P&O etc. Does anyone know if…
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Halifax 2 year Fixed Rate Web Saver - Question
Ok so like lots of others I am looking for the best home for my fixed rate savings that are about to expire . Can anyone check my understanding of the Halifax 2 year Fixed Rate Web Saver at 4.15% (the monthly interest option). In the conditions it implies that you can finish the account early subject to an interest…
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Index-linked Gilts
Just wondering would investing in an idex-linked Gilt be a risk-shy way of diversifying my portfolio? I think we've all seen recently that RPI has risen and many are speculating that inflation will start to rise in the future so what I've got in mind is putting around 20% of my portfolio into the Legal & General Index…
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How much return can u get from £100K?
I'm in the very fortunate position of inheriting approx £100K soon. I need to know what approx amount I can expect to get per month from this after tax? Obviously I will go and see a financial advisor when I am in the situation to actually invest this money. The reason I need to know this is my husband is moving out soon…
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Newbie Forum Member - Savings in Halifax Variable Web Saver wanting to change...
Hi there, Am new to the forum. Just wondered if anyone had advice on what savings account im best putting my savings into as recently my Halifax Regular Saver transfered to a Variable Web Saver and the interest rate is low. I want my money to work harder and can lock it up for 1 year max. I already have ISA savings for…
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Santander Shares
I have 200 shares with Santander and have found out today that they are worth around £2k, so I am thinking of selling. I have been bitten by holding onto shares for a long time. I was given shares for a birthday 10 years ago with LLoyds TSB and they have dropped about 75% of their value.:mad: Should I sell the Santander…
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1000 cc points if you have Tesco Credit Card and Clubcard
Received a leaflet with the credit card bill today. Apply for a Tesco Internet Saver by 14 December 2009, and as a Tesco Credit Card customer you'll also receive 1,000 Clubcard points if you have a cleared balance of £1,000 or more on 11 January 2010. OH only has a credit card which is his clubcard. Clubcard confirmed to…
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Santander shares via HSDL
Does anyone hold Santander shares via Halifax Share Dealing ? If so - could you please check to see if you ever received an email alert for the 15 October corporate action notification ? Many thanks - Ted
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LLLOYDS BANKING GROUP 9.25% NON-CUMULATIVE Preference shares
Hi Board I was hoping that somebody would know about the options to convert these shares to Enhanced Capital Notes? I gather the deadline is 20th November. Does anyone know what happens if an option is not selected. Any idea of the best option to take? Thank you BNB
