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offshore share dealing account
Any idea if the 0.5% stamp duty is void for british shares if they are bought off the UK?
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The worst decade for share investment ever
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/10-lessons-for-investors-from-a-dismal-decade-2009-12-11 Never be afraid to invest within your own personal expertise :D http://stockerblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/chocolate-chip-cookies-versus-stock.html
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Next move re NS&I index linked accounts....
...what are peoples views re the rates for the next issues of these accounts/...thanks…
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S&S Isa's
Hello everyone, I have been surfing the web for a Stocks and shares Isa's with better management fees then 1.55% per year (Tax year), looking at long term growth as It is the best time to dip into the stock market and maybe c a return in the next 10years or maybe more:confused: , any one suggest a good website or advice.…
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16 yr old's savings
My son has been bequeathed some money and wd like to invest it for a couple of years at best rate of return. Can anyone tell me (a) can a 16yr old get a Bond? (b) can he now do it in his name (c) he's still at school so doesn't have an income so would he get it tax free and lastly (d) would he be better going for something…
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Australian Buying Property In UK
I wish to give my son a gift of £300,000 (from money gained when selling a property i owned in Australia; we are australian citizens with british visas). Will I/he have to pay tax on it when bringing it into the UK? If he buys a property with it what fees will he have to pay? What if the money is held internationally?…
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Gold, a great investment over next decade: Jim Rogers
Bullish on commodities and real assets, Jim Rogers says gold will be a great investment over the next decade as it is expected to test USD 2000 per ounce levels by then. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih_BWrKy1kc
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interest on savings
Hi Everybody,,,,, I'm sorry if this is a stupid question but its allways bugged me,,, when a bank says about its interest rate on savings do you get that interest on the money that you have put in once a month or once a year:confused: .... i know,, i know its one if them questions you should know,,,, but weve never had any…
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ING Direct Log-in
I've been trying to log in to my ING account all morning, through the customer log-ing button at the top RHS of the main web page, but although the secure URL registers, the page won't load. I've not had any problems with any other log-ins this morning, but wondered whether it is my computer - or is anyone else having…
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is it 10% of gross or net income for savings
Help, I am a bit confused should I be saving 10% of my net or my gross income, currently going with the net but wonder if this is a cop out!!
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Closing Halifax Account
Hi. I have a very old account (a student account which now provides 0% interest) with Halifax but do not have a card to go with it. So when making a withdrawal I have to go into the bank produce ID etc. They have advised me to upgrade the account and be supplied with a card but I have no wish to. (Not happy with the…
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New to funds
Hi I am looking to pay a regular amount into a couple of funds. The main reason for this is that all my savings are split 50/50 shares/cash. All the cash will hopfully be a deposit on a flat and the shares are all "safe" as in they are mostly large firms and diversified across different industries etc... I would like to…
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Abbey child trust fund...any thoughts?
think there is very little return and thinking of moving it into something else. any recommendations? thanks
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Isa
I am sure this has been asked/discussed many times before. But have to ask as I am not a saver, but going to try very hard next year!!!!!! I will not have much money to save each month (embarrassed to say) But what ISA should I go for :o
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Where to start - Distributed Saving & Investments
Hello all... First. Im relativly new here on MSE. I am really looking forward to 2010 because by mid (hopefully earlier) 2010 I will no longer be a slave to debt :) I am therefore looking to start saving and investing. If I am really disciplined I will have 1k month to invest / save Background. Stupid with my money for…
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Closing Abbey accounts - how long is reasonable?
We wrote to Abbey at Bradford on 11 November asking to close a joint Direct Saver account. They replied on 17th saying they couldn't act on the instructions as the account had fallen into dormancy, so they required ID. We took ID into the local branch on 27th which they copied for sending to Bradford, along with a covering…
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sainsburys 3.20% online saver
having great difficulty with them getting this going, they seem to be taking ages sending back all the docu,ents to fire the account up. They have withdrawn this offer now. Anyone else having problems?
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Stock and shares ISA
Hello, I was thinking of dipping my toe into a stock and shares ISA. I have enough money in cash ISAs and fixed rate bonds now, so I would like to start using my ISA allowance for stock and shares. I have heard Banks and Building societies are not the best option and I have heard mixed reviews about independent financial…
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Transfer stocks and shares ISA provider?
Hi, I am just starting to dip my toe into investments and opened a stocks and shares ISA a year or so ago, which I have put money into monthly since (as I was advised this reduced risks from market drops). The ISA is with Legal and General but it's not very easy to manage and I was wondering whether I should transfer the…
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Julian Hodge Bank
Would just like to post on here how impressed I was with the efficiency of JHB. They confirmed my investment very quickly and did still honour the 3.7% rate, so I was very pleased.
