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Any holders of Xchanging on here?
Price fell off a cliff today - 50% down. Just wondering if this is the new Connaught or Rok...
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Any way of 'avoiding' or 'reducing' CGT made on AIM shares
Is there a legal (to stop all the PC brigade gunning me down) way to get around paying CGT on profit made on shares in AIM? Was planning a shares ISA but now know it cant be used with AIM shares, are there any other ways? Any at all? Cheers in advance
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Fund Supermarkets
Hi I would be obliged if you could assist me. Have an ISA that I purchased directly from provider last year (2009-2010)- call it fund A. This year I intend to buy my ISA via a fund supermarket (H & L or iii etc). I intend to split my allowance 50/ 50 investing more in fund A & the rest a new fund B. Options- 1. Transfer…
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With profit bonds
I have read that it is a good time to get rid of With Profit Bonds. Is this so?
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What shares are you looking to buy/hold?
Hi I started a similar thread before xmas asking for suggestions and the two shares which i was asking about RRL and SXX have been doing very well. So i have sold my RBS and looking to invest elsewhere and was wondering on any ideas? Happy to put it into FTSE 100 or AIM. Looking at Resolution (RSL) the buyout ftse100 firm…
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Complete Novice Needs Advice Regarding Index Trackers
Hi, I've got some money on cash deposit and would like to put some money in a simple tracker fund. 1) How do I go about picking one? 2) Where do I buy one?
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AerialForce / TVAerialCompany - BEWARE
I've just had a sky+ multiroom installation done by this company and they charged me twice what I expected! When I phoned for a quote they told me it would be £65+VAT per room. When the engineer came out later he also told me the cost would be £65+VAT. Once he'd done the work he said because 2 cables were required for it…
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CGT advice please on shares
I've been trading since last May, bit here and there and made a total of £5,127 profit (made £5761 in tital but sold 2 deals at a slight loss to fund other purchases). I now have some 'penny' shares that have rocketed, if i wanted to sell some, and avoid CGT, is it right I can olny sell and make £4973 profit, unitl Arpil…
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So, why is my Emerging Markets fund tanking compared to other holdings?
Took a peek at the ISA today as we've had a couple of decent days of late and I was curious to see if anything had moved up. Pleasantly surprised to see that my boring low TER UK tracker is doing pretty well (as are some US mid caps), but not so pleased with my Aberdeen Emerging Markets Fund, which seems to have evaporated…
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Absolute return fund
Im invested with Invesco Perpetual High Income fund. Its been fairly stable over the past year. Im expecting rocky times ahead and would like to use up my S&S ISA. Can anyone suggest an Absolute Return fund thats weathered the past few years well? Theres so many funds available, Im just looking for a few suggestions to…
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Switching existing ISA when a non-resident
Hi I have ISAs in the UK, but I am now a resident in Canada. It is my understanding that you cannot open a new ISA if you are a non resident. Does this mean I have to leave my money in my present poor paying account!!? Also does anybody know if you have to claim your ISA on your Canadian tax return? Thanks
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Inheritance and mortgages
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Cash investment
I have £1.2m pension in medium risk investment stock market based. I also currently have some £600K in cash at a high street bank. As I already own four houses three of which I rent and bearing in mind that property prices are 'falling' at the moment I am disinclined to buy any more property. I do not wish to put the £600K…
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retire on not?
ok so i have trawled the web and seen the calculations etc on how and when to retire. none seem to make much clear sense to me. im currently working in a sales job which pays very well and has huge commission potential! lucky me right??? but.... i can't stand it anymore. i have been doing it for 20 years, set up and sold a…
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Noobie regular saver fund question
Did a forum search, didn't find what I needed, apologies if this is answered elsewhere. I'm putting £X amount into fund A as part of a regular saver, and didn't put the minimum £1000 initial amount into the fund to start off with. I want to stop putting £X into fund A and start putting £X into fund B instead. Can I stop…
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Stamp dut reserve tax and shares
My mother is filling in a stock transer form, from Legal & general shares to the value of 9k she has a small eaststes decleration form, My father passed away and my mother is transfering the shares into her name and is confussed by this. I hereby certify, if the box to the left is ticked, That the transfer does not involve…
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Portfolio tracking tools
Hi, Can anyone recommend a good free website or tool for tracking my portfolio (a mixture of shares and funds)? The obvious ones such as google and yahoo don't track that many funds. Cheers.
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Santander renumbering?
I have an old Bradford & Bingley e-ISA - taken over by Santander, of course - which I'm about to transfer now that I've let them know of my change of address. The original B&B account reference started with 21S..... When Santander wrote to confirm the change of address, they used the prefix 96M..... for the account. The…
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Help with my portfolio please
I currently hold investments in the following Funds: Jupiter Merlin Worldwide Portfolio 22.90% M&G Global Basics 20.46% Standard Life UK Smaller Companies 9.24% Old Mutual UK Select Smaller Companies 9.22% Marlborough Special Situations 9.14% AXA Framlington UK Select Opportunities 9.11% Templeton Frontier Markets 1.34%…
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Emerging Markets - What Next?
The neighbour's kids have been using my crystal ball to practice their soccer skills so I'm stumped now. Some Emerging Markets, like China and India, seem rather inflated at the moment, but what's going to happen next?
