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FREE events for traders and investors
There are several investor events taking place over the next few months which are free to attend. I thought I would post them here as anyone looking to learn more about trading and investing on the stock market might find them useful to attend. I have been to a couple of the shows in the past and found them beneficial.
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Nottingham eSaver Plus (issue 2)
...is just launched paying 3.26% (AER 3.2%) which includes a bonus of 1.45% until 31st August 2012. http://www.thenottingham.com/savings/esaver-plus-issue-2/ :beer:
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Post Office inflation linked bond withdrawn
The bond has been withdrawn early: Their website states - "The offer period for the bond had been extended until Friday 16th September, however, the withdrawal of similar products in the market has seen demand for the Inflation Linked Bond increase dramatically in the last few days, forcing closure earlier than planned."
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P2P Saving Sites
Hi, Ive recently come accross two of these P2P sites where you can save money that is invested directly into business. I like the sound of this. These sites being:- thincats.com and fundingcircle.com In both cases you do have some risk but it looks fairly limited and can get better returns than normal savings? like 7 to…
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Child savings account please help.
How would it be best to save some money for my little girl. I was thinking about putting money in every birthday and Christmas and so would other family members. I will also add a small amount every month. I have seen Halifax offer a 6% savings account for children for the first year and this seems the best deal I can…
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Selling funds advice needed
When you sell a fund (OEIC or trust fund) what price do you sell it for. This is important in a time of market volatility. Do I sell at the latest NAV price of the fund (which lags behind its true market value by a day), or does it sell for the NAV price after I send the sell order? I hope this makes sends. If not let me…
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Are UK account holders covered by Irish Banks?
Looking at this account.... http://www.ebs.ie/site/all/18%20Month%20Fixed%20Rate?opendocument Its 4.45% on savings for 18 month lock down.....Would a UK investor be covered for the £85k limit like you are here by the FSA?? A quick answer would be appreciated by anyone who knows what they are looking at.... Cheers :cool:
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inheriting shares from abroad
Dear all, I am new to this Forum, so please bear with me. I am after advice. I have just been told that I have inherited some shares which are abroad, and I need to open an account to receive them, and have them transfered and put in my name... Can anyone tell me whether they have done anything like this? How do I open a…
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Savings with fast transfer to current a/c
I would like to find a savings account from which I can transfer money instantly ( within an hour or so ) to my current account. I sometimes find I need to get money into my current account from savings very quickly to prevent me going overdrawn. I think most big banks make same day transfers as a matter of course ie…
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How can a 31 year old just 5 years in the biz lose £1.3BN of our wealth ?
How can a 31 year old just 5 years in the biz lose that much under the noses of his bosses unless they are all crooks more so at the top than at the bottom perhaps?
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L&G High Income Trust Payments
Hi, I have a L&G (N) High Income Trust A (Dis)* which gives me a small payment on the 13th of the month (if not a Weekend), but this month nothing has been credited to my Bank A/c. Does anyone else have this Fund and if so have you had you Income this month? Cheers
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How would you invest £3k in share?
Any thoughts? currently dividing 70:30 between Tesco and Gsk. :j
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Police Mutual - Regular Savings
Hi all, Just looking at the Police Mutual site (since they're always talking about how they are looking out for us, and give us the best deals/accounts etc, heh) : http://www.policemutual.co.uk/savings Under the 'interest rate' FAQ it says: Seems very much like a gamble. Are these accounts ever worth it? Thanks
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Best place for small savings?
Now i've finally started to budget my life properly i am in need of another account so i can squirrel away my small savings. I have an ISA i transfer £100 a month to for holidays but i plan on selling items, doing some cashback stuff and generally saving little bit by bit and i wanted this into a seperate account so it can…
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Help me invest £85K
I recently inherited £85,000, and have no idea what to do with it. My husband and I are comfortably off with our wages, he is in a good pension scheme, I have no pension planned at all as I am self employed and don't earn a lot. Our jobs are about as secure as you can get, so we aren't worried about redundancy. We have…
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New to Investing - My shares are being De-listed - Help!
Hi guys - new to stocks and shares but having a bit of a dabble with some cash which is doing nothing better, bought some shares in a company called Medicsight, at .75 of a penny. Got a messgae to say the company was de-listing - don't know whether to keep them or sell them on - currently about 55% loss. Any advice please?…
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Caxton FX 7.25% Fixed Rate Bond
I see that Caxton are offering a 4 year fixed rate bond at 7.25% gross. I understand from ringing their registrars that there is no protection under the FSCS scheme. An extract is shown below: "The Caxton FX Bond is a non-convertible non-transferable four-year initial fixed term investment of between £2,000 and £50,000 per…
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Leeds BS 1 Year Fixed rate bond 3.46%
Only 1pc more than Skipton but still a good % overall in this economic climate.
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my old mother
wants to save up to about £6,000. She could make lump sum deposits of about £500 perhaps once or twice a year. Can anyone advise on the best options for her?
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Should I spend all my savings on paying my house off?
Ok so me and the wife only owe about 25k on our house and we could afford to pay the whole thing off in one go. However this would almost totally wipe out our savings. The thing is, our mortgage payments are very low as they are and hardly put an dent in our combined monthly income. I know paying the house off outright now…
