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Best share spread betting account?
Hi I am wanting to start spread betting in stocks and shares. To begin with I am only looking at small amounts les than £20 per deal. I have tried a demp offered by plus500 and enjoyed it. What is the best company to open a spread betting account with? I know plus500 dont charge fees but do make you pay a small premium fee…
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Nowhere to put child's money!
Hi everyone, I posted about this a few weeks ago and still need some advice please. My daughter has been left £5k by a relative with the stipulation that it must go into an account that she cannot access until she is 18. She does have a Child Trust Fund account, but she would only be able to put in approx £3600 then would…
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what is the best savings account for
£100.000 could put this away for a year without touching it thanks all
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50000
i want to save 50,000 where is the best interest rates, please:money:
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Investment & Property company
First post in a while !! I have just set up a company with the intention of using it for three different purposes but all with the same theme. 1. To hold investment property I currently own 5 buy to let properties, all but 2 are mortgage free. I intend to transfer these into the limited company at tax efficient times. i.e…
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Best investment options
My DH and I are in a fortunate position, but not sure what to do re. the future. Current situation: Me (37) and DH (41), both full time employed, and two DS (aged 2 and 4) Own home outright (£250,000) Savings about to reach £100,000 (mostly through being frugal and saving hard) most of this is in cash ISAs at the moment No…
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Best way to save for deposit
First time poster here, apologies if this has been asked before. I'm trying to clear credit cards and save deposit for my first house. Credit Cards will be cleared by September and then I can start to save for deposit. I'm very lucky in that I can save between £1500-2000 every month so I was wondering if anyone had any…
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Ten year saving's plan
Hi there, I'm new here. I'm planing on stopping smoking this wednesday and saving all that smoking money and putting it into a saving's account. I worked out roughly If I save for ten year's I'll have roughly at least £40,000.My question is what is the best account I could put my stop smoking saving's into. Thanks Alan
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Is the 123 account worth it in this situation
I'm looking to open and put around 19 or 20k into the santander 123 account. I just wanted to check that if you go over a 20k balance, there are no penalties to the 3% interest rate you would get? The other most important question for me is whether this account is still worth it if you don't claim cashback on any bills but…
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Short term investing of house deposit
Hi, I currently have £73500 from the equity of my flat sale. It is currently in my halifax instant savings account as I did not think it would need to be anywhere for too long due to plans to use most of it as a deposit for my next property however I have now reserved a new build property which won't be ready until…
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New Google Finance Share Screener
Maybe I am just blind and haven't noticed this before or maybe it just started working today, but there is now a "Stock Screener" on Google Finance. The good news is it is easy to use The bad news is I wouldn't trust any of the figures on Google beyond the share price. If only that 372% yield from F&C Private Equity Trust…
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What is the best option for 70k
I have 70k to invest. I don't want to buy a house. I want the money to be invested in a bank. I was looking around for the best deal and a Fixed Rate savings account looks good. After 5 years of investment, I will make an extra 8000 pounds in interest. I think this is the best option. Does anyone know if there is a better…
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Standard life investments
Hi guys I'm looking for advise my mum passed away in October and I have inherited a standard life investment , which I can transfer into my name , or cash in but I don't have a clue , anyone know much about standard life ?
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Investment
Advice required which route should I take .cash Available 30k + £500 per month with 15 years to invest . Live with girlfriend , no debt, good credit rating . 1/ buy a property to let 2/ buy 1 of various types of investment bonds with cash and save monthly 3/ an alternative ??
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best account to save for a year then withdraw?
hi all, looking for an account that i can pay into each month for a year (until my mortgage comes out of its fixed term) then at the end of the year i will be able to overpay the mortgage without penalty. any ideas which is the best one? thanks
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What investment is best for me?
Hi im 17 years old and have never really spent my money and ive always tried to save up and now ive accumulated just under 5k, which for my age isnt a bad figure but i want to invest it in something that is worth while. currently its invested in Ns&I premium bonds but i dont think they are the right product for me. Are…
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Saving for my Children 20yrs +
Hiya everyone wanted abit of advice, first off I want to keep the account in my name as I don't want this to be 'when you turn 18/21' kind of money but to put either towards thier first house deposit & depending how much is saved perhaps towards first car/wedding etc. I was wondering if anyone could suggest a savings…
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Valuing shares for probate - Historical share prices help?
Hello all. Unfortunately my grand father passed away a few weeks ago and I am helping Mum sort out the estate. I have been tasked with obtaining the share values on the date of death (2/2/2013). I have read the HMRC guide located here http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/inheritancetax/how-to-value-estate/shares.htm So I understand I…
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Where Can I Buy/Sell Indian Stocks
Can anyone tell me a UK (ideally) platform/brokerages that can trade in Indian stocks and shares on Bombay Stock exchange (BSE) and the National Stock exchange (NSE). Until relatively recently foreigners could not trade in Indian stocks but this has changed. However my current platform does not trade in Indian stocks and I…
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savings
I have £15k coming out of a 1year bond in March. £5640 goes to an ISA. What can I do with rest? Another £10k is available mid-April. Looking at 1 year fixed rate, with at least one access allowed. Not a current account. Who is offering the best deal? Thanks
