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iWeb - Get what you pay for?
I tried to buy PHSP etf on iWeb several times and every time was unable to trade; only given the option of a 'negotiated deal' at an unspecified price. Went to another trading platform and could deal with no problem at all. Went back to iWeb but could not deal. Can anyone explain why that is?
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Portfolio Reassessment - Critique
In February
this year, my husband and I decided to change platforms. We moved all our
investments into cash because we also wanted to reassess our investment
portfolio and make some changes. We have been investing on a DIY basis for a
number of years with no particular strategy and up to now have only been
invested in a…
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Core of the Portfolio
Hi, I have recently started investing in both ISA and SIPP (couple of grands in each) through HL. Started with just 2 global funds i.e. Fundsmith and Royal London Global Sustainable Equity. Not making any changes.. but in the background I have been researching/looking at lot of articles and forum posts to increase my…
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Gold bullion
Hi there! I would like to buy a 1/2 oz gold coin to my friends as a wedding gift, could you please tell me if you know any good trustworthy place to buy one? Best Regards
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Cashing in premium Bonds
This is a Sunday afternoon / lockdown type post and not really MSE so don't take it too seriously. My parents bought me £5 worth of Premium Bonds in the 50s when I was a child. I found these a few years ago with a very old address on them. Nevertheless, I was able to get the address updated and open an NS&I online account…
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Saving Bonds with Building Societies, banks and Others, are they safe?
I'm aware about the finical protection scheme for the UK and EU. Are straightforward bonds safe? I am aware that some bonds states your income can go down, investment is at risk but I'm talking about just plain savings. I've looked on this site best rate is about 1.6 I think for 12 months.
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Halifax Miss-sold Investments Claims
I responded to a link on the internet recently from a company offering to investigate miss-sold investments. I had a PIP Investment & an ISA Investor between May 2006 - Mar 2019.What is the best way to research if I was miss-sold these products without paying a substantial free to the miss-selling investigation company…
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Transfers between NS&I accounts
I have decided to put £50k into Premium Bonds, just for fun, given the woeful interest rates. Currently this cash is sitting in my NS&I Income Bonds account and I'd like to keep it there as long as possible earning interest before moving it across to my Premium Bonds account. Are transfers between NS&I account instant,…
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Nominated custodian account for foreign shares
I have recently left a company where I had invested in a share plan. As I have left, they have sent a letter asking what I want to do with the shares, because they can’t stay in the plan. Since most shares have gone down recently, it makes sense to keep them for now. I need to give them details of my nominated custodian…
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Impact of QE on bond markets
The papers are reporting that £150bn of QE/bond buying is
going to be announced. What does this mean for bond funds - especially strategic
bond funds - and taking into account whether they predominantly hold gilts or
corporate bonds; investment grade or high yield/junk; long dated or short dated?
(Apologies for yet another…
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Start investments now or wait?
This tax year I am planning to get stuck into S+S investments, by opening an ISA, LISA and SIPP. My query is, when? My plan is to open a SIPP and LISA first. I missed the boat with the last tax year (started researching about 2 weeks too late), so really the only imperitive is to open and add my desired lump sum before…
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transfer fees
Hello, i have investments with hargeaves lansdown, in forms of isa, sipp, and investment fund, as i am looking for fee reduction. i have several different holdings shares and funds, and when i look on the website it says there are no transfer out fee's, however i am assuming that they would sell each of the investments (at…
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Third Party paying into ISA
Hi, Just after some advice if possible?I'm looking into transferring from my moneybox to a nutmeg S&S ISA. I lent a friend some money a while back and he's now able to pay me back. Would it be possible for him to transfer money direct into the ISA each month? Would appreciate the help if anyone knows? Regards
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Login to Shawbrook Bank eSavings
Hi, I've been trying to log into my savings at Shawbrook over the past week but can never get in. Is anyone else having a similar problem? Are there issues with Shawbrook?
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Wisdom Tree oil etf closure?
my first post guys, I just joined. I have an oil etf BRNT LN. I heard wisdom tree was closing all of them but I don’t see anything pointing to that on this etf. Hargreaves Lansdown haven’t been that helpful in giving information on the issue. Any advice appreciated
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BLME 90-day Notice Account Rate Reduction
Has anyone else holding Issue 1 had their rate reduced? I opened it just before it was withdrawn with £16k at 1.71%, but this week, after after I added a £42k deposit they notified me of a reduction to 1.2%. Yet their website is still showing 1.71%. I hope this is just bad timing, and I haven't been penalised for adding to…
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Funds only ISA
Does anyone know of any funds only platforms like Vanguard? My employer restricts access to accounts that allow investing in shares due to the nature of my role. Used to think Cavendish was a fund-only platform, but their website states that we can invest in shares.
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Beaufort Securities
Can someone please help me here. A few years ago i held an Advisory Stockbroking Account with Beaufort Securities, the advisory account was managed by one of Beauforts nominated advisors and he placed all the trades on this account as i was unable to buy/sell, he did this for me. In 2018 Beaufort Securities went into…
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Is a Lifetime ISA the best place to save a house deposit?
Hello, I will be inheriting £5000 shortly and I would like to save £4000 and then add to it monthly to build up a deposit for a house to be used in the next couple of years. I have a help to buy ISA open ( nothing in it currently) but am I right in thinking that a Lifetime ISA will give me a better return and is a cash…
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Nationwide AGM
I received today email from Nationwide concerning AGM Here an extract from the Chief Executive in the section -Your Questions answered We continue to look for ways to make saving rewarding to our members by, for example, offering special rates for members, or including prize draws on certain accounts to encourage regular…
