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Link Fund Sol Ltd LF Equity Income advise
Sorry if this is going over old ground, but I have just received a fourth installment of monies from my ill fated Woodford ISA held on IWEB. It looks like I may (or may not) receive a fifth one in 2021. In my account I have ~£300 under Link Fund Sol Ltd LF Equity Income C GBP Acc, but cannot access it to sell. Will this…
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High premium IT’s
I read in Investors Chronicle at the weekend that Pacific Horizon (PHI) has been trading at a very large premium to net assets of 16% following an outstanding performance. The article advised that investors should be aware that shares bought at a high premium can quickly lose substantial value if the premium is…
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Best trading platform for Non UK residents
I would just like to know those who invest online which sites would you recommend? I'm not a UK resident for tax purpose although I do have rental property and obviously a bank account and everything there. Seems Etoro, trading 212 are high up the list. Any pros and cons? I'm looking more towards the best for passive…
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Kingdom Bank 60 day notice a/c pulled.
After seeing the 0.69% rate on MSE this morning, I tried to apply. The application failed, so I called them. Sadly they have pulled the 60 day a/c due to very high demand :( Oh well, back to the drawing board with that plan.
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Santa Rally?
Just realised that we haven't had the traditional forum Santa Rally thread yet. Is anyone seriously expecting a last minute surge or are we all just thankful that our investments survived the 2020 pandemic with modest gains? Was this year's crash the start of a new market cycle or are we still at the end of the long bull…
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Can't meet my bank's identification rules so can't transfer my money to new savings provider
Apologies if this has been answered before. I set up a new fixed term bond and went to my bank (I've been with this branch 28 years and the bank 50 years) to transfer the funds. I do not have a picture driving licence - only a paper one and do not have a current passport so they will not transfer the funds. I will be…
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Stocks & Shares/ Investing recommended reading for beginner
I am looking to open an S&S ISA and start investing, but as I am totally new to it, I would like to gain a decent grasp of the fundamentals before I start. So I am just looking for some suggestions on reading material that people have found worthwhile, books, websites, articals, anything really that might help a beginner…
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Tax liability on 'with profit' account
In October I put savings into a one-year fixed term Sharia account. The profit is added at the end of the term so, as I see it, at the end of this tax year it will have generated no additional revenue (if I cashed it in on 5 Apr '21 I would only get back my original investment). Will I have to declare any interest on this…
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savings accounts had their day
Are savings accounts a waste of time nowadays and stocks/shares ISA accounts more appropriate ? what are posters thoughts ? do many still have large amounts in traditional bank savings accounts and are you concerned that their value is just being eroded away slowly ? mick
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Low risk investments
Hi all, I'm just after some advice on basic relatively safe investments. I have money that's just sitting in my bank account, not really gaining any interest. Are there any shares that I could invest it in, in order to gain some sort of reasonable return? I'm thinking ultra safe stocks, are any of the following…
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virgin money account needs app-didn't know.
Hi. after much toing and froing decided to change tsb current account for the new virgin account. what they don't tell you until after you done it is you need to down load the app. which is ok for most of you, but my phone was 10 yr old!. any way long story short, bought a new phone. and its fine. my question is, is there…
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motley fool emails
Alright people I get daily emails from the guy in my title with catchy headlines like if i had 3k id invest it in X to earn a long term income/retire early kinda emails they go down to break in to company and why they would invest etc the question is can holding these as single stocks that are not part of my more balanced…
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Best investiment apps in UK??
Hi,I've been looking for investing app to be used here in UK and so far from my researches it seems Nutmeg and Wealthify are the most popular ones.Does anyone of you guys have any feedback on regard of those apps?? Which one would you choose between the two?? Also, I'm happy to hear if you have any other app to suggest…
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J Sainsbury shares, how to sell
Hi, I have 19 ordinary shares which are trading at circa £2 each. The indicative value is £40. What is the most cost effective way to sell these?
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Which Share Trading Platform Is Best
I have currently got £2000 I would like to buy shares with. I have a Vanguard ISA and that's doing well. I just have never bought individual shares before. What platform is best from a cost point of view / 1st timer? Keep seeing ads for EToro but have no idea if that's a good place to start or not. The part that stopped me…
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AXA Framlington FinTech Fund Z Accumulation
Dear all, Not sure if members are familiar with this fund, but on the KIID doc from two different sites shows the minimum investment as £100,000. Not sure if this is a typo of some sort - seems very large. Thanks in advance.
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Kingdom Bank - is your money safe
I've seen a notice savings account offered by Kingdom Bank and have to profess that I've never heard of them - are they a reputable institution and would my money be safe there?
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Which 2 funds and which platforms
Hi I am looking to invest in 2 SIPPS one for me and one for the wife, Intention is use for drawdown in about 5 years but quite comfortable with reasonable level of risk as have fall back of good DB Scheme so can delay or reduce level of drawdown if needed. 1s fund initial investment from pension transfer of 35k then…
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1st time using the Vangaurd dashboard mistake made!
Hi guys so on PC and I went to add funds to my vanguard account with a view to buying some investments in the 80/20 ACC funds they have I went to the add cash box and deposited £250 however I think this has just chucked it into a generic ISA as I cant use them funds to buy the actual fund I was interested in can anyone…
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Where to invest 85k - 1 or 2-year Fixed Rate Bonds best?
Hi Folks, I'd be really grateful for your advice on where to invest a recently-matured lump sum (which is my life savings and the interest is currently my sole income). I usually go for 3 year Fixed Rate Bonds but given the terrible investment panorama, which is forecast to worsen, I wonder whether people recommend a…
