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New Ts &Cs bank notifications
Hi all, This is more of a question of clarification. I have received a number of emails about the above title and having read most of the changes it seems to be a constant. I am clear that the new FCS limits have been raised to £120k per account/bank but I also see a notification that my acceptance of the banks new Ts & Cs…
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Chase marketing
Hello, I recently had 2 emails from Chase, I have an account with them. The first email was about referring friends to Chase, the other about Travel/mobile phone insurance + UK Breakdown. At the end of each emails it states - 'Please don't reply to this email directly. This is an important email about your Chase account…
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Paragon Bank - can't see all accounts
I have had a number of accounts with Paragon over the years. It seems that I can't see details of all my "closed" accounts (typically these were 1 year non-ISA bonds). Why ??
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Pension pot after my husband died
My husband age 78 has died leaving a pension pot of 70,000 and I am 74 not in go health myself what should I do with his pension take it as a lump sum or how does drawdown work
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Herald Corporate Action - Tender Offer
Hi all Couldn't find an existing thread. I currently hold Herald Investment trust and received notification of this. I didn't know about the background to it but have done some reading. Sounds interesting and it's a defence against Saba Capital Management. Would appreciate any thoughts and what one might do in terms of…
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Green Saving Bonds ending
Hi folks, My green Saving Bonds with the ns&I is ending soon and I was given three options. I decided to switch half the money into a different ns&I product and have the rest payed back into my bank account. I filled in the form a few days ago and I expected an email to confirm the details but I haven't received one. My…
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Interactive Investor Advice/Managed Portfolios
Noticed this which is new from ii. https://www.ii.co.uk/ii-accounts/ii-advice Not quite sure how much of a full "advisor" offering it is v a bit of a "what Vanguard tried to do" but looked like it might be a reasonably priced option if anyone is looking for that sort of offering. Seems limited to MyFolio Index funds though…
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BITCOIN
Is investing in Bitcoin really worth it or is it all just a scam ?
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What is driving the FTSE100....
It just seems to be on a roll. I used to slag it off as a sickly index compared to the S&P500 and NASDAQ but lately it is on a flier. Do you think it is a bubble?
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Lump Sum Investment
I have a lump sum of money to invest, £200,000, and have used my ISA allowance. I would like to put the money away for 2-3 years. Have been told that an ISA feeder is a good option and I do think this is not a bad idea, but I am not sure that I would want to put such a large sum of money at the mercy of the stock market.…
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Bank rate held Feb26
At its meeting ending on 4 February 2026, the Monetary Policy Committee voted by a majority of 5–4 to maintain Bank Rate at 3.75%. Four members voted to reduce Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 3.5%.
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Children's (Bonus) Bonds.
Hello. I wonder if anyone can help. I want to trace some Children's Bonus Bonds, (as were, I understand the bonus bit was dropped some time ago). As a new grandmother, I purchased the bonds over a period of some months, 2002 - 2003. The family concerned moved house shortly afterwards and the paperwork was lost.…
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Discretionary Managed Funds versus Indivually Managed Funds
I need advice please. I have a SIPP worth 200k with Novia Global with a portfolio of 8 individually managed funds. All of which is managed by my IFA. He believes I would be better transferring these to a DFM. His reasons are: He believes I would see higher returns The charges would be the same. My feeling is he is being…
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Santander Monthly Regular Saver
Does it really take 3 days for this account to mature? Seems a very slow process and obviously benefits Santander. Waiting for mine to mature : (
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YBS online and deposits by direct debit
I'm one of those with a legacy web saver account (from when YBS took over Egg) which has the facility to make deposits by direct debit. With their new online banking interface I can't find the relevant menu or page to manage the direct debits. The current active dds are still being pulled, but how do I amend them? Or…
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Capital Gains Tax Allowance and stocks
The tax free allowance for capital gains is £3,000 a year. If I buy stocks for £10k and they have gone up to £15k and I then I sell for £3k to take them out. Have I then used my capital gains tax allowance? Is it a smart thing to do to get £3k a year?
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Any experience with Chetwood bank? or Monument
Hi all, I'm just wondering if anyone has any experience with Chetwood bank or Monument and whether or not you would recommend them? I cant seem to find much about them online at all. I need to split some money between a couple of savings accounts. The others I have been considering are Vanquis, Oxbury, OakNorth and Atom.…
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Chetwood Bank reliability
I am ready to invest a 5 figure sum in fixed savings account with Chetwood but seen in a dreview that they do not issue Tax Statements of interest which is unusual. Any one have an opinion as to why this should be so?
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Where to put £150,000 for 6-8 weeks
I'm expecting a lump sum death benefit pension payment and I'm going to use it to pay off my mortgage. Any thoughts on what to do with the money between receiving it in my bank account and the date I can pay off my mortgage?
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HMRC interest paid query
I like to think I keep very good records of interest that I'm paid, and I've received a notification from HMRC that they think I received about £300 more in interest in 2024/25 than my own records show, and they've updated my tax code accordingly. It's possible that I may be wrong, but I'd like to know, before I spend an…
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