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Crypto
Have read a few comments on here and TrustPilot about the £200 investment in Crypto and GCW Management Ltd. Regrettably my experience is like so many others and my link to a so called Financial Advise was obtained through this website which I know now was AI generated, so no disrespect to you all. I had no reason not to…
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Stockbrokers for Investment Clubs Sep’25
I’m a member of a longstanding Investment Club. Our Broker, ii, has just given us 2 months notice that they are ceasing service for Investment Clubs. Can anyone suggest an alternative Broker please?
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Capital Bonds regular withdrawals and 'cashing in' ..
Having a Bond for 17 years and wanting to withdraw all the original investment by year 20 having not withdrawn anything for the first few years..but ReAssure says there's a cap of 7.5% on regular withdrawals so need to ask for a 'special' 'one off' withdrawal to take anything above 7'5% ? I don't understand this..
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Why would anyone invest in VWRP over SPDR MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF
I am deciding in which global etf to invest in. VWRP has a 0.22% and also charges a transaction cost while SPDR MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF charges 0.12% OCR. Is this something that is too good to be true? Am I better off going into a more trusted and household name in vanguard. Why does SPDR MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF cost more?
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Covered call options
I came across Schroder Income Maximiser OEIC while planning a retirement income portfolio. It uses covered call options, which the KIID describes by "To seek to enhance the yield, the investment manager selectively sells short dated call options over individual securities, portfolios of securities or indices held by the…
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Merged: Moneda Capital
This discussion has been merged.
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Moneda Capital Warning
There have been a few threads in the past about Moneda Capital that seem to have disappeared . The bank they claimed to be working with has confirmed that they have no contractual relationship with them but interestingly Moneda Capital has now amended their advertising. Although they are still targeting social media…
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Ulster Bank: Account refusal?
I'm trying to move my savings from Chase's boosted account. I've just received the following message from Ulster Bank which is strange because the sign-up verification seemed successful and I received my customer number.'Before we
can activate an account, we need to do a quick identity check. Unfortunately,
we didn’t get…
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Offshore bond inherited from father - questions about tax, gifting etc.
Hi, My dad died earlier this year and left his estate to me and my sister 50/50. We're both executors and have probate. His estate was below the IHT threshold (with spousal exemption with my mum who died a few years ago) and consists of his house which is about to be sold, some savings and a cash ISA. All quite…
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Shares in 90s Privatised Public Utilities etc
Going through my father’s paperwork after his recent passing and I’ve discovered a number of share certificates for the public services privatised by the Conservative government in the 1990s. There are certificates for BT, East Midlands, Scottish Power, Scottish Hydro and Eurotunnel among others. How do I discover if these…
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Trying to track down investments with Royal Life Fund Management Limited on behalf of my mother
Hi All, I am trying to help my mother track down investments that she has lost track of. These accounts will have been dormant for many, many years. It looks like she had holdings in: · Royal Life International Speculative Trust · Royal Life Cautionary Trust · Royal Life Growth Trust Companies House has Royal Life Fund…
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Investment Bonds
I have been left some investment bonds in a will. Managed through St James They have to be split 10 ways and the total value is about 270k. The financial adviser have advised not to encash the total amount, but to split the investment and allow the individuals to choose if they want to "cash in" or not. I need the money so…
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Reporting/Paying CGT on line
I recently went on line to use the HMRC online CGT
reporting/paying website I’m doing it for the wife who has 2 disposals to
report. We are not obliged to fill in an annual tax return. One disposal shouldn’t be a problem Unit trust bought on one
day disposed on another day. The second disposal is part of a s.104 holding of…
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CAMBRIDGE EXTRA REWARD MATURITY - Extra interest ?
y account matured today , new one opened as directed today and balance sent to my current account which probably won't arrive until tomorrow. However I notice my new RS had an extra 20p put in which I think must be extra interest earned for a day on the electronic payment sent today until I receive the balance tomorrow.
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OCF discrepancy
Could someone explain why the onmgoing charge for Schroder Asian Income is shown as 1.65% on the Schroder website when the KIID shows 0.82%?
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Tax Free Saving Allowance
Hi, recently retired and earning about £200 per month from a small private pension, no state pension for another 10 years. My question is can my remaining personal tax allowance (1257L) be used against saving interest? Thanks for reading 😃
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Kuflink IFISA - anyone doing it? Some doubts / clarity needed
I want to diversify and looking at kuflink They obviously have a very compelling article but don't seem to explain the details of the compounding / rolling interest when subbing to their deals www.kuflink.com/blog/if-isa-beginners-guide-to-earning-1m-interest-tax-free So my question is: - If I put X amount every year in a…
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The power of compounding
Most people know the power of compounding but I've come across a great demonstration of it. Take a look at the prices of the Accumulation and Income versions of this equity income fund. The Acc. fund grew by c.114% over five years while the Inc. fund grew c.64%. The difference is 50%, so you might think that translates…
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T35V Gilt
If I buy say £10k of this in my Sipp and hold until maturity, what will I have in October 2035? Is it as simple as £4750 in coupons + the £10k back, ignoring any interest on the saved coupons ?
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The Top Fixed Interest Savings Discussion Area
I'm interested in people's thoughts and recommendations for the best fixed interest accounts. With BOE interests rates recently starting to increase we have to consider the desirability of long term fixed interest savings. Since withdrawals are usually not permitted before the end of the fixed period, such general interest…