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Santander
My wife had a bond that matured on 01-08-2010 she reinvested the capital but bwaqnted the interest. She has now been waiting 3 weeks for it to be paid, she has also been to the branch a couple of times but has been fobbed of with excuses. Has any one else had a similar experience? and what would be the best way to proceed…
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Gold
is gold worth investing in at the moment? I'm looking to buy about £5k - £10k 's worth. The alternative is putting it in a savings account which the best rate i can get is 5% gross per annum.
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Is it me or is opening a Santander esaver like pulling teeth?
I have opened numerous internet operated easy access accounts over the last few years. I dont recall ever thinking the process was slow before. But these Santander lot seem to be seriously be dragging their feet! Bear in mind im already an A&L customer so one would have thought it should be easy. seems like Ive been…
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Worth buying shares in General Electric?
HI Does anyone know if the company is worth buying into, the sp is at an all time low (so lots potential) and dividends are poor but as its such a large company will it recover? I only ask as my brother works for them and can buy up to £120 p/m and they top it up by 15% (not as good as other companies) but still i reckon…
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Newcastle BS wants to close my ISA account
Hi, I have informed Newcastle Building Society about my change of address. This new address is now in Germany. Today, I received a confirmation letter and the last section says "As per the terms and conditions of account ******* non UK residents are not permitted to operate a on-line account, therefore this account must be…
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Looking to start investing, any advice on my situation?
Hello there, I need a little advice and was hoping that I could pick the brains of those with the experience. I’ve just hit 30 and am dead chuffed that I’ve finally managed to clear all of my debts. I’m now looking to start investing about £200-£300pm, with a view to long term growth rather than income, but am generally…
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Tony Blair, Independent Financial Adviser? You have 45 minutes to evacuate.
OK, I have a very nice time away in the rain and wind at the coast crabbing with the grandkids, and guess what I find on my return!!! They allow anybody to be an IFA these days, even War Criminals. Can anybody explain why I am losing the will to live?…
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May have done something very stupid. (posting a cheque)
I posted a Cheque on friday, and i just read you should not send it other than in the form of recorded delivery. :o i did it via 1st class, and im worried it might get in the wrong hands basically. im not sure how easy it is for someone to abuse the details on the cheque, and or how they could cash it without it being in…
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Fair charges for unit trusts?
I am considering investing a modest amount in a unit trust but have never gone down this route before. I see that some companies (all?) charge an initial fee of around 5% and an annual fee of 1-2%. What is considered reasonable for this type of investment? I would probably only be looking to invest for 2-3 years.
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Santander e saver website problem
I just opened my ebanking account page and tried to open an esaver online. I clicked the button and got a banner telling me the rate was 2.75%, then I clicked through to open the account with annual interest and the next screen showed a table giving the rate as 2.5%. I contacted the helpdesk and eventually it transpired…
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Santander slow or what!
[FONT="]I have a Direct ISA with Santander (originally Abbey). Four weeks ago I sent a request for a cheque to be issued from my account. The cheque was issued twelve days later. Last week when the cheque had not arrived I rang the ISA helpline number and on their recommendation cancelled the cheque and had it…
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£1000 to spend on shares
Am thinking of investing £1000 on some shares ive got £1000 stashed away and need to turn it into £2500, is shares the way forward, if so whats to best way to go about it, as ive never bought and sold shares before, but i remember a friend of mine years ago use to make about £500 aweek from buying and selling shares, ive…
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Business Bond
I want to invest some money, £50,000, held in my business. Best I have seen so far is Nat West 2 year Business Bond at 2.7%. Can anyone better that? Cheers:beer:
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What is the best way to invest my money?
Hi all, I have a good sum of money, 50k, and I am interested in getting the most out of it. I had a word with an HSBC advisor and told me that first of all, they investment interest rate should be greater than the inflation rate, and hence yearly bonds are not a very good option. He directed me to go for financial…
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Neptune European Opportunties fund
I have been to paying into this fund for about 4 years now, the financial advisor told me at the time it was a good long term investment. He has now vanished and can't be found to check performance against other funds. Where could I compare it to others? Thanks
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Santander - does the left hand know........
Sorry in advance, it's a bit long winded I took out a regular savings account at a Bradford and Bingley branch in 2009 which was an account described as Abbey at B&B - and to me it seemed a great rate of 6%. Set up my standing order ok, and in October tried to get details of the interest rate by email and then wrote to…
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NS&I withdrawal
Hello, just wondering if anybody can help me. My younger sister had an NS&I account opened for her in 1996 and by Mar 1997 there was £65 in there. However, when we changed address my parents made sure this was updated (even though nothing had been added, they'd forgotten about it until we moved) and so in 2005 the balance…
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Need business and employment advice
Hello what are the procedures one needs to take when setting up a business in making money online somehow? Is it best to go self employed or be a sole trader instead as I don't need a business address. I earn money online through mobile phone affiliate sites and am always adding new sites in different niches to my network.…
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Egg savings - Paying in
Do all payments in to an Egg savings account go by Faster Payments? The sort-code checker suggests that Egg savings accepts Faster Payments going in and my online transfer also went by Faster Payments - however, to-date both instances have taken 3-4 working days to be credited to Egg. Anyone else have a similar experience…
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Exchange rates euro and pounds
Hello everyone I apologize in advance if I am using the wrong section . Basically I would like to know how the exchange rate works. I have to convert Euro 670 in pounds and it gives me around £556. But I have tried some local currency exchange places and most of them are giving out 505 or around...so why there is so much…