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Investing Student Loan
Son a uni student living at home so is not using all his student loan as living expences. He wants to invest it to make the most money on it. He is not working. Where is the best place for him to put this money?
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B&B and A&L - FSCS - are they seperate ?
According to Martins table under 'what counts as a financial institution' both B&B and A&L have seperate FSCS status and would be covered individually for each £50K invested http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/safe-savings However in today's Sunday Times article it states…
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confused!
help! i have £8000 that i need to put somewhere! i have been looking at bonds etc (already have an isa with its full amount in! this tax year) but am getting more and more confused about what is the best thing to do with it and where! i don't mind locking it away for a a year or two! but i'd prefer to able to check on it…
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cash isa question
Hi just a quick question, cos i think ive miss understood something. When the new tax year comes round and your entitled to another cash isa does this mean you can open another while still having the cash isa from the previous year, or is it simply just replacing the one you had from the year before?
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Saving for University fees
My father in law has generously offered to open a savings account to help fund uni fees for our 2 kids aged 10 and 8, and has asked me if I can recommend a plan or adviser. Can anyone give me any tips please. Thanks Phil
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Giving money to adult children
Not sure if this is the best forum as it's not exactly saving but I just want to know what the position is about 'helping' children over 18 financially. I think I read somewhere that if I give a child more than £3,000 in one tax year (£10K in the year they get married) then they will be libale to pay tax on it? Is that…
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Caution! Revival in "Boiler Room" activities
Saw this on The Share Centre Investment Forum, thought it might be of interest to MSE users as cold calling boiler room scams are on the increase. The following FSA link will provide more information about boiler room scams and what to do: http://www.fsa.gov.uk/pubs/other/scams_leaflet.pdf
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Boiler Room Scam -Advice
A relative has been the victim of boiler room scam by a company called Anderson Munro. They have contacted Operation Archway, the FSA etc and will be contacting newspapers to raise awareness to minimise the chances of others falling victim. They don't really expect to recover the money but is there anything else they could…
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Comparing fund performance
Is there a website or spreadsheet or something that someone can recommend that would be suitable for comparing lots of funds' performances in one go? I'd like something visual rather than just a load of figures and while I know I could make the graph myself, it would be nice to know if it's already out there. Thanks.
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Funds - the more risky type - Advice pls.
Hi all, I currently have £3,600 left to put into my S&S ISA. Never done this before but been using my cashISA allowance every year. Now, i'm 27 and risk profile is something along the lines of total/absolute return. Looking to put around £10k over this and next financial year to max out my ISA allowance - split into around…
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sharesave advice needed
Hi I was hoping someone could be very kind and explain a matter which I have been left quite confused over. I joined employee sharesave at the option of purchasing shares at 2.59p and current price 2.98p, over a long and struggling period I manage to save 9k and have the option to purchase 3643 shares. If I purchase the…
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Julian Hodge Bank different AER on site
Julian Hodge 3.25% AER. From £1,000, by post. I went to the site and it states 3.15% for a year so has this altered already from the email sent out. I am trying to find the best year rate for £15000 at this rate it is still good as it gets but still searching.:)
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Lloyds Vantage
Hi, I opened up a Classic Vantage account on-line, and have now made my £7k investment. My intention was then to open two more accounts online via internet banking, however when I try and do this I get the following message: Sorry. We can't process your account application online. However, we may be able to process your…
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Investment management Certificate 2010
Has anyone recently completed or is trying to complete this qualification? Any advice on where to obtain past papers, revision materials and which company to use for the revision course, would be very much appreciated. Many thanks Jody
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Confused as to what your allowed in ISA
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Great Panther Silver Reports Fourth Quarter Net Profit of $1.0 Million
Record metal production of 625,288 silver equivalent ounces ("Ag eq oz")(1), up 5% from the third quarter of 2009 and 26% from the fourth quarter of 2008. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/great-panther-silver-reports-fourth-quarter-net-profit-of-10-million-2010-03-18?reflink=MW_news_stmp
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Gold "an Excellent Hedge", Silver "About to Break Higher", on Inflation Fears ...
"We expect investor buying of gold and silver to continue as inflation fears are likely to increase on strong economic growth in emerging economies and on concerns that developed countries may be tempted to monetize some of their large amount of sovereign debt." http://goldnews.bullionvault.com/gold_silver_031820106
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Halifax and BoS websites mixed
I just used the usual URL (http://www.halifax.co.uk/savings/savingshome.asp) to get to the Halifax page to Sign In. But the Sign in button takes me to BoS at http://www.bankofscotlandhalifax.co.uk/online/portal.asp?? But go to Halifax home page at http://www.halifax.co.uk/home/home.asp and the Sign in button goes to the…
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CZA(coal of africa)
Hi to everyone, lam new to shares etc, and have been trying to get as much info as l can.....I brought shares in the above co, all info seemed postive, though the shares are going down, and lm not sure wether to hang on in there, or what? :( any advise would be great...l know l have a lot to learn, and investment in shares…
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Vantage account query, existing Lloyds a/c holder
Hi, this is my first post :j My wife currently has a platinum Lloyds current account, which i think she pays £15 monthly for (it has benefits such as AA recovery, travel insurance etc so probably want to keep it) However we have noted comments here about 4% on several vantage accounts and want to open as many as possible.…