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What's the advantage of a SIPP?
Hello everyone, I just typed 'SIPP' into the search bar, and have a lot of results to go through, but I thought I should try and ask my question, in a clean thread. I've never had a SIPP, and never really earned enough to be bothered. But I have mentioned in the past I have some inheritance I'm trying to make the best use…
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Declaring interest on fixed term savings accounts (non ISA)
My partner and I both had identical one year savings accounts with MBNA starting in March 2024. Mine ended in March 2025 and my interest will be declared in my next tax return. However, my partner opted to 'renew/extend' his savings account so the interest accrued became part of the new principal amount saved. Our question…
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Query Scottish Friendly Policy Maturity
Can anyone who has recently claimed their policy payout on maturity from Scottish Friendly advise whether you did have to send in your original policy document. Letter and forms said yes but customer care (who also stated they didn't know how each policy worked) stated that I did not have to.
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Investing my Inheritance Money
So I've been fortunate to inherit £160k from my grandparents, the money is currently in an interest savings account. I have a 37 year mortgage at 4.59%, and money being paid into a workplace pension scheme by my employer and also a private pension. With the money i obviously want invest to invest in other such as stocks…
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Advice on savings and ISAs
Hello everyone, I have recently managed to pay off some debts I had and I'm finally in a place where I can start saving consistently. According to my budget, I should be able to save around £700 a month. I already have a Save to Buy ISA (I opened it about 5 years ago when they announced they were going to stop the scheme),…
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Is Apple’s Numbers a safe app to use for financial spreadsheets?
Would you use Apple’s Numbers app to store your financial information on? If not, why not and what do you prefer to use for such things?
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Where and how to place ‘trust’ monies
Long story short: MiL and FiL jointly owned house as tenants in common. FiL passed and will allowed MiL to stay in property or ‘use’ sale proceeds to purchase smaller as required and his share would be shared out when she finally passed. MiL sold house bought smaller flat with all FiL’s share being used to purchase flat,…
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X-O (Jarvis) online platform to close in the summer
Most accounts (including ISA accounts) to transfer to Interactive Investor. Information here:- https://www.x-o.co.uk/faq.pdf
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How should I invest my Inheritance money?
Last year I inherited £10k from my grandparents. I have had it sat in a savings account with an interest rate 4.72%. I own a stocks and shares ISA with vanguard (worth around £20k currently), in which I invest a few hundred every month into either LifeStrategy® 60% Equity Fund - Accumulation or LifeStrategy® 80% Equity…
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Taking out Cash ISA money from Trading 212 account to Easy Access savings advice
Asking for my relative, who is not working/not receiving any other income and 50 (i.e not receiving pension anytime soon). I helped them set up and transfer their previous years of Cash ISA to Trading 212 recently but the rate has dropped to 4.36%. As far as I know this is a flexible ISA so I was wondering if I can help…
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Pay.off & invest or not pay off & invest?
Hi all, Just wanted your opinions on the following. A few weeks ago I was extremely lucky to win a competition that resulted in a considerable 5 figure sum hitting my bank account. I immediately paid off 2 bank loans that freed up over £550 a month. I have invested the remaining amount into a stocks & shares ISA that is…
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How will my cash ISA work?
I put £4k into a cash isa last tax year at around 4.2% interest. It was with the bank that I bank with already. This tax year, I transferred this amount + an additional £9k into their new fixed term (1 year) isa. Does this mean I've used £13168 of my £20k allowance? Should I have perhaps opened an isa with a different…
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Nationwide Member Exclusive Bond
This year's bond is similar to last year's. 5%AER over 18 months. Maximum £10k. Down on last year's 5.5%.
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bonds / gilts
Looking for a way to invest cash outside of the stock market, rates are above inflation but have been thinking about looking at bonds. Im unsure about where to start looking at bonds, any recommendations?
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Morningstar withdraws portfolio manager and X-ray
I have just heard from Morningstar that they are withdrawing these facilities from June this year. They are essential to my investment management strategy as they help ensure that the portfolio is well diversified across all regions, countries, sectors, equity type, asset classes etc. is there anyone else who provides this…
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LISA (gone wrong) advice needed
Hi all A quick backstory, I opened a LISA with Moneybox a few years ago and started saving but had to withdraw the whole balance due to a financial emergency leaving me with £0 in it. Then January this year I decided I wanted to start saving in my LISA again but saw Tembo had a better rate so in January transferred the £0…
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Best value for replacing share certificates
I inherited some shares from my dad, but we can't find the share certificates. I know lots have asked this in the past, but I'm trying to find the best value provider of a letter of indemnity so I can replace the certificates, so I can sell the shares. It's around £110,000 worth of shares so the quotes I've had have been…
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Paying with cryptocurrency
I've been asked to pay for something with cryptocurrency but problem is I know nothing about it. This needs to be done in next ten days. Where do I start? Help!
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Personal tax account - now showing savings interest details ??
Some people are saying that they can now see details of interest on their savings accounts in their PTA screen. Others say not.The guidelines for the BBSI return were updated in Oct 24 and still say"HMRC requires UK banks and building societies to submit information annually about interest paid or credited to ‘reportable…
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Market Carnage - strategy (buy/sell?)
25% of my retirement plan is in a DC pension and S&S ISA (ive other in a DB pension and property), plus an emergency fund. Looking at the carnage im beginning to wonder how long it could last, how deep the sell-off may go (my equitties could we be looking at a 25-50% decline over the next 1, 3, 6 months)? A. Anyone in a…
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