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Halifax savings accounts
Hi Martin what do you think of this. At the moment the rate for a Halifax regular saver account is 6.05. I have a Halifax web saver at 4.80 which i put money into now and again. This is after i fill my ISA If i saved the maximum £250 each month into a regular saver from my earnings and when i need to because it's above…
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£45k
I have just sold my house with a profit of, yes you guessed, £45k. I don't plan to buy another for at least 3 - 6 months. How can I make the most of my money for the short time that I have it.
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need advice sell bradford and bingley free s
Ive got 250 free shares from the B&B i now would like to sell them so contacted them. They send me a form to sell my shares but on the form it says to sell 250 shares at 25p each .. i thought that the shares would sell at the price they are on the day of sale.. is this correct or will they sell my shares at 25p each…
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save money in ukraine
in order having a goood holiday and safe some money in ukraine: http://www.ukrainianexpress.com
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Highest monthly paying Savings Account.?
Hi all, What would you say is the highest interest paying account that pays interest monthly..? Thanks
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Lambeth's taking care of you.
Lambeth opened a three year escalator bond which matures on 15 Jan 2005. The interest rate was to be 4% in year one, 5% in year two and 6% in year three. You might think that after three years you would get your money back. However if you had read all the terms and conditions you would have found this little gem among them…
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A&L 5.35% online saver vs. INGdirect ?
Hi. May seem a silly question, but... I currently have £11k (off MBNA) in an ING 5% online saver account, and was wondering if its worth opening up one of these Alliance & Leicester 5.35% online saver accounts as I only have this £11k until 1/3/2005.... I pay basic rate tax. Dumb question or not ? With ING I get interest…
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Shares
Hi I want to buy some Man Utd shares (dont laugh) anybody got a good company to buy shares from at ta good price that do not rip you off?
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Need advice re: savings accounts
Hi all, I’m 23 and work full-time and I’m looking to save about £1,000 a month for the next 3 months and thereafter it will probably go up to about £2,000 a month until September 2004. I would try and save more but have already taken out £750 for rent and £450 for monthly travel card and put aside £200 for food/bills etc.…
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The Child Trust Fund
Promised three years ago. For those born on :) or after 01 September 2002. Minimum value of voucher £250 Max Value £500. The voucher will be automatically sent to parents in the next financial year. Maybe before the General election. ;D I think you have to put the money in a Child Trust Fund until its 18th Birthday. Then…
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Abbey Fixed Rate Monthly Saver 6.5%
Abbey have launched a regular savings account similar to the one that Halifax launched earlier this year. This one pays 6.5% interest. Save a fixed amount between £20 and £500 for a year. At the end of the year it becomes a monthly saver. If you miss a payment or withdraw from the account you get no interest for that month…
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The Derbyshire Regular Savings
I have been thinking about opening one of these and have read the Terms and Conditions. The problem is that I am still not sure if I am planning to set it up in a way that is actually possible. What I was going to do was set up a monthly standing order for £10 per month, so that I will make sure of meeting the bonus…
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ISA's
I am nearly at my £3,000 limit in my Smile Cash ISA I am using this as a "fund" for when my self assessment tax is due next year so I can't spend it!! My questions are: 1. Can I open any other ISAs where I can get instant access to the cash with no penalties?? (dont really understand the differences...) 2. Who is the best…
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best savin acc?
hi i want to buy a house soon and i have managed to save nearly £1000.i want to put it somewhere where i can save it as i plan to put away about a few hundred a month. where can i join a bank that will give me good benefits? i earn about £600 a month and plan to direct debit £200 a month from partners bank. what are the…
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Monthly Income
I am about to receive have a lump sum (around 30,000) that I would like to invest for monthly income. I wont need to touch the capital for at least 5 years. Where would be the best place to put this?
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Stockmarket growth Bond
I read Martin's article ( http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?newsid1081137796,10029, ) on the capital protected bonds. tried to visit there site but it doesnt seem to be working. Some one gave me a copy of an advert in a newspaper, its an advert of Standard Life Bank, it has a similar deal to National…
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cahoot - quickest method to transfer-in £'s
Calling cahoot customers! In your experience, what is the quickest method for transferring funds into your cahoot a/c? I'm currently locked-out of my basic cahoot a/c, and am awaiting postal arrival of documentation that will enable me to log-in. Meanwhile, I can't yet explore the IR Savings a/c that's been opened for me,…
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Alliance & Leicester (Fraud Concerns)
(I admit that I am far more paranoid than most about minor risks however................) I applied on line for the A & L's on line saver 5.35% account. I went to A & L's site via a search engine. Have since received my id number, password and pin by three separate letters in the post. I logged into the account on line and…
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Premium Bonds Syndicate
We have a Lotto syndicate at work and have now started a Premium Bonds syndicate. We have prepared and signed an agreement form to share the winnings in the event of a win. I know there is no problem in creating a syndicate for buying Lotto tickets but does anybody know of any potential problems in running a Premium Bonds…
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Vodafone shares to sell
I've got just under 600 Vodafone shares which I am keen to sell (not currently interested in re-investing in other shares). I wondered if anyone could recommend a good and cheap telephone or online broker I could use to sell the shares. I've seen Plumb1's recommendation of comdirect but it appears that I wouldn't be…