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BBGI Corporate takeover - possible loss of entire value of shareholding?
My wife and I owned shares in BBGI Infrastructure, on the Interactive Investor platform. The shares were spread between two ISA's and a SIPP. Following a takeover bid for BBGI a couple of months ago, we were asked to respond to a corporate action notice by choosing one of the following options: "OPTION 1: Do nothing…
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Selling BT shares best method
Please can I have advice on selling around 300 shares, they are in paper form. I called BT today they said they charged 1.5 percent commission is there a quicker and easier way?
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Savings accounts for beginners
Hi all I'm looking at setting up an instant access savings account and just wondered, is it the case that when setting up the account I input some bank details, for example my current account, then pay into my savings from this and when the time comes to withdraw I simply select the amount and it is put back in my current…
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Santander edge bonus period has ended
Rate now reverts to 4% i believe, on balances of upto 4k. Actually 4% seems ok for me....i cant move that money to an ISA this year(used my allocation) - I have a natwest digital regular saver, which is now almost full too.. Are there any other decent savings accounts/regular savers or am i going to be better putting this…
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Savings account easy access for approx £20K
I'm looking for an online savings account with a good rate of interest, but with no withdrawal penalties for around £20K. I have a Marcus account so would like something similar. Google came up with Revolut - any recommendations please?
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Was the call I received from a mempool 'Database Officer' genuine?
Hello. Advice please! I have never, to the best of my knowledge, had any dealings with crypto currencies. But I was called out of the blue by someone describing himself as a mempool 'Database Officer' who knew my name and some other details as well as my mobile number. He subsequently sent emails from an account at…
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Has saving affected your mental health.
First time on the Savings thread but i thought it may be the best place to pose this question. I have thought long and hard about if I should post this or not given the cost of living crisis and how it is affecting huge numbers of people but here goes. I am currently in a very fortunate financial position but it hasn't…
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Home for proceeds of house sale for 12 months
Hi All, I'm looking for some advice. My wife and I are in the process of selling our house, but won't be using the proceeds to buy another property at this point in time. The idea is to rent for 12 months before we find something. So, we would like to invest the proceeds (circa £470k) in some sort of easy access account…
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Compare investment trust profiles
Is there a free utility available that allows me to compare the profiles (geography, sectors, rating, etc.) of multiple investment trusts so that I can compare them at a glance?
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Difficulties transferring Tembo Easy Access Cash ISA to a new Cash ISA provider
Tembo do not provide customers with a Sort Code or Account Number. How can I transfer a Tembo Cash ISA I opened in the 2024/25 tax year to a new 5 year fixed Cash ISA with a different provider without losing its tax free status please? This is what Tembo say about Sort Code and Account Numbers:…
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General advice - company acquisition
A company I hold shares in has been acquired and the acquiree has offered to buy back my shares. If I don't sell them back, then they will rollover to the acquirer. I'm wondering what factors should I take into consideration when making a decision either way? Thank you.
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Tembo - are they any good
I have never used just an online only account before and am looking at setting up a Tembo ISA to transfer my ISA across to, I am slightly nervous about an online only account and was wondering how people get on with the Tembo one? TIA
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Flexi to Easy Access savings account
I have some money in a Flexi Cash ISA earning 3.63% (variable), if I leave the minimum balance and withdraw the rest to open a new higher interest rate 5% variable account with CHASE.and then pay this money back into my Flexi CASH ISA before 5/4/26. Will the interest I earn outweighs the tax I have to pay? Some of CHASE…
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Selling Aberdeen shares
I have some Aberdeen shares whick I'm probably looking to sell soon. They are held with Equinity Shareview. I'm sure I read that you can transfer shares to ii & sell them cheaper. Is that correct?
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Premium Bonds
I bought £5500 worth of premium bonds 18 months ago and have not won any prize at all. With average luck I should be winning £250 over that period. Do you think I should check with NSandI that the bonds are actually included in the monthly draw?
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Best thing to do for kids
Have young kids between 10 and 14 Would like to start putting some money in for them in the future. Leaving it so it grows really. Thinking of a ISA each for them. Put in £1000 each a year maybe. Disadvantage i can see is they might blow it when they get access.. Or a SIPP... The big benefit being that the govt adds £.…
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What to do with £50k?
Hello. New here so be patient with me if I'm not adhering to any rules etc... I've just inherited £50,000. My wife and I own our home with no mortgage. I'm 56, she's 35. We'd like to invest the £50,000 to try and get some passive income. I already have £15,000 of crypto that gives me about £200 a month but I'm not going to…
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Chip prize draw account
Anyone got the chip prize draw account is it worth it I’m used to having all my money making money in accounts with interest so wondered what people’s views are on it 😊
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Trading 212 issues??
I took Martin's advice and transferred i my longstanding ISA from Zopa, to Trading 212 at the start of the year. The on-screen message at the time stated that the transfer could take up to a week but, in the event, it took over four weeks, so not overly impressed. When I queried after a couple of weeks I got a chat bot…
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Probelm with CHIP are they really this bad?
Hello I am a 73 year old pensioner - I basically have my pension and some savings which was with Coventry Building Society in an ISA Not much but enough provide a bit of security For some reason I decided to transfer to chip because they seem to have a better rate To cut a long story short Coventry sent the money and chip…
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