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Which one of these is the safest to invest in
chesterfield44
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Both I suspect, how much are you talking about?Liquidity is when you look at your investment portfolio and **** your pants0
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Which one of these is the safest to invest in
You cannot buy shares in Britannia so you cannot invest in them. A&L are about to be taken over by Santander so you would have to buy their shares. However, they are not listed on the UK stock exchange so you would have a few more hoops to go through to buy them. Plus currency fluctuations can work against you as well as for you.
However, assuming you have asked the wrong question and mean which is the most financially secure for savings accounts then Santander beats Britannia but really its a non issue as both are unlikely to have any issues.I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.0 -
Both are safe A&L are now part of Santander who own Abbey and are one of the soundest banks in the Eurozone. Brittania is a building society and so the stricter fundig rules apply and if they got into trouble(very unlikly) another society would step in, aka Nationwide with Cheshire and Derbyshire.Change is here to stay0
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You cannot buy shares in Britannia so you cannot invest in them. A&L are about to be taken over by Santander so you would have to buy their shares. However, they are not listed on the UK stock exchange so you would have a few more hoops to go through to buy them. Plus currency fluctuations can work against you as well as for you.
However, assuming you have asked the wrong question and mean which is the most financially secure for savings accounts then Santander beats Britannia but really its a non issue as both are unlikely to have any issues.
Oh I do love your sarcastic nature.
But just to say, I was thinking the exact same!
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