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What to do with £15,000 savings?

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  • tonyh66
    tonyh66 Posts: 1,736 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    start a Payday loan company?
  • Nicholas-bloody-Parsons
    Nicholas-bloody-Parsons Posts: 209 Forumite
    edited 20 November 2012 at 2:13PM
    If this was me. Id put

    1. £5640 in a cash ISA
    2. Balance in Glaxo shares which pay out 5% pa. Better than bank. But you have to ride the market swings

    Id also consider SHELL and BP shares as the dividend is good here too.
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