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marcus isa 1 year fix .
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alfmurph
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Last year martyn lewis told everyone to open a marcus easy access account at the best rate of 1.25% so i did . No complaints whatsoever . £30k invested . Down to 0.5% now .
This month and next month my wife and i have 3 virgin 1 year isa's and a post office isa all maturing .Both are now offering 0.35% .
Total is £120 k . We are pensioners so no 5 or 10 year plan for us . We dip in for xmas and holidays .
I am thinking of putting the whole £120 k into a 1 year isa fix with marcus at 0.5% . Would be below the joint safety number of £170k .
I know i can get 0.6% with shawbrook bank but i cannot be bothered applying for a new bank again .
I do not think there will be much better interest offered in april at start of new isa year .
Any comments appreciated .
This month and next month my wife and i have 3 virgin 1 year isa's and a post office isa all maturing .Both are now offering 0.35% .
Total is £120 k . We are pensioners so no 5 or 10 year plan for us . We dip in for xmas and holidays .
I am thinking of putting the whole £120 k into a 1 year isa fix with marcus at 0.5% . Would be below the joint safety number of £170k .
I know i can get 0.6% with shawbrook bank but i cannot be bothered applying for a new bank again .
I do not think there will be much better interest offered in april at start of new isa year .
Any comments appreciated .
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alfmurph said:Last year martyn lewis told everyone to open a marcus easy access account at the best rate of 1.25% so i did . No complaints whatsoever . £30k invested . Down to 0.5% now .
This month and next month my wife and i have 3 virgin 1 year isa's and a post office isa all maturing .Both are now offering 0.35% .
Total is £120 k . We are pensioners so no 5 or 10 year plan for us . We dip in for xmas and holidays .
I am thinking of putting the whole £120 k into a 1 year isa fix with marcus at 0.5% . Would be below the joint safety number of £170k .
I know i can get 0.6% with shawbrook bank but i cannot be bothered applying for a new bank again .
I do not think there will be much better interest offered in april at start of new isa year .
Any comments appreciated .
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Have you considered something like Hargreaves Lansdown Active Savings or Raisin or similar? They allow you to do a single sign up and then give you access to a range of savings rates.I don't care about your first world problems; I have enough of my own!0
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Its the same everywhere, my Shawbrook 1.1% isa reduces to 0.5% in Feb., nothing better out there.0
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You could always consider putting £50k each in Premium Bonds. The average payout is better than any cash ISA and money can be accessed as and when needed. Leave the remainder in an easy access account as small differences in interest rate are probably not worth chasing.
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masonic said:You could always consider putting £50k each in Premium Bonds. The average payout is better than any cash ISA and money can be accessed as and when needed. Leave the remainder in an easy access account as small differences in interest rate are probably not worth chasing.0
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