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Save £12k in 2026 challenge (or any other amount to challenge yourself!)
Here are the details below of the savings challenge @enthusiasticsaver and I have been running this year and will continue to run next year. This is the new Challenge thread for savers in 2026. The aim is to get more people saving throughout the year and this thread gives a space for people to record and track their…
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The New Top Easy Access Savings Discussion Area
This thread is for discussion of the Easy Access Savings Guide A previous version of this thread which ran from Nov 2007 to June 2024 can be found here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/596724/the-top-easy-access-savings-discussion-area/p1
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The Savings & Investments Sticky
FCA Unauthorised Firms and Individuals List The Top Instant Access Savings Discussion Area How much can you save? Share Dealing Discussion Area Regular Savings Accounts: The Best Currently Available List! Top Child Trust Funds Article Discussion Area >
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NS&I to pay compensation to bereaved families over account tracing failures
Tens of thousands are set to be compensated by state-owned savings provider NS&I after it failed to properly trace the savings accounts of deceased customers, leaving bereaved families struggling to access their cash. Here's what we know so far… Read the full story: NS&I to pay compensation to bereaved families over…
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Hodge Bank
My tesco fixed rate bond matures next week and the new rate offered is 4.2% for a year. I saw Hodge Bank on the MSE leader board offering 4.42% for a one year bond so I am thinking of moving my money to that rather than re-invest with Tesco Bank. I have read the comments on Hodge Bank previously posted on here but wanted…
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Investing and growing money for child's future
I am sure this is similar to other posts but this is specific to my circumstances. I have two children and want any money given to them to grow well. They are 8 and obviously thinking about stocks & shares JISA. I have seen that Hargreaves Lansdown have zero fees and you can choose a fund category based on risk level. I…
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Flexible ISA
Struggling to find a flexible ISA provider where direct gilts are available … Freetrade - very small conventional gilt selection, no ILG Trading 212- None, ETF only Lightyear - None, ETF only Fidelity - None, ETF only Barclays Smart Investor - Possibly but didnt like the lack of app functionality so transferred out Any…
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Low risk funds/ideas for cash lump sum
Lucky enough to have come into significant cash around £200k mark. I am looking for a short-medium term place to store this, my ISA this year and from April will easily be 20k'ed by these monies, and I have already got £50k maxed in Premium Bonds as I'm sadly a 40% taxpayer. No mortgage, my employer pays significant…
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IWeb/Scottish Widows cash withdrawals to bank - how long?
Would anyone know how long these take please? I've sold some funds in a GIA (realising CGT allowances for this tax year) and I was planning on using the proceeds to fund an ISA on a different platform but looking at the settlement date and some of the stuff I've read online I'm not convinced the sale will have cleared…
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The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
Welcome to this thread The main purposes of this thread are two-fold: To provide a list of the top regular savers currently on offer To provide a place for all forum users to discuss regular saver accounts and ask any questions about them that you may have This thread is intended to complement Martin Lewis' article which…
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AML/source of funds complications of having many Regular Savers
This discussion was created from comments split from: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread.
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Vanguard in specie stocks and shares isa transfer query
I completed an in specie transfer this week of a stocks snd shares isa. My account had a value of around 23k, but when transfer took place they put price as £197.96. It is the Global All Cap which has never been as low as this. They have said the price doesnt matter it is the units that count,but how can I know the units…
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The Cashback for Bank or Investment Accounts Discussion Thread
What's included in this list? This is a list of cashback offers that might be of interest to MSE forum users, focusing on: * Savings accounts including ISAs; other bank accounts may be included too * Investments including pensions, but note there’s already a related thread on the Pensions board * Offers you can get in…
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Hanley Economic Emails
Hot on the heels of Hanley Economic's recent poor form in forgetting to send out an email notification of interest rate reductions (coupled with poor grammar in the email they sent after realising their mistake- "should of" instead of "should have" and a complaints manager who seemed upset by people having the nerve to…
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Payment for Compulsorily Purchased IDS (Royal Mail) Shares
Just wondering if anyone else here is having the same problem with Equiniti and IDS Shares that I am? My late mother held shares in IDS (Royal Mail). I am the executor for her estate. She did not accept the EP UK BidCo offer to acquire the shares. EP UK BidCo exceeded the 90% threshold required for compulsory purchase on…
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Top Easy Access acs Ranked: Top of The Pots - **No Chat**
I've had a few suggestions/requests to start a separate 'No Chat' thread, as the ToTP list gets drowned in 'chat' in the 'Top Easy Access discussion' thread. The aim is to maintain an easy-to-find ranked list of the c.Top 10, available to open & manage online, Easy Access accounts, with links. The purpose of this thread is…
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Investing Discretionary Personal Injury Trust funds
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has experience of this. It's a relatively small award (30k). I have had the trust deed created by a solicitor and as far as I can tell I now need to set up a trustee bank account with either Monika or Metro Bank. Neither pay interest on the account, which is essentially what I'm asking about.…
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best platform for low amounts
hi, asking for a friend - a pal of mine wants to start S&S investing through an ISA - i recommended interactive investor having recently moved there myself but didn't think about him only starting with £0 and paying in £100/month their flat fee of £6/month would be punitive I previously used charles stanley but they have a…
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Lump sum from will
I will be getting £300,000 from a will of a relative, I don't want to invest it or play risky games with it I just want to get maximum interest on it for the time being until I decide what to do with it. What are my options ?
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Aegon - GIA and Stocks & Shares ISA - Alternatives/Ideas
I'm trying to help a family member who is reviewing their investments. They were taken out by their partner years ago who is no longer with us. They are using the Aegon platform and have the following investments. Identical investments in both their GIA and ISA (although much more being held in the GIA). 27% held within…
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Transferring Kent Reliance Cash ISA to Principality
What do you put in the Account Number and Sort Code fields on the Principality's online Transfer-In form? The KRBS account doesn't have an 8-digit account number or sort code, just a long alphanumeric account number. The form won't submit with these fields left blank, and entering the generic account number and sort code…
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My S&S diary - investing from February 2026
After sitting to learn about investing into the stock market, I finally jumped in. The 6th of February 2026. I am writing the diary for myself to remember the journey. I could see that I, probably the same as others, tend to only feel comfortable to tell others about what we do, when we are doing fine with S&S, and choose…
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Opinions on savings rates
I'm just looking at ISA rates and savings rates. Considering locking into a fixed rate ISA for the bulk of my savings but would like to have a flexible ISA or savings account with a decent rate. Mine are now only 3 percent on the ISA n 2 percent on the savings. Just wondering whether to hold fire to shift the money or move…
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