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Where`s best to put my savings?????????
Im pretty new to this but have had alot of help from other Moneysavers. My Father and mother have sold there house and have £200000. They have moved in with my sister and are hoping to move house in around 6 months to see if the house prices drop a little. Where is the best place for them to put there money, so it is…
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A generous gift
My two year old son was very fortunate to be given a cheque for £5000 on his recent birthday. As you would expect, this means nothing to him, but it has given me a bit of a headache. How to best invest it? I have already opened a stock market based CTF All-Share tracker with F&C, which receives an additional £25p/m. This…
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Good time to buy shares?
RBS shares are 11.6p, does this look like a good time to buy? They look real cheap, considering they were £6+ only one year ago. This is a massive discount. Looks like a good buy and hold for a year or so before they rocket :money:
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Banks/economy collapse
Does anyone think taking out all your money now would be wise? If the banks have no money n things do truly go pear shaped wouldnt it be better to have ur money in ur home? I see now that unemployment is now gonna reach 3.4million, seem s a random number...almost a guess. How bad is this gonna get as its really bad now. I…
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all my fathers money stolen from abbey account
hi guys just incase anyone has an abbey online saver account , beware!! the site might be unsafe as we have recently had money taken out of an account (all his savings that he relies on for income), we have NOT responded to fraud emails and have three kinds of protection on the pc. although abbey has a so called secure…
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Opening online account - Which banks don't need paperwork from you?
Does anyone know which of the online saving accounts definately do not require any paperwork. i.e. they can be opened purely online?. I believe Bradford and Bingley is one. Anyone know of any others?.
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Has Robert Peston Worsened the Credit Crisis?
Hi For a job interview this week I have to do a presentation, the topic I have chosen is the above. I was hoping for some thoughts. I have been researching the banking crisis of the early 1970s where information regarding Nat West was closely guarded and it makes an interesting comparison to todays abundance of leaks and…
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UK Financials Tracker / ETF - Is there one?
I've been looking this evening for a UK financials index tracker or ETF but can't seem to find one. Does one exist? :confused: Cheers
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Hargreaves Landsdown
I've been with HL for a while and until this week, they were helpful and good value. Then I came up against a seriously moody dealer (for which I received an apology) and today, the site kept logging me out of my account when I was at the stage of confirming a deal. They now have my money but I don't have my funds. Sundays…
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LloydsTSB Shares
Any thoughts on what the impact of the LTSB-HBOS merger is likely to have upon the LloydsTSB share value, which rallied on Friday & particularly on Monday (peaked around 145) but has gone into freefall these past 2 days (closed at 117.2).
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Will we now see an end??
To the multi million pound sponsorship deals that the major banks have with various sports? It's a bit galling that they won't lend house purchasers and businesses money, but are perfectly happy to ensure that footballers(e.g) can afford Ferraris,Bentleys etc.Surely this form of 'advertising' has now run its course
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Foreigner entitled to ISA?
Hi, I'm a little confused by how an ISA works. I have one myself but my girlfriend also wants to take one out. She is Japanese and has been here for 10 months on a student visa. She has worked either part or full time for all that period, alongside her studies (And pays tax on her earnings) Therefore, can she take out an…
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IVA: Stay or go?
Quick question from the IVA members: The Icesave Veterans Association thread has been here in 'Savings and Investments' a long time now. Would folks prefer it to stay here or is it time for it to be moved to the MSE Arms?
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Endowment matured what to do!
Hi I have received £30k as my endowement has matured This was to pay off part of my mortgage However The Abbey say they want to put it in my saving fund! where it will match my Tracker Mortgage (.49%above base) rate allowing me access to funds should i need them but will reduce the term of my mortgage I DO NOT want at any…
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Post Office Bonds with Bank of Ireland
As the Post Office have written to me to tell me about changes to the compensation arrangements will this allow me to close my account and take interest up to the closing date as the terms and conditions have changed from the ones I entered into last September? Or should I try not to worry and stick it out until until this…
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The Icesave wait is over - for the paperwork anyway!
:jIn this morning's post, I finally received my claim form, requested on Nov 11th, for fixed account closing Nov 24th. There'll be dancing in the streets round here tonight, that's for sure. Hope other posters with similar concerns are equally in receipt.:j
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Westbrom.co.uk 4.65% offer in MSE email now closed
Only just saw my MSE email (I know, I know!) and went straight to the Westbrom saver offer, only to find... "Due to unprecedented demand, this bond has now been withdrawn." :confused:
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robert peston-imisim
all i can say is... ...that guy is an !!!!. cant wait for his (and nick robinson's) face to be removed on bbc news website frontpage. [end of rant]
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Yorkshire / Clydsdale Bank Fixed Term Deposit Accounts - Timescales for opening
On Fiday 14 November I rang to open a fixed term deposit account. The following Monday the rate was lowered as per their internet site. Their legal blurb said I had 5 working days to get my application and cheque received by them to secure the original rate. I got the application form on Tuesday 18 November and sent it…
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Kaupthing Edge - still waiting for account closure
I asked Kaupthing Edge to close my account back in November... they did warn me there was a backlog in requests which may result in a delay for the final payment, but I'm still waiting. Any idea if this is normal? Thanks!