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Radio 2 Broadcast
Etrigan
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Martin spoke on todays (20/08/04) Jeremy Vine show on Radio 2. Mention was made of a product from Abbey in which you could invest £2500 and you would 'double' your money.
Unfortunately I have no more information than that. If anyone could clarify the exact product and the timescale over which you could 'double' your money then please respond.
I did contact radio 2 directly but they had no information on todays show.
Many thanks
ET
Unfortunately I have no more information than that. If anyone could clarify the exact product and the timescale over which you could 'double' your money then please respond.
I did contact radio 2 directly but they had no information on todays show.
Many thanks
ET
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I think you may have misheard. From what I understood Martin explained to the caller that he would double his INTEREST if he moved his money from his current savings account which was paying something like 2.5% to the Abbey ISA which pays 4.8% interest and he wouldn't have to pay the tax on his interest either.
See http://forum.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=ISAs;action=display;num=1080787079v for more info on the Abbey ISA
Hope this helps clarify.
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Stitch,
Clarifies things immensely, thank you very much. The question was based on information received, well thats my excuse anyway :-/
Thanks
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Glad to have been of some use. It was my first post on this web site!
Nice to save.0 -
Good question. Totally correct answer! Thanks Stitch for that
(and the national savings investment was 3.05% taxed and abbey is 5.1% untaxed (currently) hence the doubling of interest )
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Re: Radio 2 Broadcast
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Flippin Eck Martin - do you not bother sleeping???
;D ;D ;D
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Formerly known as Gadget Freak!!!
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Thanks for the praise Martin. I have impressed myself. Heard you on the car radio driving into town with both children talking to me at the same time about different things. ;D
Unfortunately this was the only bit of your broadcast I heard. :'(
Thanks for a fantastic website. Stitch Nice to save.0 -
If you go to the BBC website you can hear the entire broadcast again.0
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Thank you Nice to save.0
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