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portfolio selections
a typical portfolio selected by yer banker often includes a mixture of funds from schroeder, templeton, BRIC emerging market funds, etc etc etc. diversification is 'allegedly' meant to moderate the...
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How much do draw cash on a c card?
x-no-archive:yes How much does it typically cost to draw cash on a credit card? I will pay off any debt at the end of the month. I have an HSBC mastercard with a rate of 19.5%
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annuity rate- why it's rising now?
Hi can anybody explain me why annuity rate (joint life, level) is rising for the last half a year? Does it have sense to wait a bit with buying annuity until it start dropping back? Thanks
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Royal Liver
Good results today, but I wonder if that is after the £50m black hole discovered in the accounts as a result of their sacked with profits actuary, the grossly incompetent Terry Maxwell???
 
Investing a small, (EUR), inheritance.
Hi, I recently inherited some money, (~100K), from a family member in France, but I am a bit unsure as to what I should do with it. Because I am currently on a long term contact overseas, (+5 years),...
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Pooling funds with mother-in-law to buy a house - tax implications?
As per the header really. Mother-in-law sells her house. We sell our house. We pool the money. We move to sunny Devon (ha!) and buy a nice, big detached house with a bit of land out the back and build...
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UK peopel please help me!
act him, please provide him with the following Requirements below: Claims Requirements: 1.Name in full---------------------- 2.Address--------------------------- 3.Nationality-----------------------...
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Mortgage best buys and likely changes in market
I bought my first house two years ago and my mortgage deal (with Nationwide) is coming to an end. With some help with the maths from this group, I convinced myself that the deal I got then was the...
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FT: Banks on the back foot over overdrafts
Banks on the back foot over overdrafts Financial Times Published: April 24 2008 19:43 UK high-street banks were in the dock on Thursday over the charges they impose on customers. The ruling by the...
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Capital Investment Bonds and CGT
The Norwich Union Capital Investment Bond states in it's Key Facts brochure - "Capital Gains Tax You won't normally have to pay any capital gains tax." What does the 'normally' proviso actually mean ?
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Banks lose overdraft charges case
The UK's biggest banks have lost a test case about overdraft charges. ***** Will you be claiming your bank charges back? BBC NEWS | Business | Banks lose overdraft charges case
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Abbey eSaver Direct
Anyone tried opening one of these? Using a bogstandard Windows XP machine with Internet explorer, which all works on every other site including several internet banking sites, I couldn't complete the...
 
Looking for feedback on new site to check savings against FSA guarantee
I've recently developed a website which lets you quickly check whether your savings across various banks are covered by the FSA's £35k guarantee, and would like to get some feedback on it...
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An 'interesting' proposal from LloydsTSB.
I'm just coming to the end of a two year LloydTSB monthly saver account - interest rate 8%, maximum savings £250 per month. They've written to remind me of this, and that the account will be...
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capitalone website
it does not work still to this day how are we to check our account if we can't access them or pay our bills ?
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