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Switching current account to get a better credit interest rate(18/06/2010)
The most popular reason for switching current accounts is for a better credit interest rate. Acoording to a poll of moneysupermarket.com users, 31 per cent of respondents said a better rate could persuade them to switch, 19 per cent said a cash incentive might encourage them to move, and 13 per cent said they would switch if the processes of switching were easier. However, analysis from moneysupermarket.com has shown that the top cash incentiv... [more]
Fantasy Trader gives investors an opportunity to trade on real stock markets(25/01/2010)
Halifax Share Dealing has launched Fantasy Trader that gives investors an opportunity to trade on real stock markets, with a virtual £10,000 through a practice share dealing account. Fantasy Trader gives customers a chance to experiment with new trading strategies to see how they could potentially boost their investment returns by diversifying their portfolio. It also gives them the opportunity to try out international markets or new sectors, ... [more]
Not all over 50s are making the most of their ISA tax free savings allowance(30/09/2009)
New research from Halifax reveals that the average amount saved in ISAs by Brits aged over 50 is £11,288. Unsurprisingly, over 50s residents in Greater London are making the most of their tax free savings allowance (£12,721). This is almost a full year's current Cash ISA allowance ahead of over 50s residents in Scotland (£9,490). At local authority level, over 50s residents in Kensington and Chelsea top the ISA table with average ISA savings of £... [more]
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