August Equity Trust Share Discussion Threads

[hectorp] 16/10/2007 19:06

Menzies Campbell forced out of Liberal leadership for no reason but age, he is 66.
'Age' is commensurate with experience.
Many support sir Ming and are unhappy about his being dumped by the Liberals.
In fact his demise is more based on the fact that he is holding up his several successors.
I'm not interested in the Liberal issue but if Sir Menzies, younger than Churchill in 1943, is not worthy because of age, then let the many of us only 10 years younger, should worry. In fact Menzies is mentally much sharper than Churchill, a notorious old soak and eventually victim to altsheimers - or drink. ( you choose)>
Get the grey revolution working - properly.

[jacsom] 20/6/2002 20:24

Skipton Building Society currently have just such an account on offer.



js.

[hectorp] 20/6/2002 19:07

Any more high interst return investments?

[hectorp] 18/6/2002 23:57

Manx- excuse my ignorance, what is MBNA ?
H.

[maxk] 18/6/2002 10:04

hectorp,

the best I know of is MBNA, which is offering 6% fully secure for £20k plus.

Tally,

now I know where my winnings are going, your getting double mine!

[tally666] 18/6/2002 09:04

H... MY WIFE AND I HAVE £20,000 EACH IN BORING OLD PREMIUM BONDS...FOR 5 YEARS NOW. THEY HAVE ONLY RETURNED AN AVERAGE OF 5.5%, BUT OF COURSE THAT'S TAX FREE, AND YOU COULD WIN A " BIGGY ". JUST A THOUGHT.GOOD LUCK. TALLY666.

[hectorp] 18/6/2002 08:57

I am looking for medium term home for capital returning at least 7 % over 3 to 5 years - anyone using a product or account which will achieve this by guarantee, without capital risk? ( any interst ? I know this is maininly a traders BB).

Alternatively it may be time very soon to go long a FTSE tracker fund with a 5 year lock-in especially if we can see FTSE 4200 bottom ( or near there). That is very likely to return 9-10 even 12% P/A assuming FTSE is above say 5750 in 5 years, it could be over 6500 again by then . It seems a one way bet.

I also hold a few hedge fund positions but so far in the last 6 months have only returned an average of 1-2 percent! But at least are not showing a fall, and will do well when the market really has turned.


H.