A fund for the long term.

Advantages: tracks ftse uk index,low charges, spread risk , can be ISA'd
Disadvantages: covers all sectors, can miss out on sector over performance

...where to look? Well Fidelity Moneybuilder Index Fund fits the bill for me. It is available from Fidelity's Funds Network which is a supermarket of investment funds with over 950 different funds from 55 fund managers. Fidelity Moneybuilder UK index ------------------------------------------ Aims to track the FTSE all share index which means it invests in the Large FTSE 100 companies down to smaller companies in the main market, but not AIM market stocks. Performance On the fidelity website you have a very useful feature that gives you an overview of each fund. Over five years the fund has returned 4.9% now remember that the market fell 28% from 2001-2002 over three years the fund returned 23.6% and over a year 27% Charges Now this is where Fidelity score over the competition. There is no initial charge on ISA and ISA...

getscenic 02.04.2006 · Read review
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index

Advantages: don't have to leave home
Disadvantages: can't try the clothes on

...I ordered a coat form index extra (www.indexextra.co.uk) and although i had to wait a while it did eventually come. The problem with the site is that it is hard to navigate and very slow, as you would expect with all the images but this was really slow, i also had to place my order twice and make two phone calls to the company before my order was finally accepted. They give you the option of easy payment, with which you get 10% off your order. Although it took about a week for my coat to arrive, when the site says 2 days, i was mainly pleased with the service and i now have a nice new coat. Only do certain sizes (up to a 14)...

Gemgemmings 20.09.2000 · Read review
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Review of Index Extra - coat

ITS A RIGHT INDEX TO INDEX.

Advantages: Good if they have it.
Disadvantages: They normally dont have it.

...Its My Right Index to Index. Its almost Xmas and myself and my partner are planning what presents to get for friends and family. This is me looking back by the way and I am not confused as to what month we are in. It’s the 6th April so please don’t be worrying about my sanity, well maybe just a bit. So out with the good old Index book and lets have a look at what there is in it. To be fair it is a really good catalogue and has something for everyone. So we look at the toys section and get that toy for the kids and something for my Mum and a few things for ourselves, cant very well leave ourselves out can we. The list is complete and the codes are all filled in and its just a matter of getting into the car and driving to Index. On arrival I can see its totally packed and I know I should have done my Xmas shopping earlier but...

BadCompany 06.04.2005 · Read review
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Review of Index (Shop)

A large fund investing in high yield securities

Advantages: The fund tends to outperform in flat and falling markets, high dividend yield of around 3%, good long term performance and good manager
Disadvantages: Large £2.6 billion in size makes fund less flexible, 5% initial charge, underperforms when growth stocks are fashionable

...I invested in this fund in september 1998 for my final PEP allowance before PEP's were abolished by the New Labour government. I had been tracking this fund before investing in it. At the time of investing the financial markets were in turmoil caused by the Asian financial crisis, the collapse of the large hedge fund Long Term Capital Management and currency devaluations in emerging markets. I think interest rates in the UK were also on the rise at the time. My strategy in buying this fund was to try and make a purchase close to the bottom of the UK market and get a good price. I didn't quite manage to make a purchase at the absolute bottom of the market but was close making a purchase at around 138p per unit. The fund pays a dividend yield that aims to be in excess of the yield on the FTSE All Share index. The objective of the fund...

gorvifal3 27.06.2001 · Read review
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Review of Perpetual High Income Fund

A real dog fund

Advantages: May recover in the long term
Disadvantages: Perpetual has been taken over by Invesco

...I must admit I had never heard of Perpetual 5 years ago. It was my independent financial adviser who brainwashed me in thinking Perpetual was the best thing since sliced bread. The literature from Perpetual is quite mind-blowing. An entire page devoted to the awards and prizes received by the company in the preceding 5 years. The rest of the literature was marketed superbly. You got the feeling that if you did not purchase a Perpetual fund you were missing out on something big. Anyway I put £500 in the Perpetual Asian Smaller Markets fund. I had read an article in the Financial Times that the Tiger economies in Southeast Asia were ready to take off and investors should not miss out. Well two months later the Tiger economies had a massive market crash. Soon my £500 was worth £256. It was great timing on my part. Instead of selling...

mrpaella 08.12.2000 (17.01.2001) · Read review
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Amazon.co.uk

Advantages: Wide Range, Cheap, Quick Delivery
Disadvantages: Cheap Looking Site

...I've only quite recently begun shopping with Amazon, the main reason being receiving vouchers from survey sites and from on here. It's now one of the first sites I look at when making a purchase. ~~~ Products ~~~ Amazon.co.uk stocks a massive variety of products. So far everything I have searched for has been available to buy on the site, although most of the things have been quite common like DVD's and games. I can't think of anywhere that stocks as much stuff as Amazon, maybe not even Ebay. ~~~ Prices ~~~ The prices on Amazon are very competitive and are usually the cheapest place to but DVD's and games, again being usually cheaper than Ebay, I have no doubt that this is the case for many other products. The main down side is that cash back sites don't offer cash back for Amazon, or am I on the wrong cash back site...

Wils0408n 31.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Amazon.co.uk

Student funding in the UK

Advantages: n/a
Disadvantages: n/a

...Students reading this will probably agree with my very strongly held views of student funding and student debt. I'm in my third year as a student, and have at least two more years to go. Throughout my time so far as a student, I have experienced a farcical system of determining how much money students should receive. Firstly, a look at tuition fees. Scottish politicians recently came to their senses and actually scrapped these crazy payments students had to make in order to get an education. However, due to my position as a student who had to change courses, i'm being forced to pay tuition fees for 2 years. The other factor of course is that students in the rest of the UK still have to fork out money for fees. The government will tell you that these fee payments are means tested so students only pay what they can afford. However, in...

djsteven 03.08.2002 · Read review
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Index online is fast

Advantages: Fast,easy online ordering
Disadvantages: email never arrived

...I placed an order with index extra on Tuesday morning; by early afternoon they phoned me to confirm the delivery address as in their words it was a large value order. The site can be viewed at:www.indexshop.co.uk or www.www.littlewoods-index.com I found the site very easy to navigate through, with plenty of menus to guide you to the product you want. This I appreciated as it shows that they are indeed security conscious. It was also confirmed that all of the items ordered were in stock and would be delivered on Thursday. I waited in all day and around 5.00pm I thought, well it’s not going to arrive today, how wrong I was.5.30pm the doorbell rang, it was my goods from Index, the delivery driver informed me that they often delivered later in the day as a lot of people are at work during the day, how thoughtful of them. Upon...

bobd 02.09.2003 (04.09.2003) · Read review
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Review of Index (Shop)

A Fund With A Prosperous Future

Advantages: Young, small and flexible. Superb but brief historic performance.
Disadvantages: Little movement in price for several months.

...a much smaller amount of stock to be bought and sold. Whilst the fund is classified in the ?Europe Excluding UK? category, there is a small holding of 5.6% in the UK. The one year growth for this fund is 46.6% so let?s look forward to similar performance in the future....

petehall 29.11.2000 · Read review
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Review of Jupiter European Special Situations Fund

Amazon.co.uk Marketplace

Advantages: Earns money for your unwanted items
Disadvantages: Postage costs

...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What is Amazon? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Amazon.co.uk is a website where you purchase literally anything. Amazon.co.uk has been around in the UK since 1998 and it started off a website mainly for selling PC & Video Games, Books, DVD's and similar items, now it still stocks all those items but now have expanded its items to Health & Beauty, Clothes, Shoes, Electrical Equipment, you name it, Amazon probably has it. If I'm looking to purchase something I usually always check out Amazon, as they're prices are always competitive and I know I can rely on them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What is Amazon Marketplace? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Amazon.co.uk Marketplace is a section of Amazon.co.uk which provides a venue for you to buy and sell new, used, collectable and refurbished items, it is displayed in the same place where...

lilyellowfish 15.04.2008 (20.04.2008) · Read review
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