times-money.co.uk

Advantages: good current information
Disadvantages: sometimes slow

I have always found the Times Money site to be a current, up-to-date information that has been useful for what i have used it for. The site offers a range of best buys on things like credit cards, current savings account, notice accounts, personal loans, and internet account. The site provide links to most providers which interest you. I have at times found the site to be slow, which can be annoying. Some of the caluating systems about loans etc ... Read review

Advantages: Share price
Disadvantages: Slow, lacking content and style.

The Times Money site doesn’t look pretty, and unless you are after a certain level of personal finance and business news, and aren’t put off by chunky text and a distinct lack of style, then you aren’t going to find what you are looking for. The home page lists business nibs which are kept up-to-date nicely but the lack of hyperlinks to related news items is annoying. Also, the layout of the top icons is poorly thought out and scroll off the page ...
...include Mortgages, Borrowing, Investing, Borrowing, Tax, Pensions, etc - all the usual areas. The sub categories are slow to load and soon lead away from the Times site to others with greater content. The Glossary of terms is quite useful but the page could again use hyperlinks to flesh out the content. The reason I use the site, and it is the only reason admittedly, is because of the share information. OK, it’s not Bloomberg technology, but it does ... Read review

Advantages: savings account can be opened via internet
Disadvantages: not exactly the best rates in the market

...Banking on the net is a very practical thing to do really; you can manage your money from home at any time. Egg is a division of the Prudential Banking plc and they are online @ www.egg.co.uk offering different kind of savings account. What different kind of savings account do they have? Savings is savings, is the money you want to see growing for some reason or another with a guaranteed interest, so the most attractive savings account would be the one that pays you the highest interest. There are four choices of savings account: Internet, Investor, Standard and Cash Card. Internet Savings Account: This one has been the most popular as everybody seems to go by what Egg’s advert is showing, be aware of it, adverts are very good making people’s mind directing the customers for what they want you to do it. The advert... Read review

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Advantages: Free registration, quality advice from experts, excellent discussion boards
Disadvantages: Number of posts means you can't keep up, "Official" site advice re getting a tracker

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Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: can't really give any
Disadvantages: many, absolute rubbish, till service unacceptable, unhelpful

...for around 2 or 3 minutes work which obviously they can’t. The leaflets they hand out when they open your bank accounts stating their fees and charges would be laughed at if it went to court. Look on the net, look in the media, it’s advertised everywhere, the banks have no defence. Charges are ok but as stated before, they can not make a profit from the transaction which they have been doing. Its the actual amount they have been charging which is unlawful. Get your money back, go to either; moneysavingexpert.com or penaltycharges.co.uk You will be surprised. Somewhere along your time with your bank you will have been charged, you can claim even if your account is now closed. ABBEY NATIONAL BANK Get Your Money Back Telephone Direct and claim your bank charges back MR TOM JERRED SENIOR CUSTOMER RELATION... Read review

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