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  • Carter said:
    Hargreaves Lansdown being sold to Abu Dhabi wealth fund

    Britain's biggest stock broker is on the brink of a £5.4 billion take-over by a consortium spearheaded by private equity firm CVC Capital and Abu Dhabi's wealth fund. Bosses at Hargreaves Lansdown have told investors they would "be willing to recommend" such a deal if the suitors lay down a firm offer.
    In layman terms what could this mean for my funds? I like the HL interface and have a reasonable amount invested via them but only one of their own funds. I'm tempted to go to another provider and open accounts with the providers of the funds I've invested in. Their dealer fee is high but other than that they have been fine especially for a relative novice like me 
    I doubt it means much for your fund.  HL have plans to throw a few hundred million at upgrading the technology, which is well overdue and needed to capture the younger generations that are used to much better interfaces and workflows.  Private equity is good at spotting transformation opportunities like that.  

    They're also relatively cheap compared to recent years and considering their dominance of the UK market (c 60%).
  • jamescafc
    jamescafc Posts: 1,831
    Putting family home to one side, how do you balance your savings portfolio between property, stocks/shares and cash (savings ac / term deposits)? 


  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,599
    jamescafc said:
    Putting family home to one side, how do you balance your savings portfolio between property, stocks/shares and cash (savings ac / term deposits)? 


    As an adviser I would usually say to leave your Cash deposits to one side (like your residential property) when thinking of your investment asset split. 

    How much anyone keeps back in Cash differs from person to person. General advice is to keep enough back for emergencies & to cover 3-6 months of usual monthly expenditure. But everyone is different and some want £10k in Cash deposits & others £50k. 

    Then anything above your Cash deposits can be used to invest, with the asset split for that money determined by your attitude to risk. Generally the more adventurous you are the more your have in Equities. 

  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,589
    Well, it's all but over, couple of days to go but looking like @TellMc32 is invincible unless the FTSE drops 150 points.

    NameLevelVariance% Variance
    @TelMc328100125.331.52%
    MrWalker8077148.331.80%
    WishIdStayedInThe Pub8047178.332.17%
    Thread Killer8016209.332.54%
    cafcpolo8011214.332.61%
    guinnessaddick8001224.332.73%
    Solidgone8001224.332.73%
    bobmunro7989236.332.87%
    Redman7988237.332.89%
    holyjo7979246.332.99%
    aitchyaddick7978247.333.01%
    Pedro457975250.333.04%
    blackpool727970255.333.10%
    CharltonKerry7966259.333.15%
    PragueAddick7965260.333.16%
    HardyAddick7951274.333.34%
    Jamescafc7950275.333.35%
    wwaddick7934291.333.54%
    Salad7918307.333.74%
    Hornchurch7902323.333.93%
    meldrew667901324.333.94%
    oohaahmortimer7891334.334.06%
    Rob7Lee7891334.334.06%
    Housty7882343.334.17%
    Bangkokaddick7878347.334.22%
    Lonelynorthernaddick7870355.334.32%
    Addick Addict7864361.334.39%
    Jon_CAFC_7864361.334.39%
    valleynick667863362.334.41%
    thecat7850375.334.56%
    CAFCWest7839386.334.70%
    TheGhostofTomHovi7830395.334.81%
    Huskaris7825400.334.87%
    Addickinedi7824401.334.88%
    LargeAddick7824401.334.88%
    IdleHans7810415.335.05%
    Daarrrzzettbum7801424.335.16%
    RalphMilne7795430.335.23%
    Morboe7768457.335.56%
    fat man on a moped7758467.335.68%
    StrikerFirmani7720505.336.14%
    golfaddick7680545.336.63%
    Covered End7579646.337.86%
    Fortune 82nd Minute7450775.339.43%
    Lenglover7401824.3310.02%
    Er_Be_Ab_Pl_Wo_Wo_Ch 69991226.3314.91%
  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,589
    And it ends how we expected.well done to @TelMc32 and poor show from everyone as all of us guessed lower than it finished....... Charlton Fans pessimistic........ never!!

     FTSE100 Level8,164.12  
         
    PositionNameLevelVariance% Variance
     @TelMc32810064.120.79%
     MrWalker807787.121.07%
     WishIdStayedInThe Pub8047117.121.43%
     Thread Killer8016148.121.81%
     cafcpolo8011153.121.88%
     guinnessaddick8001163.122.00%
     Solidgone8001163.122.00%
     bobmunro7989175.122.14%
     Redman7988176.122.16%
     holyjo7979185.122.27%
     aitchyaddick7978186.122.28%
     Pedro457975189.122.32%
     blackpool727970194.122.38%
     CharltonKerry7966198.122.43%
     PragueAddick7965199.122.44%
     HardyAddick7951213.122.61%
     Jamescafc7950214.122.62%
     wwaddick7934230.122.82%
     Salad7918246.123.01%
     Hornchurch7902262.123.21%
     meldrew667901263.123.22%
     oohaahmortimer7891273.123.35%
     Rob7Lee7891273.123.35%
     Housty7882282.123.46%
     Bangkokaddick7878286.123.50%
     Lonelynorthernaddick7870294.123.60%
     Addick Addict7864300.123.68%
     Jon_CAFC_7864300.123.68%
     valleynick667863301.123.69%
     thecat7850314.123.85%
     CAFCWest7839325.123.98%
     TheGhostofTomHovi7830334.124.09%
     Huskaris7825339.124.15%
     Addickinedi7824340.124.17%
     LargeAddick7824340.124.17%
     IdleHans7810354.124.34%
     Daarrrzzettbum7801363.124.45%
     RalphMilne7795369.124.52%
     Morboe7768396.124.85%
     fat man on a moped7758406.124.97%
     StrikerFirmani7720444.125.44%
     golfaddick7680484.125.93%
     Covered End7579585.127.17%
     Fortune 82nd Minute7450714.128.75%
     Lenglover7401763.129.35%
     Er_Be_Ab_Pl_Wo_Wo_Ch 69991165.1214.27%
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,544
    Beat @golfaddick again, that’ll do for me.
  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,589
    Beat @golfaddick again, that’ll do for me.
    You and almost everyone!
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,599
    I who know nothing.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,840
    I who know nothing.

    That's a refreshingly honest admission from an IFA ;-)
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,035
    Thanks very much @Rob7Lee and well done all.  Got home on Thursday morning, having had my right hip replaced on Tuesday afternoon. This magnificent win will be celebrated as soon as I don’t need crutches to stand up!!! 🤦🏻‍♂️😂🏆
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  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,840
    TelMc32 said:
    Thanks very much @Rob7Lee and well done all.  Got home on Thursday morning, having had my right hip replaced on Tuesday afternoon. This magnificent win will be celebrated as soon as I don’t need crutches to stand up!!! 🤦🏻‍♂️😂🏆

    I wish you a speedy recovery.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,956
    Hope you recover speedily Tel.
  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,589
    Good luck with the recovery, plenty of thinking time for your next FTSE100 guess.......
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,137
    Well done, @TelMc32 and hope you are up and running again soon.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,573
    £175 from PBs this month.
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,841
    Nothing for wife, £100 for me, £30k and £35k respectively. 

    Really been on a terrible run since I got them
  • moutuakilla
    moutuakilla Posts: 7,563
    £25 on half holding. Really poor return so far this year
  • meldrew66
    meldrew66 Posts: 2,561
    Victor won £600 (1 x £500 +1 x £100) from £50k and Margaret £100 from £17k
  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,589
    edited July 2024
    Nothing for me and £100 for daughter, both about 26k. Mrs R7L £75.

    and £50 for Father in law.
  • best for a while for us 
    £1375 over 5xmax
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  • Addickinedi
    Addickinedi Posts: 149
    £175 me and £75 wife both on max holding. Combined we are running just under 3% for the year.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,659
    Nothing for me again 
    That's the 3rd time this year I've drawn a blank on 22k.
    Last year I totaled £1275 I'm nowhere near that so far this year. 
  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,163
    edited July 2024
    2 x £25 and 1 x £100 on full holding. 2.4%  return YTD.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,840
    Bugger all for me, £200 for Mrs M - 2x max holdings
  • Toogood
    Toogood Posts: 73
    Me £650  (50k)
    Wife nothing (50k)
    Son nothing (33k)
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    £175 for me and £50 for the wife, both max holdings. Still not great.
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,203
    £225 max
  • gmantaxi
    gmantaxi Posts: 333
    sod all for me , max holding 
  • DaveStorry
    DaveStorry Posts: 989
    Been following this thread for a short while, invested £30k in P Bonds end of May, so today is first draw I'm in. Pleased to see I won £225. 
  • Chaz Hill
    Chaz Hill Posts: 5,216
    £200 for me, £125 for Mrs and £100 for jnr this month after zero for each of us last month.