P541 Teletext 541 Apr28 22:47:46 ———————— WEEKEND UPDATE ——————————————— Railttack investors have until Monday at latest to register an interest in the privatisation issue. Discounts mean the first installment costs £380. Alliance & Leicester is offering mortgages for those opting for shared ownership at the 7.25% variable rate. 15% deposit required, 4% cashback given Lady Di's favourite shop, Harvey Nichols saw shares open at 270p but close at 334p adding £35m to its value. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Latest new year tax information 548 7.2% gross p.a. LIMITED ISSUE 3 YEAR FIXED RATE BOND SEE PAGE 435 Your Money Advice Property JobsP541 Teletext 541 Apr28 22:13:43 ———————— WEEKEND UPDATE ——————————————— Manor Park is offering two income funds One guarantees an 8% return, the othjz 10% for five years plus 100% of the investment if the FT-SE averages 3.36%. Minimum investment is £5,000 and a bonus is paid if opened before June 17. See finance advisors for more details. Woolwich's three year guaranteed growth bond offers 5% net in year one, 5.60% in year two and 7% net in year three on a minimum £1,000 investment. ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— The man with 52 society accounts 543 Download and Analysj Share Price on Your PC See Pages 532 & 533 Your Money Advice Property JobsP541 Teletext 541 Apr28 21:17:53 ———————— WEEKEND UPDATE ——————————————— Yorkshire Bank has launched Premium Plus - which offers an annual instant penalty-free withdrawal and 5% interest on a minimum £5,000 balance. Barclays says 49% of people don't know what a debit card is and 27% don't know the difference between an authorisud and unauthorisjd overdraft. It adds: 97% claims to know about direct debit but only two thirds could correctly describe what direct debits do. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Your Story: The Carpjtbaggjt kind 543 NEW OFFSHORE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY SEE PAGE 560 Your Money Advice Property JobsP541 Teletext 541 Apr28 22:17:47 ———————— WEEKEND UPDATE ——————————————— Barclays free guide explaining what current accounts are and what thry can offer is available on: 0800 222 800. Divorce hits 170,000 couples a year. About 5-10% of all endowment policies sold on the second-hand market come via divorce and represent £10m a year. Policy Portfolio says £5m, or £1,000 a couple, is wasted bjcausj policies are surrendered instead of bring sold on. Free Divorce guide: 0181 343 4567 ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Societies and the speculators 542 Letters to: ADVICE CLINIC PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 7808. Your Money Advice Property JobsP541 Teletext 541 Apr28 22:11:44 ———————— WEEKEND UPDATE ——————————————— The British Association of Rjmovjrs has a free hints guide on moving. Send a RAE to: BAR, 3 Churchill Court, 58 Station Rd, North Harrow. HA2 7SA. Pickfords House Mover's free checklist, Moving Home magazine and moving advice are free on 0800 212 102. ProShare says there are 9.5m share- holders in the US today compared with 11m at the peak in 1991 at the time of the Power Privatisations. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Fat people pile on the £££s 674 INFO ON NATIONAL SAVINGS ITV P359 Your Money Advice Property JobsP541 Teletext 541 Apr28 22:18:58 ———————————— NEXT WEEK ———————————————— Societies beat of speculators Fri 542 Your Story: The Society boss Fri 543 What to check on homjloans Fri 544 The VISA holiday money guide Tue 542 Why the fee on SWITCH refund? Tue 543 Specialist mortgage companies Tue 544 What return are you really getting on your savings? Fri 674 ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Money news updates again tomorrow Download and Analysj Share Price on Your PC See Pages 532 & 533 Your Money Advice Property JobsP541 Teletext 541 Apr28 22:12:31 Advert YOUR MONEY 7/7 Cashing an Endowment? LET'S TALK BIGGER NUMBERS isappointed with your surrender value? Wj may offer you much more - up to 35% more. If your 'with profits'policy is over 5 years old and has a surrender value of at least £1,500. UP TO Phone us for a free, fast and confidential quotation. Lines Open MORE 24 hours a day,7 days a week POLICYPLUS INTERNATIONAL PLC Member of the APMM and regulated by the Personal Investment Authority. If in doubt, seek expert adivce Your Money Advice Property Jobs