Premium Bond winners: Saver scoops 1,900% return on lockdown investment

Lockdown luck! One saver scoops a 1,900% return after winning Premium Bond jackpot with cash he stuck in last June The man from London turned a £50,000 holding into £1m  This beats the FTSE 100 – which has returned 4.56% over the same period  There were another £1.34bn of Bonds bought last December even as … Read more

Regular saver accounts: HSBC and First Direct slash rates again

HSBC and First Direct make more huge cuts to regular saver accounts which now pay just 1% – a drop of four fifths compared to last summer HSBC and First Direct customers will see rates fall from 2.75% to 1%  The accounts let current accounts save up to £300 a month at a top rate  … Read more

Saver spent £21k on top-ups not added to his state pension

‘I spent £21k on state pension top-ups AND deferred for five years, but saw no increase in payments’: Why did the DWP ignore his pleas for help? Saver spent substantial sum to boost his state pension by £25 a week But increase was missed off payments due to start this summer ‘I have found it … Read more

Saver scoops £1m Premium Bonds jackpot with May investment

Now that’s a lockdown investment! Saver scoops £1m Premium Bond jackpot with May purchase as £4.5bn worth are snapped up in three months The Tyne and Wear saver secured a 4,900% return on a £20,000 punt in May  It was the first draw their investment was eligible to win prizes in Figures from NS&I suggest … Read more