TONY HETHERINGTON: Sorry, your £25,000 fell down a hole in Brazil
My husband and I invested through Green Planet Investment, after the salesman, Clive Harris, said this was better than our previous investments through him.
View ArticleCan Saga customers apply for shares through an Isa?
I am a Saga customer and am interested in buying shares in the public listing. I known I am entitled to extra shares, but can I invest through my Isa?
View ArticleTONY HETHERINGTON: I lost £27,000 at risky trader banned in US
I opened a small trading account with Banc de Binary and was contacted by broker Simon Sachs, who convinced to deposit my money, which I can't get back.
View ArticleCan I buy insurance to protect my investments beyond the £50k limit?
I know that £50,000 of money invested with each fund house is covered by the Financial Services Compensation scheme. But how can I protect amounts above this limit?
View ArticleTONY HETHERINGTON: Property Horizons offers full refund - less £1,795 fee
I invested through Property Horizons in a hotel room to be rented out to oil workers. I became concerned so took a refund but the company kept some money back.
View ArticleJail for £70m boiler room share fraudsters exposed by Mail on Sunday
Jeffrey Revell-Reade and Anthony May persuaded more than 1,000 investors to part with about £70million for shares that proved worthless.
View ArticleASK TONY: Hounded for a £147 debt I never owed
I am being chased for a debt which I know nothing about. They have started phoning at all hours of the day and night, which is frightening my wife.
View ArticleTONY HETHERINGTON: I'm empty handed after £7,000 palm oil mystery
I was attracted by ITX Commodities Limited. I invested £7,250 in May last year but since then I have not been able to contact the company.
View ArticleI'm a Vodafone shareholder waiting for my Verizon dividend but the forms are...
I am a small investor with 2,000 shares in Vodafone and expect to get a cash return from the sale of Verizon Wireless. I could do with a bit of help and time is short.
View ArticleWhat is the cheapest way to sell my shares and avoid a big tax bill?
I have a portfolio of shares I want to offload. How much can I sell without paying capital gains tax? What company will sell them for me at the cheapest rate?
View ArticleTONY HETHERINGTON: Diamonds of Mayfair doesn't sparkle
Diamonds of Mayfair Limited offers investment in diamonds in conjunction with Agriyield Limited, but most of its website is about jewellery, not investment.
View ArticleWhy is HSBC InvestDirect dithering over how to handle my Vodafone payout?
I have been pressing my broker, HSBC InvestDirect, to provide details of the options it will offer investors over the Verizon disposal - and now the deadline is very close.
View ArticleHow do I buy foreign shares? I want some Facebook stock
Think WhatsApp was a good buy and have strong faith in Facebook's potential? Investing expert Russ Mould of AJ Bell Youinvest explains how to trade overseas shares.
View ArticleWill my Isa in a Scottish investment trust lose its tax status if it votes...
Should I move my investing Isa to an English finance house before the end of the tax year in case Scotland becomes independent?
View ArticleThe trick to get a double cash Isa allowance this year
You will be able to transfer your old Isa money into either a cash or investment Nisa. You can prepare now to supercharge your Nisa by up to £5,760. Find out how.
View ArticleFinancial adviser I've never met took £780 from my bond
We took out an Aegon bond using the financial adviser Bates, who went into administration and was replaced by Honister. But now MacRobins is receiving commission.
View ArticleTONY HETHERINGTON: London Commodity Solutions says 'Don't trust our advice'
Do you know about London Commodity Solutions Limited, please? It has been offering investment in graphene, saying we are in a ‘pre-boom period’.
View ArticleTONY HETHERINGTON: Investment giant buys angry reader's silence
In 2008 we opened an investment portfolio to provide for our retirement and our daughter’s education. The fund was suspended but we were told about this later.
View ArticleMy investment bond was switched into a with-profits fund charging a 7% exit...
I appear to be locked into this investment. How can I determine when to sell and have I been given bad advice by my former financial adviser?
View ArticleTONY HETHERINGTON: I had heart attack when high-risk bet went wrong
I wanted to supplement our pension. I found the Banc de Binary and invested in binary options but we lost heavily and the company took more money than agreed.
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