Best savings account?

I'm in a very similar setup, except I have 60% All World and 40% S&P500
Why have both? The S&P500 is essentially included as part of the All World, you're just double dipping the top 10 stocks.

Not to mention that this year the All World has actually outperformed the S&P 500.

You'd be better of just having everything in the single all world ETF.

I'm personally in the SPDR MSCI All Country World which covers both developed and emerging markets and has a ter of only 0.12% compared to Vanguards 0.22% and the All Country has actually outperformed the Vanguard fund so far this year too.
 
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Why have both? The S&P500 is essentially included as part of the All World, you're just double dipping the top 10 stocks.

Not to mention that this year the All World has actually outperformed the S&P 500.

You'd be better of just having everything in the single all world ETF.

I'm personally in the SPDR MSCI All Country World which covers both developed and emerging markets and has a ter of only 0.12% compared to Vanguards 0.22% and the All Country has actually outperformed the Vanguard fund so far this year too.
Personal choice
 
Not to mention that this year the All World has actually outperformed the S&P 500.
Since when have a single intra years returns been a meaningful comparison of anything?

Why have both? The S&P500 is essentially included as part of the All World, you're just double dipping the top 10 stocks.
Double dipping, or rather more weighting to the US tech giants has paid off over recent years. Of course people continue to jump into that trade, whether it continues who knows.

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Since when have a single intra years returns been a meaningful comparison of anything?


Double dipping, or rather more weighting to the US tech giants has paid off over recent years. Of course people continue to jump into that trade, whether it continues who knows.

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What website /tool is that please? Is it free? Looks useful!
 
That's not the flex you think it is... 3.75 was hardly competitive before!;)

I know but it’s far from the worst. Flex??

I was only referring to easy access savings as well, a lot of the better rates are all boosted it seems for new customers, like Chase, Chip, can’t be bothered moving money again only for the rate to plummet after a while.
 
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Marcus with an cash ISA rate drop. Just requested a full transfer to my Vanguard Stocks and Shares ISA.
It was an "OK" rate to begin with, but it was handy emergency cash, just in case.
 
Starling not dropping their rates this time. :) Sticking @3.75%
Their cash ISA is 3.85% which is the same as Trading212, so I've moved my cash back over to Starling as it's just my emergency fund so I'd rather that be with my bank and instantly accessible rather than potentially taking 3 days to transfer, though to be fair I've only ever had to wait maybe 1 day maximum before when transferring cash out from Trading 212.
 
Starling not dropping their rates this time. :) Sticking @3.75%

Their cash ISA is 3.85% which is the same as Trading212, so I've moved my cash back over to Starling as it's just my emergency fund so I'd rather that be with my bank and instantly accessible rather than potentially taking 3 days to transfer, though to be fair I've only ever had to wait maybe 1 day maximum before when transferring cash out from Trading 212.


Trading 212 withdrawals are pretty much instant for the cash ISA . although Iv only done about 3 small withdrawals ( not recent ones) with them.


have been with them for a few months now.

I dont withdraw for my ISA at the moment as I have the chase savings account
 
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Their cash ISA is 3.85% which is the same as Trading212, so I've moved my cash back over to Starling as it's just my emergency fund so I'd rather that be with my bank and instantly accessible rather than potentially taking 3 days to transfer, though to be fair I've only ever had to wait maybe 1 day maximum before when transferring cash out from Trading 212.

Modern wisdom suggests that you should be able to plan ahead enough to cope with a 3 day wait for a transfer, more, even.

In the event it's not, that's what emergency funds in instant access savings are for, or credit cards/overdrafts.
 
So today my chase savings went from 5.0% to 4.75%

Guess delayed from the last drop. The boosted rate lasts until next year
 
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Most of my cash savings are with Coventry BS at 4.50%

Also have savings with Marcus and Tandem but their rates are dwindling rapidly.
 
Two of my 2year fixed saving accounts come to an end on the 20th and 25th of this month, bye bye 6% interest rate :(

Best I see now for 2 year fixed rate is 4.5% or under.(paying out monthly interest)
 
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