EXPERT ANSWERS BY SECTION
HETHERINGTON: Bank codes that make you £600 in minutes - be Streetwise and avoid this money-making idea!
ASK TONY: My 95-year-old mum was mis-sold a £175K investment bond by a shark adviser - and now Skandia won't let her leave without a £1,750 charge!
ASK TONY: The product is manifestly inappropriate and I feel that the levy of a penalty on a mis-sale is contrary to obligations that investors should be treated fairly.
I sold my Standard Life shares via a link on it's website that took me to Capita, which sent a cheque for £938, which was paid into Lloyds Bank. The problem is that I never received the cheque.
TONY HETHERINGTON: We wanted to invest £39k in a property in Brazil, but were asked to lend it in Spain instead - now we can't get it back
My wife and I intended to invest €50,000 in property in Brazil through Ready2Invest and were instead asked to lend to Spain. We have not seen a penny back.
Why is it taking so long for Interactive Investor to pay dividends from my funds after I moved my investments?
I transferred to Interactive Investor earlier this year. I have found it incredibly slow to pay dividends. Often they come weeks late. Why does it take so long to send me my own money?
I spent £30k that was paid into my online share trading account by mistake - and now they want it back
It took TD several months to find the error, by which time I had already withdrawn the £30,000. I do not see why I should lose due to their negligence.
'Have I lost the £17.5k I invested in palm oil? I have not received my dividend payment...' TONY HETHERINGTON investigates
I've put money in palm oil, and you appear to be my only hope. I cannot afford to lose my investment. A dividend was due last year but has still not arrived.
How are the FTSE 100, 250 and the other main UK markets compiled and what do companies have to do to get into them and move from one to the other?
I've heard about the CAPE or the Shiller PE ratio which can tell you what markets or stocks are cheap or expensive. This sounds very useful so how does it work?
I buy shares and funds for my Isa and pension, how do I know if my money is safe on a DIY investing platform?
How do I know if a DIY investing platform is safe, how will it protect my money and what happens to my investments if it collapses?
I'm worried that my investments are above the £50k compensation limit, can I buy insurance to protect me?
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?