Edible hats at the ready guys...

But that's the odd thing - people don't feel secure in their jobs, but
they're still borrowing, and still spending.

 

(The Older Gentleman) spouted the
following in news:1fz6kq9.1pbditc1kqmsy6N@[192.168.0.2]:

Not as fast as a well screwed together commando though

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(The Older Gentleman) spouted the
following in news:1fz6ksu.k4tj1kkw7yj6N@[192.168.0.2]:

<fx: Takes bow>

Eyth ankh ewe, now get the beers in ;-)

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Go to www.dilbert.com and look at last Sunday's cartoon...

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AOL. Take the mirrors and indicators off first. And the race can...

Gotta be done.

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petrolcan wrote:

Gotta be done.[/QUOTE]

Think of all the dulce we could buy

 

*Ding* on all counts, except the unemployed bit. We were being urged to
go into endowments etc and I simply said that a mortgage was a debt and
it had to be paid off. Dresing it up with endowments made no difference
except added expense.

 

The Older Gentleman was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Now that's not quite correct then, is it? You've at least deprived a
deserving Financial Adviser of the far bigger commision he would've
netted for the enduhments. Well done, sir.

 

8 months premium, on a 25 year policy, it used to be. (1988)

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Timo Geusch said:

Both of the contracts before this one were in London.

I've not had to do that. Rates haven't gone up (at all) but they
haven't dropped either.

 

Tell me I was wrong, though.....

 

Simon Atkinson was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Oh yes they have. Try w^Hbanking. Far fewer jobs, hardly any contracts
and most of them with rates that are *way* lower compared to 2-3 years
ago.

 

Timo Geusch said:

Sorry - I'm not disagreeing with you generally - I was saying that MY
rates haven't dropped in the last couple of years.

 

No ethical issues in selling savings products.

Selling savings products to people who don't need/can't afford them is
different.

I sold myself three endowments. In times of Stock Market Growth,
they're wonderful animals. Of course, when times are less wonderful,
everyone shouts "foul", led by the Daily Mail, in all likelihood.

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Simon Atkinson was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Oh yeah, rub it in, willya?

 

Salad Dodger was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

That, or choosing the most appropriate product for the customer based
on the commision you get...

As savings products the might well be OK because of their link to the
stock markets, but I'm still unconvinced that they are an appropriate
mortgage repayment vehicle. As we currently see...

 

Timo Geusch said:

OK

I suppose my point was that although the sector is generally fucked,
there is work out there, it's just a matter of finding it, and (at the
moment) it's handy not to be too much of a specialist - us generalists
are getting by...

 

It just got corrupted by several thousand equally corrupt financial
advisers stitching their customers up, did it?

 

Well, given that I work in financial services with IFAs on regular
basis, I couldn't possibly comment....