Stable ground state structures for neutral and charged Li(n)H, LinH2 and Na(n)F(m) (n not-equal m) have been determined using ab - initio methods accounting for electronic correlation effects. The consequences of replacing alkali-atom by foreign-atom or -atoms have been studied. The similarities and differences with respect to topologies of the most stable Li(n) and Na(n) clusters will be pointed out. The ionization potentials and spectroscopic patterns are compared with available experimental data. This allows for the geometrical and spectroscopic assignments as well as for a study of the influence of localized versus non localized bonding on the ground and excited state properties of mixed clusters.