Aviva Share Discussion Threads

[speedsgh] 16/8/2019 16:09

Interesting thoughts on AV. in this blog post by Tony Yarrow of Wise Funds...

[buywell3] 16/8/2019 09:04

over an hour both 100 and 250 closed due to 'trading issues'


buywell thinks not

We have become a 3rd world country and NOT kept up with Cyber Security

[uppompeii] 16/8/2019 09:02

Of course. Tin hats on.

[buywell3] 16/8/2019 08:51

FTSE 100 and 250 hit by technical glitch


IMO hacking as was IMO the recent 2 power stations going down at the same time (15 secs)

[kulvinder] 16/8/2019 08:29

JP I am glad you made the decision to cash out, best to enjoy your retirement without the worry as you say. In reality if myself had stopped out some 10 years ago, I could be retired now at my age of 58, but the lure of the market was always to much, but unfortunately stocks never do what you expect of them. Good luck my friend.

[creditcrunchies] 16/8/2019 00:31

the plus side is this will get even cheaper when the FTSE hits 6K get even more dividends for less

[gaffer73] 15/8/2019 22:07

Lot's of bargains at the moment for the LTH.

[eurofox] 15/8/2019 19:30

same approach here

[spcecks] 15/8/2019 18:13

I just hold long term for dividends unless fundamentals change....I always hold some spare cash for markets like these and add to quality companies....don't need the cash as live comfortably of the dividend so the lower the share price the more shares I get for the dividend.

[this_time_its_different] 15/8/2019 17:38

it's not going lower, this is the bottom.

[buywell3] 15/8/2019 17:27

Chartwise the previous low has just been beat

Now if the market does indeed melt down

Next previous Chart low is 290p

Now that may sound scary BUT

If the FTSE 100 drops another 15% from here to 6000

IMO AV. could indeed drop around 56p = 302p

dyor

[this_time_its_different] 15/8/2019 17:17

Plus brexit won't ever happen, the government will collapse and brother corbyn will roll in.

[this_time_its_different] 15/8/2019 17:04

I would never go into cash, most gains of the stock market occur in 5-10 days out of the entire year. If you miss those 5-10 days, you get negative returns.

[this_time_its_different] 15/8/2019 17:01

Makes no sense to be in cash, if brexit is stopped these uk stocks are going to turn very fast. Think 20-25% in 2-4 days.

[jpjohn1] 15/8/2019 16:55

Whatsup that was solid company not sold !!!! Pretxt . Hi Kulvinder, yes pulled out now. Decided to call it a day and stop, put all my money together for retirement ( I am 65 now) I called it a day with CNA and sold 100,000 shares at 90.1p. I lost 74k pound but thought the money I got back in dividends and the money I have made out of them over the years I finished just a touch in profit, although it did not feel like it because that money spent. I still look in on the markets, just a habit I suppose. Now I am out of it there is no pressure at all. I think there are loads of investors who are down at the moment. I sold 30 July before the big drop in FT companies

[essentialinvestor] 15/8/2019 16:40

I'm heavily in cash atm but tbh find that far more stressful than being fairly or
fully invested. The challenge being not only do you have to time an exit,
more importantly you also need to time getting back in, it's not easily done.
Positioned for this in June as expected volatility to hit in late June/early July.
It's been a frustrating summer untill the last couple of weeks. And it still may not pay off.

[stewart64] 15/8/2019 16:12

Not really much luck to liquidating the portfolio given the shocking outlook back in June. The only luck would be if you managed to get out around 29th July when the Market topped out.

[jpjohn1] 15/8/2019 15:13

Nearly all companies are in melt down whatsup at the moment. Just glad I am not owning any company. In hindsight I sold at the right time, more luck than judgement . This is a sold company

[essentialinvestor] 15/8/2019 14:46

A lot is down to the unmentionable word imv (look at Lloyds from 90 pence to 48).
Falling bond yield and a company in some form of tradition the main other factors,
added to current equity weakness.

One point that came across on the webcast is the CFO appears very cautious by nature, that's welcome.

Had two small lots today and that's it for me, more interested in PRU.

[buywell3] 15/8/2019 14:42

Wrong it's a financial stock

Like banks they are getting hit

Silly post re destruction of capital does not matter

[whatsup32] 15/8/2019 14:34

Damned if I understand investing . This company is on solid foundations with predictable earnings and yet gets beaten down near 4%. In markets like this it should serve as a defensive stock.

[smurfy2001] 15/8/2019 11:30

Well this is grim guess i'm re-investing the dividend.

[uppompeii] 15/8/2019 10:48

Cant disagree, but unless you've thrown everything into it, if you're income needs are fulfilled, the capital erosion while rubbish for a headline figure in your portfolio, it isn't really an issue.