#Spawny, indeed, and well worth noting, a reasonable 4% * 25, or 5% * 20 diversified portfolio will protect investors, maybe 2% * 50 for some, but overweight positions should be re-balanced for safety, anything can happen over a lifetime, Gov legislation, the next .com AI bubble, market sectors out of favour and sold off, wars, a meteor strike.. :o)
A 10% * 10 could capture more progress IF a share takes off, and Mr Buffet does have this or even higher in some companies (Apple / Coca Cola) with great results, but each to their own, everyone has to be able to sleep at night, and over 25/30/40/50 years, a big loss going into retirement could be disastrous with not so much time to rebuild.. |
I would say Algorithm trading may send it to 2850p they just sell on these reports. |
9713 big companies go bust sometimes. My first ever investment was in Marconi. I bought at 12p with the (naive!) view that surely it can't go any lower.... |
This was my point the other day, sell a week before ex div date, something normally comes out, shares fall, if you still like them, buy back cheaper more bang for your buck. Timing for this report to come superb, no mention of the booming vapes etc. |
I also recommend using Trading212.com as they are free to trade and their exchange rate is best in class so doing trades outside the UK is super easy and affordable
They also good interest on cash not being used |
I only have 25% left of my original position
I am mainly a value hunter and of course I like big divis. There are some very cheap sectors around, high quality and battered so moved money there and now it's a waiting game: Luxury brands such as Kering (listed in Paris), Estee Lauder is another one that has been battered (US), then you have BRWM which I chose for the mining sector, Intel for microchips (totally decimated) ... I like big companies that will always survive and double or more once the market warms to them again
BATS buybacks will support the share price here as you all know so need to panic really but there are some bargains elsewhere |
You don't know its a fraud or a scam until someone proves it - but you can make an educated guess.
So , I would lean towards its Always the investors fault. |
I rarely follow AIM listed stocks but if you read 'grahamburn' post he says there are some diamonds in the rough of AIM stocks...are these scams? I have no idea fenners66 if some AIM stocks are scams or not.I don't honestly care as I don't consider them serious investments.What else do you want me to comment on? Are some AIM stocks a scam? I have no idea. |
So are they a scam or are they not a scam - as you said if they are a scam its not the individuals fault ..... |
fenners66 if you buy penny stocks you pays your money and take your choice.The 'pink slips' in Wolf of Wall St told you all you needed to know about stocks like that.You sell stocks based on adverts and recommendations in publications like 'Hustler' and other soft porn mags to blue collar workers then they have the choice to buy or not.Get rich schemes have always been about......whether individuals fall victims to it is entirely up to them imho |
redbarron10 - I do.
And I share it with those boards where the companies have no business but people buy shares year after year anyway.
However they do still buy shares , are they to blame themselves or do your conditions allow them to blame others ? |
Sector wide, PM, MO, BATS, IMB all off today, 13 weekly dividend cycles is fine by me, multiplied up by how many companies you have covered off..
See where we go before the next XD here 26th.. |
Of course combustibles will reduce Bats said this and want it, shame Nielsen did not mention booming other products. Hopefully Fed cuts .5% tomorrow and makes high yielders even more attractive. |
And a good opportunity for the shorters to bail. |
This today released stateside….
Tobacco stocks, BAT and Imperial Brands fell 2.4% and 1.4% as data from Nielsen showed there is still no signs of improvement in US combustible volume momentum.
Cigarette volumes declined in the four weeks to September 7, with Nielsen showing volumes down 11.4%, steeper than the previous 4 weeks at negative 9.9%.
Alliance news |
That makes more sense for a cup n handle 28.. 27.50Then a reverse trend gla |
Each to their own strategy, good luck. |
I've had phnx for about a year, last time the share price recovered post ex divi to pre ex divi prices, but I'm not overly concerned with price movements, just the dividends. If something shoots up, like this did 20%, I'll review the Yield, but while they're treading water, I'll just sit back and watch my income grow year in year.Anyway, nice to see your name pop up, haven't seen it since the good old days of SLE and LLOYGood luck with all your investments, including this one |
Good luck switching to Phoenix, they will be under 500p ex div then wait 6 months for the next one, a dividend every 13 weeks works for me with Bats. |
I sold my shares yesterday, mainly profit taking and my main investment strategy is dividend hunting, this has done so well that the yield is now low enough for me to exit and I've moved my money into phnx. I was always a bit unsure with this investment due to the link to smoking, which was another reason for exiting, this upcoming budget is going to be a hard one, and the easy choice is to target unhealthy items, people are less likely to revolt over £1 on a pack of cigarettes than they are 5p on a litre of petrol.All in all, glad to be out, but I still wish you all the best with your shares. GLA |
I just got a few more at 2900 |
I suppose all these analysts have to say something, Buy, sell, hold, otherwise no commission for the brokers, no money for brokers if we all bought and held for years like me, lol. |
Just to put the recent negative comments about the AIM market into persoective, there may be plenty of duds (which can be avoided) but it's possible, through diligent research, to invest in growing and profitable companies which offer stunning capital returns. Adding these to one's balanced portfolio makes eminent sense.
For instance, take these two companies
Judges Scientific - £14 in 2015, £106 today
Renew Holdings - 49p in 2006, £10.90 today
Not to mention reasonable dividends, especially in Renew. |
According to SA 'breaking news' an analyst at BTIG has raised a red flag over the consumer staples sector going forward.Whether that has to do with the share price drop who knows |
Fenners66 Did I not say dyor in my post? I've never invested in AIM stocks....those that do do so at their own risk.There's a reason why they on AIM |
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