Stirling Assd Share Discussion Threads

[calicoram] 23/12/2000 22:01

Taximania After reading this thread its obvious to me that we have several different types of investors supporting the market.This is why there is a market .I appreciate what you're saying but this will come to people after they've been in the market a few years .Its a workplace that keeps you learning year in year out.

[taximania] 23/12/2000 16:36

Difficult to argue with figures like that except to say that in reading the posts on this bb a lot of time is spent discussing the best time to get in/out i pressume with those investments you are in regardless of weekly/monthly movements hence you probably would not be on advfn discussing these movements.There is little doubt that most investors on here are chasing short term gains and that would bring me back to my original point. Chris. Ps regarding sectors interesting to note that at each reveiw the same companys are leaving and then returning on the next review ie people are getting in at low valuations and seeing profits - theres a hint there somewhere!

[perry97] 23/12/2000 15:32

Taximania, I know theres a lot of sense in what you say.however the alternative view is also worth a hearing. I subscribe to Techinvest and the figures of the Newsletters Trader Portfolio based on investments which have been recommended by the main section of the newsletter, and which have therefor been thoroughly researched, are very very good.
Here it is:

Starting cap 1.3.85 £20000 Terminatiom 31.3.93 £462874 2214%

Portfolio2 1.1.93 £50000 Termination30.4.96 £276691 453%

Portfolio 3 1.4.96£50000 Termination 27.3.00 £570402 1040%

This year only up 3% agst FTSE -9.8%,All shaRE -14.9%

Most people dont have the patience (including me!) but the big gains are made this way too, and I wont be betting against the current folio doing very well even if I dont take up many of the recommendations meantime.
Anyone interested in giving themselves a New Year treat Techinvest is at Tel[phone] (Dublin

On another tack I am just starting looking at FT sectors weekly on the basis that its a double check, if the sector moves up this will help confirm a company share price breakout. Not much positive now ,construction ,insurance, electricity poss.

Any way good hunting next year! Perry

[taximania] 23/12/2000 15:14

No i don't dislike Minmet- in fact i have the utmost respect for people who ride their profits and make the kind of gains you talk about and i wish i had the stomache for it! what annoys me are the endless posts 'get in to shareA'-it costs 5p recieves three figure responses and when i look two months later it's still 5p or less. I am just trying to point out that just because it's large and to some boring there are some really good buys.Overall on the year i am showing around + 50% with very little tech buying and i think that's not bad. All the best Chris

[goatherd] 23/12/2000 15:04

Isn't it mainly a matter of personal strengths and weaknesses?
Personally I do not trade well - when I have tried I have usually lost money - while I like to think I choose companies well. However it takes quite a lot of time to research and find suitable companies, so, once found, I like to stick with them.
Even little Minmet, which you appear to dislke, still shows me a 53% profit - with, IMHO, a lot more to come! Another useful one has been Proteome, at 453% profit [and much more to come!].
OK I have had losses too - but I made a very good return in both 1999 and 2000.
Because I am looking for shares to increase several fold I have to look at small companies, because, as they say, "elephants don't fly".
On my strategy you only need to hit one out of three or four to do very nicely.

[taximania] 23/12/2000 14:42

Yes but aren't there just as many oppertunities in the larger cap stocks ie last 6 months BAT, BAA ,Kelda, hyder,Pennon,BA most of these i have held ( and sold too early!!)and some have doubled and shown good resistance on bad days. This market is heaven sent for picking undervalued companys . To win on the small companys you have to buy huge amounts , wait for ages and risk your choice falling with no chance of recovery. Chris.

[melfaraj] 23/12/2000 13:43

taximania.
generally i agree with you, even though i think there is something very interesting in making descoveries among the lesser known stock. i suggest that one has to balace the risk overall in a portfolio. in the end what matter is the total some made in profit. i suggest that at least 50% of a portfolio be invested in the mid-large cap.

[j bond] 23/12/2000 13:04

I'm sorry I can be of no help ! :--)