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MaX_PoWah said:
Thoughts on mothercare shares after today's fall? It didn't seem long ago investors chronicle was saying buy? They seem to have decent retail units wherever I see them and people are not going to stop having babies?

Or is there something else going on?
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Just competition I would imagine. Mothercare isn't cheap and most supermarkets have clothes and baby ranges which are both cheaper and more convenient. I imagine online is also eating away at higher ticket items such as push chairs and cribs (even if they try them out in store first then look elsewhere).
 
Most things are up for me.

Especially pleased with IAG, as I have a number of shares.
MERL and FOXT going up is also good.

CINE/ADN don't seem to be going anywhere (bouncing around). Same with my Japanese fund.

My small companies and Tech funds keep on slowly going up.

Mining/gold funds down but that a long term bet (and not that much in it right now.)

Maybe buy some European, mining or emerging markets funds once I can put more money into my ISA but I want to see what Neil Woodford does once he leaves Invesco.

Investing in Richard Buxton new fund paying off.
 
chipperhead said:
A couple of weeks ago I was looking at buying a couple of grand in Barclays shares at 60p per share and thinking I should be buying these, IF they don't go bust surely they'll be at a few quid in a couple of years. Also I thought I'd be more annoyed if they did well and didn't invest than if I did invest and it all went wrong.
I was all set to buy and I thought I'd just do a bit more research and nearly all the papers and financial websites were saying it was a sell. I thought they obviously know something I don't so bottled it.
Within a week they had tripled in value, I was mortified, I felt like I'd just thrown away 4 grand.
So a few days ago I spunked 2 grand on RBS shares and 2 grand on Lloyds Bank, again taking the common sense approach that surely in a couple of years RBS shares won't be at 25p but hopefully considerably more. I'm also going to put another few grand in house building, probably Taylor Wimpey and Barrets.
The thing is I've got a few grand in the bank and if it all goes wrong I'll be annoyed but not as mad if I didn't and they shot up.
Hopefully the worst of the turmoil in the banking sector is over and I'm thinking if they've made it this far they should be able to ride it out, which I think will be at least another 18 months.
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Ha was looking at the first page of this thread.. RBS at 25p.

Now at 360ish, hope you held on :)
 
I think 25 is the same as 250 now as they reverse split or whatever. Barc was the most dramatic recovery as its relatively undiluted.
PMG did 15 to 1 recently, same value though rose a bit after, same as rbs did. Thats the company with Tom cross who turned a pensioners £500 into £750,000

RBS is the worst flat football of the three for its losses (led to permanent loss), etc and Lloyds is sorta possible to reinflate as hbos was twice lloyds size, goldfish ate a shark but it was half dead anyway :p

LLOY shares doing well still. It does have volume but Im selling a bit still as Im doubting its a juggernaut to 100 without a three point turn first :p
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AAZ gained 35% in five days. Go Azerbaijan! It would go much further with decent gold optimism (which is hobbling as usual). AAZ share is not especially strong but fundamentally it seems sound
 
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Cannabis medicine, I can tell that is going to get so high dude
:p

share is strong, would they be linked to Colorado or changes stateside basically
LYXOR INTERNATIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT ETF COMMODITIES CRB TR - CRBU
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Used to own a bit of this. I would like to own a commodities ETF again, not sure which one just for tracking.
Central Fund of Canada Limited (Central Fund) is an investment holding company. The Company provides alternative for investors in holding marketable gold and silver related investments. It invests its assets in holdings of unencumbered, allocated and segregated gold and silver bullion. Central Fund holds its assets in gold and silver bullion, in international bar form. Central Fund’s nominal holdings of bullion certificates are deposited with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). As of October 31, 2010, approximately 50 ounces of silver were held for each fine ounce of gold held. As of October 31, 2010, Central Fund's net assets consisted of 51.9% gold bullion and certificates, 46.1% silver bullion and certificates, and 2% cash and other working capital amounts.
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CEF is Good stuff, silver and gold trust but not as cheap to buy to as the etf I want
 
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Chuffing hell, a very rare entry point for cineworld in the last couple of days due to weak cinema figures abroad, considered it as it's an excellent stock, don't do it, and two days later they buy someone, it's 5%! up already! And 8% on the price I considered buying it...
 
After all research etc I always then go back to my personal feelings of a company or its market, and I would never invest in cinema. Production companies yes, but not cinemas. Of course you may get lucky or I may be totally wrong but having worked in a cinema and being a film fan they rely too much on concession sales.
 
As investors chronicle says, anyone who can encourage consumers to part with £7 for some popcorn and a drink which costs pennies is going to be throwing off loads of cash once they stop making acquisitions! It will be a income investors dream stock in a couple of years I think
 
MaX_PoWah said:
As investors chronicle says, anyone who can encourage consumers to part with £7 for some popcorn and a drink which costs pennies is going to be throwing off loads of cash once they stop making acquisitions! It will be a income investors dream stock in a couple of years I think
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Yep, two solid purchases. Lots of good flims coming to to get customers in. Lots of cash. Prospects looks good.
 
OCZ lost 95% of its value in 3 months, counting todays rise. Volume today is 1/3 average so not that much confidence apparently. Market cap 5m.
Have they pulled a rabbit from the hat

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Are any of you lot consistently beating the FTSE100?
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In Bloomberg Magazine's list of the 100 top performing large hedgefunds, only 19 had beat the $SPX through their calculated period...
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Im not, I have way too many mining shares which are entirely pointless in the last year if not always unprofitable.


Questor likes cineworld I think from the new 3D screenings. I'd also doubt it because its reliant on free cash from consumers but its done well apparently.
The shares volume is stronger then ever, one of those mavity defying plays I rarely cotton onto
 
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