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look at diversifying more than just having that much in a single market. Spread out across different global markets maybe some bond allocation.
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Just dont buy a world index, invariably that will be 50% USA which just seems wrong. Most production is not USA not even 'western' anymore.
Bonds I hold emerging debt with Investec which is inverse to dollar strength, dont buy into QE imho. Its like a bad cheque, they wrote too many

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Just reading through this guy, well worth reading his ideas as he is the exception to the rule. A private investor who massively outperformed the FTSE or any fund manager really
Whatever magic allowed him to do that, is not so easy to see precisely

Bought some Amara mining today on its pullback, on the off chance gold does take off. Its come past $1250 now (just about) but we shall see :|
 
Azza said:
If you're looking for a long term investment 10+ years then I would (personally) look at diversifying more than just having that much in a single market. Spread out across different global markets maybe some bond allocation.

It's very simple to do yourself to put together a diversified portfolio of trackers. UK, Europe-ex UK, US equity, Japan, Asia-ex JPN, emerging markets maybe a couple of small cap if you liked, bonds, a specialist like property. All you would have to do is rebalance them when you seen fit (basically when you wanted to add more money), either quarter or half a year would be fine really.

You could also look at Vanguard Lifestrategy funds. They come in different equity - bond ratios.

https://www.vanguard.co.uk/uk/mvc/investments/mutualfunds#mf_fundstab

They are completely diversified funds that you could literally put money in and then forget about for years. Under £9600 Charles Stanley is the cheapest but over that then Hargreaves Langdon is because of their different fee structures.

This is a superb website that will help you a lot - http://monevator.com

Yeah it is but it's only available through HL.
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Thanks, that's really useful, appreciated.

Unfortunately, that's not really what I'm after, I'm just looking for a one-stop-shop, make a semi-educated choice, give them my money and hope for the best. I really do not have the time to look at multiple investments and regularly monitor performance, not at the moment anyway. Also, the need to cash-in the investment at short notice will limit choices.

I know that goes against the basic principles investment but unfortunately it's the reality of what I can and cannot do.

Thanks again.
 
silversurfer said:
Just reading through this guy, well worth reading his ideas as he is the exception to the rule. A private investor who massively outperformed the FTSE or any fund manager really
Whatever magic allowed him to do that, is not so easy to see precisely
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His books are very good, both his trading and spread betting ones. Worth bearing in mind that it is his full-time job though, so unlikely to be achievable by anyone who works full-time and can't spend every day researching/reading/communicating with companies etc. How he beats fund managers who knows, but I would imagine no red tape, client pressure, corporate governance etc helps.
 
HummuH1 said:
Thanks, that's really useful, appreciated.

Unfortunately, that's not really what I'm after, I'm just looking for a one-stop-shop, make a semi-educated choice, give them my money and hope for the best. I really do not have the time to look at multiple investments and regularly monitor performance, not at the moment anyway. Also, the need to cash-in the investment at short notice will limit choices.

I know that goes against the basic principles investment but unfortunately it's the reality of what I can and cannot do.

Thanks again.
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Then looks at these:

http://www.hl.co.uk/funds/fund-disc...axa-framlington-managed-balanced-accumulation

http://www.hl.co.uk/funds/fund-disc...axa-framlington-managed-balanced-accumulation

http://www.hl.co.uk/funds/fund-disc...earch-results/n/neptune-balanced-accumulation

http://www.hl.co.uk/funds/fund-disc...ti-manager-equity-and-bond-trust-accumulation

http://www.hl.co.uk/funds/fund-disc...i-manager-balanced-managed-trust-accumulation
 
Simon said:
Sweet. Sharesave £250 a month ?

Do you work for easyjet?
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Yeah I have split the Share save to £80 odd a month x 3 accounts in successive years so it pays out £3k per year plus whatever bonuses and shares increase. Worst case scenario is 3k per year savings to pay off each year on my mortgage.

Although from April the Share save amount goes up to £500 a month. I will try to release funds for that but might just carry on with the 250 for now.
 
Nabzlfc said:
Just pumped a bit more into Quindell.. 5% rise yesterday and almost 6% today, and trading update due on Thursday :)
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I'm always wary of buying in after rises pre-announcement, especially with penny stocks. Usually the price is already included so if the news is excellent there won't be much of a rise but anything less and there'll be a drop. Good luck!
 
Its the old buy on rumour, sell on news. More so on the higher volume shares out there.

AIM is a wild beast but that statement is true more often than not!!
 
dannyjo22 said:
Yeah I have split the Share save to £80 odd a month x 3 accounts in successive years so it pays out £3k per year plus whatever bonuses and shares increase. Worst case scenario is 3k per year savings to pay off each year on my mortgage.

Although from April the Share save amount goes up to £500 a month. I will try to release funds for that but might just carry on with the 250 for now.
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Hadn't even seen anything about that. Looks like sharematch also goes up to £230 from £150 a month
 
In regards to Quindell shares, there's a lot of talk of it moving from AIM to FTSE 250

Now admittedly I'm a noob but could someone tell me how a company moves into FTSE 250? Do they need to reach a certain value etc or what?
 
Traffic_Warden said:
Where abouts I buy shares for ftse100/apple/dow etc?
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You're a bit confused.

The FTSE100 is an index as is the Dow... the companies making up the FTSE 100 are traded primarily on the London Stock Exchange, the companies making up the Dow are traded primarily on the New York Stock Exchange (aside from a few which are traded primarily on the NASDAQ).

Apple however is a company, as you probably are already aware, it is traded on the NASDAQ.

In order to trade shares in companies on these exchanges you'll need to use the services of a firm with access to them who will act as an intermediary for you - a broker... pretty much any UK stock broker will give you access to the LSE's main market so you can trade any company from the FTSE 100 index and plenty more. For the US some UK based brokers will give you access, you could also go directly to a US broker (costs are actually quite reasonable in comparison to the UK though there is some additional risk if you're interested in investing in US shares due to exchange rates).

If you actually did want exposure to either the Dow or FTSE100 then, although you cant buy shares in them as per apple, you can invest in tracker funds which aim to mimic their performance or ETFs (exchange traded funds)... shorter term there are also futures and options available for either index though these can cause you hefty losses and are best avoided if you're inexperienced.

Would suggest that you do some reading first... perhaps start with these for the basics:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Understand-Financial-Pages-Jargon/dp/0749451440
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Financial-Times-Guide-Investing/dp/027372374X
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Motley-Fool-Investment-Guide/dp/0743201736
 
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dowie said:
You're a bit confused.

The FTSE100 is an index as is the Dow... the companies making up the FTSE 100 are traded primarily on the London Stock Exchange, the companies making up the Dow are traded primarily on the New York Stock Exchange (aside from a few which are traded primarily on the NASDAQ).

Apple however is a company, as you probably are already aware, it is traded on the NASDAQ.

In order to trade shares in companies on these exchanges you'll need to use the services of a firm with access to them who will act as an intermediary for you - a broker... pretty much any UK stock broker will give you access to the LSE's main market so you can trade any company from the FTSE 100 index and plenty more. For the US some UK based brokers will give you access, you could also go directly to a US broker (costs are actually quite reasonable in comparison to the UK though there is some additional risk if you're interested in investing in US shares due to exchange rates).

If you actually did want exposure to either the Dow or FTSE100 then, although you cant buy shares in them as per apple, you can invest in tracker funds which aim to mimic their performance or ETFs (exchange traded funds)... shorter term there are also futures and options available for either index though these can cause you hefty losses and are best avoided if you're inexperienced.

Would suggest that you do some reading first... perhaps start with these for the basics:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Understand-Financial-Pages-Jargon/dp/0749451440
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Financial-Times-Guide-Investing/dp/027372374X
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Motley-Fool-Investment-Guide/dp/0743201736
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Brilliant, yes as you may notice i've never even read about this before... If I put my money somewhere it will stop me from spending it so easily on crap that I don't need :)
 
I've said it a dozen times, and I will say it again: GVC is worth a look - I've been in/ talking about it since it was at 70-ish p. Now hovering near 400p, and I think has the biggest dividend on the LSE. Also it is going to prosper massively from the World Cup in Brazil. Plenty of upside still in my opinion - hugely undervalued still. Latest RNS indicated that they are 'at the upper end' of all analyst's forecasts, and it is being tipped all over the place at the moment. In my opinion, fair value is £6- £7 based on current earnings and yield. Luckily I bought over 9,000 at low, low prices :D

DYOR, none of this is intended as financial advice, etc...
 
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Hargreaves down at lowest point today after announcement of new fee structure people seem to be worried about there profits but most analysts are saying if anything the cheaper fees will help them overall!

Buying opportunity for the Hargreaves Train!
 
MaX_PoWah said:
Hargreaves down at lowest point today after announcement of new fee structure people seem to be worried about there profits but most analysts are saying if anything the cheaper fees will help them overall!

Buying opportunity for the Hargreaves Train!
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Love the picture City Wire gave the news! Sounds a good thing to me though.
 
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