Shares?

Stocks in oil companies defence stocks would be the best at the moment, if you want to loads of money then aim stocks but the risk is greater but if you go the right way the rewards are good.
 
I have shares in TSB who mergered with Lloyds bank, which gave me a small payout :) They are a safe bet and are growing slowly but I get a reasonble dividend every 6 months so am happy to keep them.
 
Sequoia said:
On the other hand, at one time, BT shares were > £15. They're now trading at £2.35, and my broker's recommendation (today) is "reduce". This reflects that that price is currently regarded as high. Now that drop from £15 to £2.35 isn't quite all it seems, since there's been some structural changes in the group, and sections hived off with more shares issued. But, nonetheless, their performance since that (somewhat artificial) £15 high has been very poor, to say the least.
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Heh I got burned there.

Still, my portfolio has done very well as of late as I'm heaviliy in utilities.


OP: If you don't want to go fully into shares, you could consider equity-based spread betting.
 
I've had my portfolio for 3 years now and I have made a nice £13,587 profit.

This is through selling and buying.

I've mainly gone for small little companies worth very little (1m-2m) and they rose to around 4m in 3 years.. basically double my share prices.

You gotta know your stuff to make money in shares with a large profit
 
i use www.selftrade.co.uk (formally comdirect) another online stockbroker who hold them for you byproxy . (basically held in your name by the broker, the most significant thing is you don't get voting rights or attend AGM's of the company if that's important to you )
 
The main thing is don't get emotional with your investments, let me say that again don't get emotional!!

You have to look at long term investments so that you can see through any dips you have. I have two share portfolios, one is very risky and this year I've lost a lot of money on it (~50%) but I'm looking for a good return in 5-10 years rather than now so I'm not too worried, my other portfolio is much less risky and is up this year even though there are a few gambles in it!

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z3b3dy said:
The main thing is don't get emotional with your investments, let me say that again don't get emotional!!

You have to look at long term investments so that you can see through any dips you have. I have two share portfolios, one is very risky and this year I've lost a lot of money on it (~50%) but I'm looking for a good return in 5-10 years rather than now so I'm not too worried, my other portfolio is much less risky and is up this year even though there are a few gambles in it!

ADVFN is good in content though the actual site design is terrible but that's a different issue.
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Agreed, i always looked at my investments long term, it's not always a good idea to check your share values on a daily basis because of the occasional dips.
 
You need an efficient portfolio. Having shares in one company only (or indeed any number less than about 15) is not an efficient portfolio and you will be bearing unnecessary risk.
Try investing in a tracker fund. In this way you exactly track the chosen market eg the FTSE 100. You can invest in all the top100 companies without any hassle.

If you are investing for the long term you can jump in at any time. If you want quick gains (over a couple of years) then wait til the market has fallen before investing.
 
^^^Thats good advice, don't put all your eggs in one basket. It's not what i did though, i have significant capital in just one company, very risky i know but it's worked out nicely for me. Knowing just when to sell is going to be difficult but the companies future is looking very bright indeed.
 
tracker fund sounds good - might have to look into that.

but i still dont get how you find a company or companies to invest in with the tracker fund

thanks

daven
 
Oil was a good thing to invest your money in when the price was nice and low around 50 say, i did say this but of course got told other wise on here. Also gold and silver where good to invest in when they where a lot cheaper. Now all three are gonna cost you if you want to invest a lot of money.
 
Been thinking about starting a portfolio for a while, but I've been wondering, how does stamp duty affect things? i.e. what sort of percentages are charged? I take it these charges are made only when purchasing shares?
 
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Been thinking about starting a portfolio for a while, but I've been wondering, how does stamp duty affect things? i.e. what sort of percentages are charged? I take it these charges are made only when purchasing shares?
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around 0.5% :)
 
im putting 125quid a month into my company’s share save scheme for a 5 year plan im about 2 years in. I haven’t got a clue what they're worth but my company give me a share for every one I buy and I got a 400quid dividend in April
 
AcidHell2 said:
I have a few. All in share prices around the ~1p mark. Generally at around £100 or (10k shares) a company. Most of them reasonably new companies. The idea is although there all high risk. If one of them comes though in say 20-30years time I'll be a millionaire.
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Acidhell, if you don't mind me asking, what companies did you invest in? I am thinking along the same lines. Don't forget, more investors = bigger share price. Thanks. :)

Also, if anyone else comes onto the penny shares bandwagon then I'm all ears :)
 
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