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Post by gravitykillz on May 11, 2019 20:06:11 GMT
I think long term metro is worth on average £10 each.
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Post by hazellend on May 11, 2019 20:51:27 GMT
I think long term metro is worth on average £10 each. Have you read their accounts in detail? Do you think you have information that all the other investors don’t? Is 1k a lot of money to you or is it just a bit of fun money?
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Post by gravitykillz on May 13, 2019 17:44:03 GMT
I just want to know how many shares they are planning to issue when they raise the £350 million. If it's less than 100 million shares. Then to be bullish on a £10 target in a year is not unrealistic. Especially considering this share does not even pay a dividend. Just concerned about the damage to the brand that the media is doing to at present.
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Post by hazellend on May 17, 2019 9:42:54 GMT
I think long term metro is worth on average £10 each. Well did you buy?
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Post by dan1 on Aug 14, 2019 21:30:28 GMT
Do you think Newsnight will lead again on equities tonight, and explain why global equities are almost back where they were 48 hours ago? Honestly, it's ridiculous. Stock markets fall 3% and they cart on a load of doomsters to talk about inverted yield curves, trade tariffs, trump etc as if they fully understand why this is happening and why it's happening now. I tuned out halfway through the piece, as someone on twitter pointed out that early trading was suggesting that equities are back up 2% in any case. Ok, so the bond yield curve inverted in the US & UK today . I pay attention to the headlines but rarely read the financial press because of vested interests (I'm so cynical I invest passively). Anyway, in an attempt at a little financial education I decided to search for "inverted yield curve" and this came out top... www.forbes.com/sites/jimcollins/2019/08/14/the-yield-curve-has-inverted-and-you-should-sell-your-stocksHighly readable and informative, I'd recommend you read it. So, have all you financial professionals been busy trading today as a result? What are your views? Recessions (global and nations) and stock market falls are not necessarily co-joined, or should that be timed, or are they? Edit: apologies r00lish67, you just happened to be the last (only?) user to mention inverted yield curves away from RS
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Post by hazellend on Aug 14, 2019 21:38:28 GMT
I’m rebalancing from P2P into vanguard all world.
I’m now left with mostly good loans and will rebalance as they repay or can be easily traded.
Had enough of P2P , too much hard work! Could be tempted back to self select if lower risk loans became the norm, but that probably won’t be until the next recession (? Brexit)
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Post by r00lish67 on Aug 14, 2019 21:51:09 GMT
Do you think Newsnight will lead again on equities tonight, and explain why global equities are almost back where they were 48 hours ago? Honestly, it's ridiculous. Stock markets fall 3% and they cart on a load of doomsters to talk about inverted yield curves, trade tariffs, trump etc as if they fully understand why this is happening and why it's happening now. I tuned out halfway through the piece, as someone on twitter pointed out that early trading was suggesting that equities are back up 2% in any case. Ok, so the bond yield curve inverted in the US & UK today . I pay attention to the headlines but rarely read the financial press because of vested interests (I'm so cynical I invest passively). Anyway, in an attempt at a little financial education I decided to search for "inverted yield curve" and this came out top... www.forbes.com/sites/jimcollins/2019/08/14/the-yield-curve-has-inverted-and-you-should-sell-your-stocksHighly readable and informative, I'd recommend you read it. So, have all you financial professionals been busy trading today as a result? What are your views? Recessions (global and nations) and stock market falls are not necessarily co-joined, or should that be timed, or are they? Edit: apologies r00lish67 , you just happened to be the last (only?) user to mention inverted yield curves away from RS No apologies required, was reading the same articles myself today and confess I'm more interested in the concept than I was a little while ago (by the looks of it!). Here's another good primer: fattailedandhappy.com/yield-curve-for-dummies/All I'm really taking from it at present is that I'm feeling ok with my 50% equity allocation. I won't be selling as I find the currency hedge gives me comfort re: Brexit nonsense, but will start buying in if shares drop significantly.
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Post by IFISAcava on Aug 14, 2019 23:01:00 GMT
Ok, so the bond yield curve inverted in the US & UK today . I pay attention to the headlines but rarely read the financial press because of vested interests (I'm so cynical I invest passively). Anyway, in an attempt at a little financial education I decided to search for "inverted yield curve" and this came out top... www.forbes.com/sites/jimcollins/2019/08/14/the-yield-curve-has-inverted-and-you-should-sell-your-stocksHighly readable and informative, I'd recommend you read it. So, have all you financial professionals been busy trading today as a result? What are your views? Recessions (global and nations) and stock market falls are not necessarily co-joined, or should that be timed, or are they? Edit: apologies r00lish67 , you just happened to be the last (only?) user to mention inverted yield curves away from RS No apologies required, was reading the same articles myself today and confess I'm more interested in the concept than I was a little while ago (by the looks of it!). Here's another good primer: fattailedandhappy.com/yield-curve-for-dummies/All I'm really taking from it at present is that I'm feeling ok with my 50% equity allocation. I won't be selling as I find the currency hedge gives me comfort re: Brexit nonsense, but will start buying in if shares drop significantly. I'm tempted to sell some regular equities and buy some (non-sterling) REITs. And keep drip feeding into equities for next 10 years as is the plan.
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Post by sd2 on Sept 9, 2019 9:49:00 GMT
www.moneyobserver.com/news/investment-trusts-long-term-yields-above-10Interesting to note the increase in dividends of investment trusts and their ability to increase dividends through the ups and downs of the market. Also a comparison between dividend growth, capital growth and total return. I am surprised to find my Henderson Smaller Companies investment trust in second place. I am also surprised Not to see City of London investment trust anywhere in the tables. Henderson is presently on 11.5% discount. Any decent crash in the market will (as usual) see discount widen....significantly.
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Post by bigfoot12 on Sept 9, 2019 17:41:24 GMT
... there are relatively new accruing variants of VWRL, which makes life easier too ... I tend to like accruing variants inside ISA and SIPP, but outside a tax wrapper I find working out the tax a bit of a pain. It is possible that some brokers do a better job of this than others. (Not sure if it is still the case but I used to have to declare the accumulation for income tax. It might have changed.)
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Post by hazellend on Sept 9, 2019 19:08:32 GMT
... there are relatively new accruing variants of VWRL, which makes life easier too ... I tend to like accruing variants inside ISA and SIPP, but outside a tax wrapper I find working out the tax a bit of a pain. It is possible that some brokers do a better job of this than others. (Not sure if it is still the case but I used to have to declare the accumulation for income tax. It might have changed.) It’s not changed. Accumulating funds/ETFs are a pain outside of tax shelters.
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Post by hazellend on Sept 24, 2019 18:06:08 GMT
I think long term metro is worth on average £10 each. Obviously I had to dig this thread up as yet more evidence that individual investors should not invest in individual shares unless they want to gamble rather than invest for the long term So many stock market darlings hyped up by forums/motley fool etc turn to dust. Thomas cook, Sirius mining, metro all old favourites
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Post by funktabulous on Oct 11, 2019 16:12:31 GMT
I like this thread, so apologies if it's too old to bump/contribute.
I've invested in shares for 20 years, and currently using a combination of P2P and other investments to attempt a FIRE experiment at 46. (early retirement from passive income).
With regards to equity strategy the only thing I've really learned is that there is no correct answer. To be good at it, I think the most important things are:
1. Time in the market. Give yourself at least 5 years in the market and preferably 10 2. Work out what your edge is. It will be your knowledge. Mine is dividend growth, and options trading. 3. Never develop an emotional attachment to a holding. Knowing when to sell is actually more important than knowing when to buy (although obviously both answers help!) 4. Agree with above posters, unless you love it, better to go with ETF's than with individual stocks. 5. Keep an eye on your portfolio balance at all times.
My two biggest wins were buying an undervalued stock that the market had wrong, and buying a tech growth stock early enough. My biggest losses were believing that I am a genius that could time a commodity cycle (oil) and a biotech that while it had great tech, did not have enough money in the bank to see it through.
In other words, you're always learning.
I am a big fan of good tech, undervalued traditional stocks, reits and BDC's. There are some great yields in there. I also trade the US as opposed to UK/Europe.
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Post by funktabulous on Oct 18, 2019 12:09:42 GMT
1. Time in the market. Give yourself at least 5 years in the market and preferably 10 2. Work out what your edge is. It will be your knowledge. Mine is dividend growth, and options trading. 3. Never develop an emotional attachment to a holding. Knowing when to sell is actually more important than knowing when to buy (although obviously both answers help!) 4. Agree with above posters, unless you love it, better to go with ETF's than with individual stocks. 5. Keep an eye on your portfolio balance at all times.
Points 1–3 are passable. Point 4 I have a issue with. There's nothing wrong with stocks and ETFs are not the panacea everyone makes them out to be.
However my main problem is with your point 5: (a) It goes against your point one. (b) If you're constantly chimping, then you're not doing it right. Quarterly or monthly is ideal. Weekly if you must. But daily or, worse, intraday ? Nah mate, something's not right. Most likely taking on too much risk if you feel your portfolio demands close monitoring.
Hello - Points 1 - 3 - 'passable' - thanks very much, WallStreet. There is nothing wrong with stocks, and ETF's are not a panacea and I didn't claim they are. Point 4 - agree to disagree. "If you love it" - if you love stock trading, have valuation or technical chops, or sound knowledge of a market or company then sure, selecting stocks can work just as well or better if diversified. ETF's offer a gentler cost effective way to expose a portfolio to stock market returns for those without time or the inclination. There's over 1200 ETF's and over 7 trillion US invested in them, so while not a panacea you're not invested in them by yourself. Point 5 - Yeah you're right that's sloppy communication by me and not what I meant. I meant to say portfolio structure not its dollar balance. And regarding all the time, I meant to say don't forget to check it. I agree with you on point b, and I didn't mean to imply that -- although I personally know work from home traders, institutional traders and quants who work on and off Wall Street who make very good money trading intraday. It's a job you take seriously though. Also worth a quick note, competition has meant most USA based brokers now offering completely free share trades, etf trades and very cheap option trades as of the last two weeks. Fidelity is a great platform, and Robin Hood is a great one for those just starting out and dabbling.
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Post by funktabulous on Oct 18, 2019 13:16:15 GMT
Also worth a quick note, competition has meant most USA based brokers now offering completely free share trades, etf trades and very cheap option trades as of the last two weeks. Fidelity is a great platform, and Robin Hood is a great one for those just starting out and dabbling.
Hmmm.
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
They are free for a reason and that reason ain't pretty.
I'm interested. Enlighten me.
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