Greggs
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Nor a charger.....lolWill it have a headphone socket?
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Wyken Sky Blue
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6.5 months later, as of this morning I now have over £1800 in my MoneyBox S&S ISA. Not changed anything from above other than daily roundups. currently up by 6.13%!
Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves...
Would reccomend this method if you don't fancy spending too much time on researching other companies and you're happy letting the bank do the work.
Yes,you see the reason i asked was if you see a depression on demand for premium products due to folk being more cautious around bigger purchases
Maybe opting more for some of the discounted brand's that had some success over the last 2-3 years against this brand ?
Greggs
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Folks can't help themselves mate. Give them $600 stimulus and it will get spent on gadgets rather than essentials
Haha I see your thinking ,you should be an economist or trend Spotter or predictor
jimmyhillsfanclub
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My biggest customers are Semicon manufacturers.....a global slump in consumer demand coupled with the fact they continued production pretty much uninterrupted this year up till now means they have surplus stock of new product......
Not sure how this will play out, but basically as all this componentry has a limited shelf life, I'm guessing they won't write it off, so there will probably be opportunity for non-premium brands to install premium grade & spec. hardware into their products that is usually reserved for the higher end goods.
Jesus image if it was $4000 per couple.Haha I see your thinking ,you should be an economist or trend Spotter or predictor
Might go on A 4 wheeler or AR 15's.
skybluesam66
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cant see any news ? clearly not been keeping up with the brexit talks
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Been looking myself - as with everything else it seems like everybody's got there first! been some multi-baggers, one x10.
In a roundabout way, 2021 was easily my best ever year on shares but not on any covid or recovery themes - I misplayed it entirely!
And I'm still doing the same now. You could have pinned any trade on a small-cap oil and gas 4 weeks ago and guaranteed a 30 percent return, better than on the majors.
In a roundabout way, 2021 was easily my best ever year on shares but not on any covid or recovery themes - I misplayed it entirely!
And I'm still doing the same now. You could have pinned any trade on a small-cap oil and gas 4 weeks ago and guaranteed a 30 percent return, better than on the majors.
Sbarcher
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As I said a couple of threads ago I’m into Ilica (lithium batteries). Gone up more than x4 in 7 months. At the moment there are some big swings so keep an eye out for buying dips.
Also into Ceres Power hydrogen fuel cells. Only x2 for this one.
To start I’d suggest you register with ii.co.uk and set up a virtual portfolio with a few shares you want to track. Use HL to trade your shares - £11.95/trade Maybe go for companies who will do well once out of lockdown. Pubs,hotels travel etc have probably now seen all of the downside.
Mr Panda
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Cheers, will check out ii.co.uk.
Already set up with HL. I'm starting with the absolute basics and never really considered any of this until very recently so for that reason starting slowly with a few funds for the very long term.
Already looking at what companies I can invest in though
Astute
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Just seen this thread for the first time. Some very interesting thoughts between you all.
Personally I have mainly kept to consumables and companies that pay a good dividend. Consumables because people always need more and dividends because you can make 2%, 3% or so with a static price. Reinvest all dividends. Then when the price goes up you gain quite quickly.
Have got through the last year pretty well but have now decided to let someone take over for me. Have decided to go about 55% in America and the rest in the UK. Hopefully in about 12 months will be looking at moving some investments tied to the Euro as it is the currency I will be using. Waiting to tie in at about €1.20 to the £.
I like the way a few are giving themselves a target. I did the same myself. Don't take big gambles along the way. One bad move can wipe out years of gains. I had an approx 5% higher risk out of my pot. Some good calls. Some bad. Best move of last year was making nearly 40% in banking in about 3 months. Only put a few k in but it is the feeling of picking a winner. I just don't have the time to study anymore.
Another reason for letting someone take most of my pot over is I need just under 5% in the next 27 months to hit my target from about 25 years ago. Not time now to risk it. But have kept a small % so I can still play in the higher risk. My aim is to gain double of the funds being looked after for me.
Personally I have mainly kept to consumables and companies that pay a good dividend. Consumables because people always need more and dividends because you can make 2%, 3% or so with a static price. Reinvest all dividends. Then when the price goes up you gain quite quickly.
Have got through the last year pretty well but have now decided to let someone take over for me. Have decided to go about 55% in America and the rest in the UK. Hopefully in about 12 months will be looking at moving some investments tied to the Euro as it is the currency I will be using. Waiting to tie in at about €1.20 to the £.
I like the way a few are giving themselves a target. I did the same myself. Don't take big gambles along the way. One bad move can wipe out years of gains. I had an approx 5% higher risk out of my pot. Some good calls. Some bad. Best move of last year was making nearly 40% in banking in about 3 months. Only put a few k in but it is the feeling of picking a winner. I just don't have the time to study anymore.
Another reason for letting someone take most of my pot over is I need just under 5% in the next 27 months to hit my target from about 25 years ago. Not time now to risk it. But have kept a small % so I can still play in the higher risk. My aim is to gain double of the funds being looked after for me.
Wyken Sky Blue
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I'm currently happy with me setup in my stocks and shares ISA with Money Box.
I've got from £0 in June to £2000 today in £50 weekly deposits and roundups. Currently making me about 6.2%
Not a bad return I don't think. I also started at the right time when the share prices were low due to COVID hitting the markets.
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I've got from £0 in June to £2000 today in £50 weekly deposits and roundups. Currently making me about 6.2%
Not a bad return I don't think. I also started at the right time when the share prices were low due to COVID hitting the markets.
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I don't think I quite caught onto the fact that you are new to investing. In which case, I would caution two things.
First, whilst having a virtual portfolio can be fun, it will tell you nothing about your ability to pick the right shares or themes. Once are invested and so exposed to the emotionality around shares, behaviours change entirely: you take profits perhaps earlier than you should or you hesitate to take a loss and so see that grow into a disaster rather than recover.
Second, whilst people have been calling the end to the stock market ever since the shares were tradeable, it is absolutely the fact that shares and funds have shot up past their straight line trajectory even if you were to take the may covid crash into the equation. In particular, the acceleration over the last 4-6 weeks in shares is simply unsustainable.
Investing has become hot among GenZers, with some having made fantastic gains in alternative themes such as alternative energy, and which has been fueled (no pun intended) by the rise of trading apps. Don't be fooled into thinking that, with the market having fully recovered for now, that similar success is available right now or, worse, that what goes up can't come down.
Go carefully.
Astute
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Absolutely spot on.
Best to stick with what you know. I have my smaller 'gambling' pot for those I think will do well and only put a small part of it on anything. I know someone who thought banks couldn't keep going lower and lost nearly everything. He didn't want to pull out and miss the rebound.
Shares are like gambling with bookies. There is no such thing as a dead cert. Whatever you do don't chase your losses. Even massive companies fail.
Astute
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You should very rarely lose it all. But you do get surprises where the truths hidden from shareholders. New technology is something to keep an eye on for the higher risk shares. But each situation is different.
My aim is 5% and above for the low risk and a combined 10% or more on the small pot. You will get big gains but also losses unless you are a genius.
dutchman
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If you feel the need to do that I suspect you're in the wrong kind of investments?
Mr Panda
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Only some low risk low reward funds!
Mucca Mad Boys
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As a new, and young investor, I’ve just stuck my money into index funds and I add to it every month.
I wish I started earlier tbh.
I wish I started earlier tbh.
Mr Panda
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Said the same thing today.
Greggs
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I disagree, at first it's a bit of an exciting novelty. Still fun watching the Bulls and Bears scrap it out on the message boards
Greggs
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Well you're in now mate. In 10 years you'll be happy you got in!
Greggs
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Never worry about what could have been in the market, it'll pickle your head. I was gonna dump a grand in Tesla 6 months ago, decided against it (as it resembles a bubble) but I could have cashed out for around 7-8k. Think long term, check 5 year charts, you'll sleep well at night.
Mucca Mad Boys
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I hope so! For now, I want something passive that I don’t need to manage or check every day.
I’ve gone for that standard S&P 500, but will look to invest a bit in the FTSE 100 and emerging markets down the line.
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Has anybody been following the fun and games with Gamestop and Blackberry? Lots of congratulatory stuff on WallSt Bets/Reddit about how the millennials are getting their own back and changing the game on Boomers. Truth is though, it's the herd who are being leveraged and who will be eventually burnt. A Pump and dump is a pump and dump.
Mucca Mad Boys
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I’m aware of what’s happening, but don’t really know why people are buying those stocks... practical joke or not!
Greggs
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massive short squeeze, lovely for the longs
Mr Panda
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A video explaining what's happening is here:
Can't claim that I fully understand still mind!
