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As a contrarian investor my risk v reward returns have been very good over the years so can't complain. However, my choice of investing necessitates a wide selection of stocks,m otherwise the strategy won't work. ie i often take risks on stocks that i know are more liable to fail unless a sudden turnaround comes by way of funding, bailouts, contract wins or T/O - RTO's.
I knew TCG and DEBs were really on the cusp of failure but those two companies were in business in the 19th century and recovered many storms in the past. The risk imo was carefully assessed and many thought they would recover. My intention was to sell DEBs and then invest straight into TCG. Debs sudden demise ended that idea and all my cash was in other stocks but i still felt TCG would be saved but I couldn't raise the cash unless i sold another stock at a loss. Luckily for me that saved my bacon. You win some and lose some!
Yes chriss it comes from having a varied portfolio. On the one hand if i had picked just one to go all in it would have been Lion or possibly TCG but while i was out of TCG they went belly up so saving me from having FIVE suspended stocks and would therefore had lost all my investment capital. Picking a stock and going all in can ruin your chances of further investments if you cannot lay your hands on ready cash. Total money locked in my FOUR suspended shares comes to about 37 grand with only the possibility of half that coming back to market.
Luckily i still hold five stocks that are still listed, enabling me to retain composure, nerve and sanity...otherwise i really am OK but i still take risks. GLA
Thanks all - when I penned my message earlier my best performing share at that point was ECO, which has now fallen back 50% this morning, highlighting what investing in the AIM means and also the need to diversify across sectors IMO.
sectors, companies and indexes for me, mostly FTSE 100 dividend paying shares where there is also an opportunity for growth, there are some good ones out there presently with hefty dividends. I am spreading across all areas and making sure I always have spare cash to buy into opportunities. I didn't use too, learned this the hard way, always keep some spare cash available. Also buy in tranches, again learned this the hard way, keep a bit back in case the price dips and then pick up a few more. Dividends are all reinvested but not necessarily from where they came, I like to make that choice myself and have a bit of a gamble on a few AIM shares such as this, JOG, LEK, BLOE and SKIN amongst others.
Personally think it dangerous to stick with one sector though, however well you might research and think you know it, external factors could wipe you out.
Got a few in here, waiting patiently like everyone else, reading the RNS's at 07.00am every morning.............remain positive but a little nervous if I am honest, never had a share suspended before.
GLA
Diversify across companies, but what about sectors? I've been thinking about this.
Is it better to spend your time getting to know an industry and diversifying across co's within it?
I have 7 holdings currently, and I seem to be slowly shifting towards mining co's.
I'm not liking O&G!
With BOU..... well who knows what that will be!
Apple
You must have nerves of steel to have four stocks suspended!
Theonlyway is to diversify as you are doing. If any go wrong your nerves will be more under control. I believe a lot of panic selling is by pi's holding in very few stocks or ALL IN on one...fatal..imo
I tend to hold between 5 - 12 stocks and have FOUR currently suspended/delisted Lion..Bou..Ura..Debs
To alleviate the boredom, a question please.
I am fairly new to investing - coming up for two years. Just wondered how many different holdings people tend to invest in at any one time? I currently have 10 - a real mixed bag of very well performing, to the very poor.
Cheers
I am sure when the news arrives we will feel a lot happier
Could be months away yet though!
At least I can't sell out of boredom!!! I would really welcome so knews though because I am a bit bored with this one.