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Hi robleo. I think funds are probably safer than shares but they cost more, so if you can pick the right share then you can save money. I think if you have funds in an I.S.A. & you pay to hold them, then your costs can wipe out your profits. I am not saying that I have picked the right share though? But I like to keep costs down. Good luck.
Thanks fleccy, They are all in profit with me, and have been good for me helping to steady the ship, and have been doing better than some shares, but I am slowly reducing the number of funds I have and increasing some of my dividend stocks, as and when I can get in on a good price, as I think more dividends will be the best thing for retirement, would be good to have a few more opinions on funds v shares from you guys if you don't mind, I'm sure some of you here have both
Cheers
"just about everything with me has dropping and dropping lately especially the funds even the ones that were the best performers like fundsmith, don't know if others are having the same problem ?"
I wont touch Funds anymore, my past experiences have been they drop like a stone in the bad times, yet never seem to perform well in the good times. If you take money out, the transaction always seems to go through on a down day, never an up day, and I trust them as far as I can throw them. Most people investing in Funds seem to come away with a bad taste in their mouth, very few find it a rewarding experience, at least people I've talked to anyway.
hi Dan, no problem mate, I'm happy as well, just having a little moan to make me feel better, pleased that vod is back on track, and even more confident now, did you notice that mole suggested maybe even vod may go up and Mikey seems very confident as well ;-)
robleo. Sorry to hear that, I wondered why it had all gone a bit quiet today! I am only invested in vod, so a great day for me of course. Good luck.
Hi Mole, as tempting as it is to sell sometimes, I know your right ones that have been steady eddies and doing well in the past have been beaten down lately more so the American/international and technology funds, it's a bit frustrating seeing them keep dropping, but will just have to sit tight and wait for recovery
Cheers mate
Stay invested Robleo. Markets have been collapsing everywhere so even your funds will struggle, but at some point it bottoms, usually when everyone has completely given up. The snap back can be rapid. USA up big time today. Slight relief over Russia leads to money coming back in which puts pressure on the shorts who buy stock to close, and up and up.
Maybe it comes down again tomorrow, but long term, it's all going up.
Maybe even VOD.
Smiley.
Good evening Dan, sorry mate been losing the will to invest lately :-( just about everything with me has dropping and dropping lately especially the funds even the ones that were the best performers like fundsmith, don't know if others are having the same problem ?, but enough of that a funny thing this afternoon anyone who's with hl will know the prices are all incorrect just after market close, and Vodafone was showing as 165, and I was almost showing a profit there wow, I wonder if that can become a reality some time soon ? nice to see Vodafone getting back on track and let's hope it can meet some of our targets for Friday, unlikely there will be a war I think, but after all that's happened the last few years anything's possible
best of luck for tomorrow
Robleo. Come on, I need some support here today, Great day today or what? Even Mikey is positive, That is a sign from VOD?!
I'm here!
Still awaiting scrip dividend shares to drop into my account though.
Great day today, Up 2.36. But only 3 posts! 1 from Clouseau, 1 from me, & 1 from Mikey. Are we boring you? Not now Kato?
Nice little finish! We need the Yanks & the U.S. dollar on our side, (In vod we trust). Mikey, I take back my past comment, that you only post when the sp is negative? Very quiet on here & the eastern front today? We need more Jaw Jaw!! 2 blank bullets from the Russian roulette revolver so far??! I reckon they are all blank? Putin may be a Maverick in the modern sense, but not in the traditional card player sense? He is just bluffing, & has no ace up his sleeve!
Nice little finish - back to positive ways
Dan, 'you are Clouseau', its a true story. The wife wants to use the profit to buy a labradoodle, also a true story. I think I am going to call it Kato.
Dan poly is the ticker for Polymetal International PLC its a Cyprus-based precious metals mining group. The Group has a portfolio of nine producing gold and silver mines and 3 development projects across Russia and Kazakhstan. but i don't understand the rest ?
Android, you are Clouseau. Only Clouseau could come up with a crazy post like that?. What is this I kneau ploy? What Is this Poly?, is it another accidently made £k'up ploy? Kill Clouseau!!
Topped up VOD and Poly today.
Instead of £5k Poly I accidently bought 5k and before I realised, was £k's up!
Now 'I kneau' how hedging works. I dont recommend this strategy though?
Hi Fleccy Re; top up, well I topped up on legal&gen on Friday after a big drop in the sp, and it took another big drop today, so not good timing on my part, also got falky on there winding me up suggesting everything's going to take a big drop lol, brave move topping up on Lloyds as they are always the first to get hit and last to recover, but hopefully things will work out for the better, fingers crossed, think vod came off pretty good considering
Well at least we stayed above £1.36 - could have been a lot worse .
Just as it claws some back America opens .
Russian roulette. Lets hope the odds on a Russian invasion are more then 5/1 against? Micky is sounding very calm? Hopefully not the calm before the storm?
"nor am i sure the prices are not going to drop further"
Trying to judge the bottom, or top, when it comes to shares is a futile exercise and not something I worry about, I just invest where I see value.
That sounds the sensible thing to do fleccy, but not sure if putin cares about any of that, nor am i sure the prices are not going to drop further
"Mikey, your spot on there mate, look the other way for a few days at least, everything's taking a thumping today"
It depends on your assessment of the geopolitical outcomes, and your attitude to risk. I bought more Lloyds this morning, when the price was over 4% down, but I don't believe Russia will invade Ukraine due to the consequences.
I don't see Russia invading Ukraine, because the Russians will likely get a bloody nose from the war itself, with lots of casualties on both sides; Another reason is the crippling sanctions, which will likely lock Russia out of western world finance; Another might be a stronger Europe, with the EU arming up to become another potential superpower on Russia's doorstep. History shows occupying armies don't have a good track record, and Russia could open themselves up to resistance movements within occupied countries, and terrorism at home. There are multiple reasons why Russia invading Ukraine would be bad for Russia, with the only possible gain, from an invasion, being short lived hubris.
There's a possibility that Russia and China have quietly decided to form some sort of pact, with Russia taking Ukraine and China taking Taiwan, purposely aiming to hard split the World between East and West, but that would be a dystopian outcome, and would it suit China and Russia?
Mikey, your spot on there mate, look the other way for a few days at least, everything's taking a thumping today