20th April 10
You have to laugh sometimes at the pre-conceived ideas that people have of a ‘Trader’. I usually don’t divulge to people what I do, as the responses I have had in the past can be rather amusing. ...
Read More11th April 10
Yes I know, the Blog title sounds like a bad caption from an old BT TV ad, but it is important nonetheless. A lot of people like to dabble in the stockmarket and some people do it full-time as th...
Read More5th April 10
There is a saying of ‘How time flies when you’re having fun’. Well, I have now been writing my Blog on lse.co.uk for a year, my first one being published on 1st April 2009. I’m not entirely sure a...
Read More29th March 10
What a month it has been for the markets- the FTSE hit a 21-week high, while the DOW is still eking out gains. I feared a pull back and had a key date of 15th March in mind as a potential turni...
Read More29th March 10
I’m not sure if anyone else can relate to this, but I seem to have lost my way a little on the markets lately. I think it may be as my shares are pretty much stagnant. Unfortunately, when that hap...
Read More21st March 10
I have been in a couple of houses recently where things on the inside just haven’t been what I expected. It got me thinking about shares and how some companies or individuals can gloss over thing...
Read More15th March 10
On a Saturday morning when the markets are closed, I tend to look at the ‘Bid’ prices on my portfolio and work out my sell price. I find this method really good as it gives me an accurate view of w...
Read More9th March 10
There are many Fantasy Share Games out there. Some of you might have had a go at them. Over the last two weeks I’ve had the privilege of testing a Beta version that LSE are about to roll out. My ...
Read More1st March 10
Welcome to a new month fellow traders. We enter March with yet more conflicting data coming out of the U.S. and G.B. We had data during January suggesting that unemployment figures rose, yet both si...
Read More1st March 10
Once bitten, twice shy...well, in the case of Tower Resources (TIDM code: TRP ) it was very much a case of yes and no. Tower Resources, as many of you may remember, was my largest loss. I stated ...
Read More22nd February 10
So, in real terms what is a penny worth? No, I haven’t suddenly aged and am going to tell you about all the things you could buy for a penny ‘in my day’. This isn’t a Blog about inflation but a Bl...
Read More8th February 10
Well, what a couple of weeks I’ve had. It started with a leak in the bathroom ceiling, and then it progressed to a hole in the ceiling. We figured that although we would like a complete new bathro...
Read More1st February 10
For anyone who is a shareholder of the company in the title - Kopane Diamond (TIDM code: KDD) - you may have been like me last week...bewildered. You see, a very positive RNS came out with news t...
Read More27th January 10
I am truly incensed at the media reporting we have in regard to the financial world. We all remember how it was ‘overcooked’ in 2008. Oh yes, there was no denying that the markets were tumbling an...
Read More23rd January 10
When the equity markets rebounded in early 2009, many investors piled into the areas of the market which had been hit the hardest during 2007-2008. Amongst them were non-producing miners, smaller c...
Read More22nd January 10
You know that feeling; when your friends move on to new things and you’re feeling a little left behind. Well, that is how I have been feeling a tad this week. I have some trading friends that have...
Read More18th January 10
The saying ‘Can’t see the Wood for the Trees’ is definitely true. Quite often, when you are right in amongst things, you just don’t see what is right there in front of you. For instance, take the ...
Read More13th January 10
New Year is generally a time for reflection. Reflecting on what have you accomplished in the last year, or even a time to review your failings and have plans or ideas in place for a fresh start as th...
Read More8th January 10
Well, every now and then I tend to be a little reckless. You know the shares that you shouldn’t buy - you know nothing about the company, it has already risen too fast – basically, the type of shar...
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