8th July 09
I have a friend that posts on lse.co.uk and ADVFN . I only found out through having a conversation at playgroup one day. I was excited at starting my Blog and had mentioned this to him. He...
Read More5th July 09
Most, if not all, of the Gas and Oil sector’s tiddlers are potential takeover targets, if historic indicators are anything to go by. I think the message is that consolidation is now inevitable,...
Read More4th July 09
People often talk of ‘ramping’. Here, I would like to just talk of one aspect of it which is ‘spamming’. I myself have jumped into shares when someone appears to say that news is coming and the...
Read More1st July 09
I think I need to accept that this is the end of the ‘Bull Run’ for now. As we all know, I lost a lot of money in the markets last year - mainly through suspension, de-listing and companies...
Read More27th June 09
I put washing outside to dry. It rained. I took it back in and the rain stopped. I put it back out and it rained again. I buy a stock. The price falls. I sell a stock and the price rises. ...
Read More24th June 09
Definition of a ‘Multi-bagger’; a share that bags you multiples of what you put in. So, I would say that an increase of 261% can be classed as a multi-bagger and, boy, did it come along in the...
Read More20th June 09
I heard the statement ‘The market always knows’ several times last week. Well, in the case of Tower resources (TIDM code: TRP ), the market certainly did. The share price started to drop two...
Read More17th June 09
Totally off the topic of share dealing... This week, in the area that I live, a little girl went missing. Now this little girl was only 4 years old and was visiting her Grandmother’s house, so...
Read More15th June 09
With world economies still shrinking, China stands out as the economy odd-one-out, as it aims to expand its economy by between 6% and 8% within the next 12 months, having invested some £400BN into...
Read More14th June 09
Well, I made the decision to sell my Mecom Group shares (TIDM code: MEC) at a loss. You see, when I bought into Mecom this time it wasn’t as a long-term investment, more for a short-term. ...
Read More10th June 09
On the 13th May, I posted a Blog entitled ‘Taking Profits’. At the time of writing the Blog, I felt that I had possibly missed opportunities by selling too early and queried what was best - either...
Read More6th June 09
Admin: Submitted during the recent hot spell… What a day! 22 degrees Celsius, kids to get ready, a party to organize, food to buy, party bags, cake, candles, party food, balloons, party,...
Read More2nd June 09
Before I started investing in Shares I paid little interest to the world economy. I know that sounds bad, but I was happily plodding along in life and doing well, so a lot of these external factors...
Read More31st May 09
‘Don’t invest what you can’t afford to lose’. We read that many times on the bulletin (chat) boards. Do people actually take this advice? I have read many heartbreaking comments in the time...
Read More27th May 09
When I started investing last year, I would look at the previous share prices for a company as a sign of where they had been and would maybe reach again. This is an incredibly bad idea for a few...
Read More24th May 09
Today, I want to focus on one particular share; Tower Resources (TIDM code: TRP). I will talk you through my trading experience of it. It could be any share that I’m talking about and you may...
Read More20th May 09
I have found that I can be prone to over-confidence in my day trades. There are trades that I can buy and sell, and then be happy to leave well alone. Then there are trades that I buy, sell at a...
Read More16th May 09
Net asset value (NAV) represents the assets that a company owns minus its liabilities. Can we really be dependent on this when we are looking at companies to invest in? We hear that a company...
Read More13th May 09
The world is awash with ‘Black Gold’! In this Blog - the first of its type from me – I look at sectors that are in the news for a variety of reasons. Hopefully, by looking at sectors’ trends,...
Read More13th May 09
You may have read one of my previous Blogs, entitled ‘To trade or invest, that is the question’. I had stated that since the start of 2009, I was making money and doing well. I feel that I...
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