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The joy of Shares

1st April 09 By: Boredmum

Please let me introduce myself. Some of you may already know me as ‘ boredmum ’. I have been posting on LSE for about a year and have been invited to write a Blog. I am hoping that you will find ...

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Director’s dealings point the way to a company’s success or failure?

21st March 09 By: GedW

How true is the title statement? It is an established fact that following Directors dealings can be a winning investment tool, but only if the quality dealings are sifted out from those that are me...

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Global economy 2009: ‘The Great Recession’

13th March 09 By: GedW

This year will be remembered by generations to come as the ‘Great Recession’. The world economy is likely to shrink to ‘below zero’ in 2009 according to the head of the International Monetary Fund...

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DYOR (Do your own research)

12th March 09 By: GedW

We have witnessed some spectacular gains recently, mostly on takeover speculative share buying. It seems to me, however, that most who chat about the shares have not carried out any research, but bli...

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Is AIM a spent force?

11th March 09 By: GedW

I hardly think so, but offers up tremendous value instead. I am sticking my neck out here by suggesting we should see some very positive recovery in 18 months time. This presents the savvy, non ri...

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Eastern European Property Portfolios plummeting in value!

10th March 09 By: GedW

Europe’s developing economies from Poland to Ukraine are facing their worst economic crisis since the fall of the Berlin wall 20 years ago. Capital is fleeing Europe’s East, causing a deluge of debt ...

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Some industries never learn…take Builders as an example

9th March 09 By: GedW

For years the Building industry has been heavily regulated as a result of old, unlawful working practices, hence the recent introduction of the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS). It now appears ...

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Are diamonds losing their sparkle?

8th March 09 By: GedW

World demand for diamonds has ‘fallen off a cliff’ and, consequently, the demand for the price-driven sparklers has fallen by quite a way, in fact by more than 50%. There is now an over-supply, causi...

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The Ukraine gas struggle

7th March 09 By: GedW

This entry links to March 4th’s ‘Energy shortfall’ Blog Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday 4th March, 9.52 p.m. Masked and armed with automatic weapons, 20 guards from Ukraine’s State Security Service...

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Tips for 'Penny' Share investing

6th March 09 By: GedW

The mystery unraveled! My idea of a penny share is a share trading for pennies. That is, shares trading for less than £1, but some will claim they are shares you can buy for under 50p, some claim le...

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5th March 2009 Base rate cut and UK manufacturers

5th March 09 By: GedW

A survey by the Engineering Employer’s Federation (EEF), backed up by the Confederation of Business Industry (CBI) on Thursday, showed half of UK manufacturers felt credit conditions had tightened...

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Recession: The AIM by-product…

5th March 09 By: GedW

There is no doubt that the recession will sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to stockmarket listed companies. It will also weed out those listed companies that should never have been listed ...

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The UK is lurching towards energy shortfall within 15 years. Which sectors should benefit?

4th March 09 By: GedW

With the fact that some of the UK’s nuclear power stations are reaching the end of their useful efficient life, and with no plans for replacement, the UK requires some £230 Billion investment in order...

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