30th January 17
The number of shares in a defensive buy is dictated primarily by the asking price and the buy/sell commission that you pay – for simplification I will assume that the buy and sell commissions...
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Today, I am pleased to bring you an exclusive interview with the LSE member, Newforestlad (NFL). It is rare for me to promote a mere acquaintance to a fully fledged friend of mine but NFL is one of...
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The number of shares in a defensive buy is dictated primarily by the asking price and the buy/sell commission that you pay – for simplification I will assume that the buy and sell commissions...
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Fantasy Portfolio 2017: week ending 20 January 2017 This week I sold 705 OMI at 16.75p (8% profit), and bought 529 WSG at 17p (total cost £100). Figure 1: Percentages of...
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What does it mean to be vegan? Is it a diet thing or a lifestyle thing? For now, it’s just a diet thing for me since I continue to wear leather and I don’t mind the new £5 notes...
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Empyrean Energy (EME) Wow, what an efficient price rise based on nothing at all fundamental over the last few weeks! I have previously mentioned that I am still a holder of EME so I had no problem...
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The number of shares in a defensive buy is dictated primarily by the asking price and the buy/sell commission that you pay – for simplification I will assume that the buy and sell commissions...
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The common wisdom that Canadian markets are a difficult environment for independent oil & gas companies to raise money may be true. However, this week features an exciting IPO (Initial Public...
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The number of shares in a defensive buy is dictated primarily by the asking price and the buy/sell commission that you pay – for simplification I will assume that the buy and sell commissions...
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With 2016 almost behind us and the Christmas holidays just around the corner, there will soon be plenty of time to spend with family but also to re-think your investment portfolio. It’s time...
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It has been a big year of change in 2016 and I didn’t even see it coming. A fellow investor who popped into my life merely mentioned that he was a vegan and something in my head went &lsquo...
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The number of shares in a defensive buy is dictated primarily by the asking price and the buy/sell commission that you pay – for simplification I will assume that the buy and sell commissions...
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This week I bought 2580 MTR at 1.55p (total cost £50) and 705 OMI at 12.75p (total cost £100). Figure 1: Percentages of change in portfolio value and the proportion of the...
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Briefly, the highlights from 2016 are: - Portfolio value up 0.9476% compared to the initial starting amount of £10000 - ...
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Those of you who have been with me for a few years will have watched with me the price appreciation of a few pharmaceutical/bioscience companies. I had long been a supporter of Cyprotex for a...
Read More28th December 16
Empyrean Energy (EME) After the release of the EME interim results last week, it gave me a chance to review the situation with a little more thought. While I am still a long term shareholder in...
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This week I bought 1000 PPS at 4p (total cost £50) and 2352 OXP at 1.7p (total cost £50). Figure 1: Percentages of change in portfolio value and the proportion of the...
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The number of shares in a defensive buy is dictated primarily by the asking price and the buy/sell commission that you pay – for simplification I will assume that the buy and sell commissions...
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This week’s focus is on Empyrean Energy since I was really snoozing during an afternoon nap when Tom Kelly executed some comedy timing regarding telling the market at 3 pm about an Award of...
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This week I sold 1200 EME shares at 1.75p for 5.8% profit. Figure 1: Percentages of change in portfolio value and the proportion of the portfolio held as cash, since 1 January...
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