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Fatherjack that is my strategy also. If SP follows last year I will reinvest divi at sub 220p, easy money. There is also a faint possibility there could be a take over of Lgen at them low prices which will be missed if not owning shares. just a thought and not advice.

Can someone explain to me why a stock that has paid a divi through covid, has lifted divi by 5% for last few years and pays a near 10% divi yield is considered a "Basket case"? If this is a basket case there must be some real bad ones out there.

Sold last holding in dealing acc this morning '256p Then just added them back to share ISA at 248.5p Reasonably happy. Sit back and enjoy divi now in this steady share.

Eccles, I did just that last year. Sold some BT at a loss but sold RR at the similar gain cancelling each other out. Then placed them in ISA. Bit different this time as I want the rest of my Lgen holding it the ISA to avoid tax on divi. The Gov just wants it all. Will transfer before ex-divi date but timing needs to be right. Thanks for answer though, GL.

Trouble there eccles I wish to add more to my share ISA and sell from normal share dealing. Without further funding the bankrupt Government. What is the most efficient way to transfer shares into an ISA?

Well it looks like the MM,s failed again to get BT under £1. I do hope their shorts are smoldering. No doubt they will try again.

Hardup, yeah you are right and is reason I am using ISA allowance. Its just the general way Gov keeps at us for more that gets my goat. Work hard over pay to much tax = why work hard. Is this not why Britains productivity has fallen? Council taxes up, car tax up etc. Could it also be why our birth rates are falling? People chocked with tax that both parents have to work?

Anyhow sorry for the negative posts. After 40 years of hard work still see Gov trying to get more get my back up. GL all.

Over last years Gov is taking a greedy tax amount from dividends. Now anything over £500 in divi is taxable. Over £4k a few years ago. Moving my holdings into a share ISA but again the Gov collect duty on purchase. Come to conclusion why the UK stock market has stagnated over last decade is due to Governmental stealth taxes on stocks. In fact bodes the question, Why invest? why risk capital to have any reward pilfered? In fact why work hard only to see your efforts stolen by a greedy tax system? I think this is now why the UK is lagging behind other nations in productivity. The country atm is going backwards. Government doing everything the people do not want and doing nothing the people want. If the present lot of politicians are the best we can do then we are in the ...., sorry trouble. Rant over.

I have held shares now for 20Years+. Please will someone explain kindly to me how Brokers logic works. What do they see as wrong with LGEN? I sometime think they live on a different planet ( Fullers earth perhaps) as their reasoning never seems to make sense. A company who`s dividend is non existent and will never be a high payer rated huge amounts/ percent above current SP and a company with high yield, no debt and well run, rated under preform. Don`t get it .

Come to conclusion if I had followed Brokers advice my returns would be very poor, not keeping with inflation. Happily my returns are good. Any thoughts?

Happy Easter to you to. Enjoy and chill.

Addendum, do you actually believe mands what we scribe will make any difference?

Mandy , I agree with you on most political things. Woke is ruining the country. Starmer was the lawyer who took the labour party to court and won in 2010. meaning we have to pay illegals benefits.

But its your confrontational nature that spoils the BB. I can agree to disagree with Aus, leave politics alone and just wish to read about BT updates / news.

Are you happy now Aus? see what you have unleashed.

See what I mean, not worth reading.

"So glad Mandy and me make no sense to Fleccy"

Well done Aus for giving mandy the oxygen he needs to continue to ruin this Bb, drive away posters who actually contribute, attack any posters who do not agree with his opinions/ tunnel vision/ bid rhetoric. The BB is not worth reading ATM, Well done.

The point Abject makes so well Mandy is he has made some mistakes but does not start squawking like a big girls blouse about his losses, unlike you. You should take your own advice "be healthy and happy" and stop the monumental sulk/ blame casting.

Well done Abject, you have come through tough times and mistakes and will no doubt rectify this. Patience and time. It's not made you bitter which is good unlike our old duffer blaming all and everything but himself. I too am way under water with bt. But I have the patience of an oyster and will not sell at a loss. Golden rule.

I have not filtered the blinkered opinionated old duffer yet as his ramblings make me laugh. Haho, gl to you and our bt holdings.

Mmuk, Please take anything our resident curmudgeon says with a large pinch of salt.

"you unbalanced old twerp" hehe, Pot calling kettle there mands. Well did you go top up ? And I don`t mean with your maid.

Are they a white rose Mands? ;-))