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I try to not factor in takeovers in investment strategy. Dev in itself is a legitimate business with great prospects for rapid revenue and market growth I feel now we have Lenovo as a partner for a global rollout.........saying that I have to agree, there is a very strong likelihood here for Lenovo or firms such as Pearsons to come in - Dev would be a great acquisition for their future strategy :-)

My main take from deciphering the language in Ken's tweet carefully is that GGP is now much derisked, I am safer to consider it as a legitimate investment and as someone who has put a lot of money down on the table - I'm happier to see that tweet than 8p being breached this morning in terms of how secure I now feel :-))

When you get to the stage where prominent(and hopefully respected) industry leaders and analysts are happy to substantiate predictions, lay it on the line as such - then you have a lot more legitimacy.

Yes thank you PG - your hard work must have halved my research time if not more allowing me to get in far quicker - Good Kharma for you in all areas of life I am sure:-) )

I try never to focus too much on short term movements but u might see some coming in closer to 29th using recent profits from 'greasy' stocks such as our beloved SB did I suspect :-)

Actually thank you skintnurse - having had parents with health issues from a very young age, I absolutely value the work nurses do, you should all be looked after so much better - unsung heroines and hero's well before the pandemic :-))

There are many methods to lower risk and so many factors to consider, I feel that is part of the learning process over time -)

A few examples :-

1/ Top slice as you gain
2/ raise your average slowly
3/ ladder approach
3/ diversification in your portfolio so you can weather a catastrophic scenario from one of your larger holdings in one particular share
4/ diversified wealth management where possible as you hopefully increase your wealth where you can hold cash, own your house and potentially other property outright instead of putting everything into the market

Your risk profile, specialist areas, income streams, age, personal responsibilities, time available and many other factors play a part in the best strategy for you............really only experience and time will enable you to find the right mix..........its hard to have a uniform approach that works for everyone.

There are some universal rules though I guess, one good example - only invest what you can afford to lose.

Patience is always rewarded :-))

Considering how demand for our services is likely more critical than ever for our target markets, there is no reason not to expect even better figures than last time, the management team did an excellent job of reacting to the pandemic in terms of both how they operate and adapting the products to meet new demand:-)

You have to consider the importance given to personal branding in marketing terms, given the huge factor social media plays nowadays. People such as Branson were onto this decades before most......a guy like Lenigas with his ego will want to show his 10k plus twitter followers that he knows what the next big thing is, so being able to crow about how he predicted Hav, before most people knew, will help give his reputation as a leading expert more legitimacy. Plus he probably does knows more than most of us given his connections :-)

I've been very curious about that mysterious breccia since it came to attention but haven't been able to find any clues researching - its one of the intangibles helping to convince me this is a long term play......... just my opinion of course :-))

While researching this I decided this was going to be a long term hold for me and to wait up until MRE before considering any exit points unless we get any shocking and unexpected results before..........my personal experience has been that the best returns for me have come through investments that have long term potential but a potentially good pay-off if things go 'off-track' my preferred scenario - such as say SB heading a hostile takeover (just kidding).

Top slicing is a good strategy too though with GGP and can understand why many might do it with the kind of profits we're lucky to be sat on if we have a large holding.

On days like these I keep myself busy busy busy with work, safe in the knowledge my research has already paid off by reflecting on the progress made to date :-))

I'll second that, GGP has been instrumental in helping me improve my portfolios as oppose to losing money during the recent fun and games....... nothing to worry about here ;-)

Who hasn't thought they were Gordon Gecko in their early days imagining overnight wealth, the follies of youth ;-))

Its what I saw too Spy

looking good on what has been a bad day for many others :-)

He has been busy playing with a certain oil stock again since yesterday looking at his posting history :-)

I think Beetham has been caught out in the past mate for saying one thing and doing another by LTH's here - just don't even factor him into your thoughts as what he does or doesn't do can't be predicted or controlled. Don't get so hung up on daily movements in price either - that way lies madness!

As an example, he said he is looking into legal advice in case of a hostile takeover over the weekend......but he might just be saying that to seed the idea of a hostile takeover in shareholders minds to try and affect the price for his own benefit. Best thing to do is ignore his posts I feel.......

I'm guessing partly down to Trump, Oil etc playing havoc with the general market - always have people seeing other short-term opportunities and moving some or all of their money elsewhere for a while.......

Nice post kiefy :-)

Value investing is worth learning about - its not the only way but certainly a skill to at least build so its an option for you to exercise in your investment strategies - and alongside with it - patience :-)

It's very rare to get rich overnight if you're not born into wealth. Usually, financial freedom means getting very good at something and then being able to be paid well for it as you progress your career, and then investing spare funds into ventures such as launching your own business, investing or property development (as examples) and it takes time (along with calculated risks) to make the gains - but the more energy you put into these areas - the faster the returns :-)