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What's your Portfolio % in Vodafone? Mine has gone from 5 to 10% to 8% now 11.5%.

Where is everyone?

That's us just past a 2year high this week!! GS has a reasonable target of 1030p within 12mths. Think I might move funds soon..

I sold Novartis and put some here today £3307.81 worth 2017-06-09 14:43:01 370.74 889 O 369.25 370.7375p

Shocked no sell of with geopolitical issues over the weekend...

Should world stockmarkets not be halted as traders are going to benefit get from next weeks falls from this sad occurrence?

stop giving Woody airtime...he isn't worth it!

Or a high dividend opportunity... this is becoming another hesitation I'm having. 9650 shares accumulated over the last 10years.

It wasn't me, but people investing are just so short sighted on investing.. I'm not even going to mention all the headwinds we have ahead of us; the big possibility of Greece being forced out of EU, Italy to follow, France maybe. This contagious virus and change the whole of EU; we have oversupply of oil in markets keeping the price at said $50 for a long while...; the market jitters from future interest rate rises ( US will be possibly raising again come June ). There are many more reasons, like the next market correction that traders alike have talked about for months on end. Anything is possible, as FOOLS site had a future target of 4000p. Consequently, anything can happen to the sp. I hold RDS, BP & RIO in this sector..

If you break down the REAL results, the dividend is not safe!!! The dividend as another guy has pointed out is financed by debt and asset disposals!! DYOR Unless oil prices rise above $60 soon that divi will envitably be cut...

I would like to point out one thing about Woodford. His fund has far too many stocks involved (131 so Yahoo finance reports ). But really cares what Woodford does as you never follow what the market does, but what you believe to be best. I hold 700 GSK, 250 AZN, 250 NVS and 175 JNJ in Pharma sector. Might add Shire if I have another 5K to spare...

This fund has benefitted from the devalue of steeling since the EU vote. What will happen when we go in reverse, and China does implode

Sold my duff Tesco holding at a loss of 5K and moved remainder here to buy 6906 today, and also sold Victrex at a profit and bought 1536 BRWM as well.

Think we should've ALL run to BCN when director started to buy a stake in BCN...

Good to see a possible SD of 16p being mentioned for 2017!

Sunset777, looks like I was right to mention a SELL back in Feb 28th. After hitting 3680p in Jan-Feb it's dropped +20%...

Looks like the earnings season isn't helping to drive the markets higher. JPM posted good results last week, but stock fell. Also, the fear of a war starting in North Korea hasn't forced any sell -off? Is that priced into the market? We still have French elections, and possibility of Greece being forced out of the EU, OR maybe walking away? Then if that happens will Italy follow suit. Further, Trump has failed in his health care reform bill and also we have been swat he will not be able to get his tax reform past by August. Dyor As these are highly likely possibilities. I don't want to see a market crash for anyone, but remember what the small print says before you press the BUY button! 'Investment values can go up as well as down.' So I'm moving away from a risk on trade, snd into defensive stocks ( pharma, utility & investment trusts ). Markets could be overpriced by 5% or maybe 10%. I believe RIO will be on a downtrend as I stated previously..

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/seekingalpha.com/amp/article/4056037-difference-royal-dutch-shell-b-shares

But as SHELL A holds a foreign dividend tax of 15% means yield is reduced by at least 1%

I'm in the same boat. Trying to find some safe havens for my SIPP. Was attracted to RDS on the basis of strong dividend performance but the exchange rate means at todays money you're looking at 3.84% (assuming 1.88USD/share p.a) which is nothing to shout about. Article 50 who knows. This is long term play i would think. Think your bad at maths mate, 188 / FX ($1.25) is 150p / 2128p = 7% dividend yield😜