Member Info for Gerry557

You don't need to be an old lodger to find income useful. In a downturn its nice to have so you can either not have to sell something low or able to invest in more of something low.

Generally income tends to be more steady than the share prices. So why not hedge your bets.

Why cut your nose off to spite your face. As far as you are concerned he is a known known that you can ignore if you want.

Then you can spend time on RR issues with others that want similar.

Denby

I would expect it to go quiet even if things were still happening in the background, which could be trying to find mitigation for issues around regulation.

Currently I can't see a takeover situation that would suite me personally so I hope you are correct

LTI

I checked early on my Iweb account for a dividend due today but the app wasn't working. Not more Lloyds banking issues I thought but it was a user error and once I'd changed the vpn to UK I was able to get in but no divi showing. Just checked again and now its showing.

Im not sure how useful early payments are. I suppose as long as its there for market opening you can buy something.

Lgen up a tad, not what you want for a dividend reinvestment. Im holding off and hoping takeover news goes quiet. Somehow I expect I will be disappointed and all those that have reinvested can gloat

HSBC too so something spooking Asia focus looking shares. Has Trump said or done something.

LTI

You were quick checking that. I would not have expected a broker to have been that quick and probably would have waited until after 9am when the banking system had woken up. My iii ones are in but I don't know how early I might have seen them.

Im going to try 00:01 next time. Normally the complaints are about late payments but I wonder who has the quickest draw.

Saying that it might be down with some of the banks a few other sites according to https://downdetector.co.uk/

Nolo

That timescale doesn't sit right. I think it might be worth a complaint. Most brokers, you can see the dividend the same day and then access the cash the following day. Often if you want to buy something you can use the dividend income the same day. I donk know why it can be traded but not accessed. Probably something to do with T2 timescales.

I used to be with HL a long time ago and it was often said they were expensive but you got better customer service. I don't know if thats still true especially since the buyout. Reports indicate its now just expensive. What is it that keeps you using them as there might be cheaper brokers better suited.

I had 3 funds due to pay out on the 31st which was a Sunday and that took Iweb now Scottish Widows until the 2nd to show up but I could have cashed out then. That has been the longest wait for quite a while. Interactive Investor seems to have speeded up since its grown. So that puts your issue into prospective.

From memory the 23rd Apr price was around £2.54 and is effectively a small sell. Currently you might be buying back at around £2.70. So doesn't fit the buy low sell high ideals.

The buyout rumor hasn't helped with that or the buyback. Still there is time for things to change before the dividend is actually paid out.

I suppose we need a confirmed denial, the SP to drop so we can decide what to do. Then any bid but I'd prefer it not to reappear.

Im not sure what the worst case scenario is, more bid news pushing up the SP just as the divi is issued and reinvested and then no bid.

Whilst I can manage that last one I know others would be upset. Good luck however it pans out

Divi

Im not a fireman but I have done some fire and rescue in my time. The FT article was behind a paywall so I couldn't take notice even if I wanted too. I cant see a drop to a quid currently but even a Trump tweet would struggle to knock it down that much.

You lot guess where it might be, I haven't a scobby what will happen except there is a dividend paid on Thursday. Currently I don't see it reinvested just yet, maybe August if it drifts.

Sell in May ....... maybe.

I can see why there is smoke but I think it's more a smoke generator than a fire. In fact, if there was a fire I suspect there would be some firemen wanting to put it out.

Im sure if I want to buy some then bigger fish would too, it just that Im not going to worring the take over panel, well not this year.

Https://www.ft.com/content/7edfdf49-e1c9-4904-8571-c5c3040634b3

D27

Hopefully it will do nowt for another 10 years. Then we can compound those dividends and pick nice top up points along the way. You can make money by share prices rising or having more shares.

They can go up when I have finished acquiring them all.

Divi-collector

I dont know about dreaming but it might turn into a nightmare.

I think there was a 20p bump on the rumours and 5p - 10p on bombing news.

Then again Im in the camp that doesn't want a takeover because I might want to buy more cheap shares rather than a short term gain.

The bump in SP won't help the buyback or those reinvesting the dividend automatically. I might wait for a downturn to add mine back in.

1. The bombing will restart and the Iranians don't agree.

2. A weeks buyback isn't that much relatively and it would be better with a lower SP

3. Yes its hot but only for a few days like the weather.

4. True but thats a reason not to reinvest then when its up. I reinvested mine before ex divi. This payment is for the pot.

Hopefully your scenario plays out or there won't be any peanuts for the feathered friend.

Doesn't the buyback work on a percentage of trades done rather than if the price drops. So in fact will also buy on a price rise.

Pete97

I second the lack of confidence in your math. I hope you are not making decisions based on it. It also highlights the errors when saying only large holders sub 230 statements

It's the same percentage profit big or small.

I was so right I had to say it twice :)

Suf

Some of that bid premium is already showing in the jump from 248 to 264