Funny you should mention bonds I was looking into them today for a relative.The marlborough I mentioned on here in the last 2 weeks thought it was good originally but was put off by the 25% drop between April to October 2011.
I prefer royal London sterling extra yield bond -pays out around 7% spread quarterly.Also Artemis high income 5%, a mix of bonds and shares also yield spread quarterly .
Both already in my portfolio.
http://www.hl.co.uk/funds/fund-discounts,-prices--and--factsheets/search-results/m/marlborough-high-yield-fixed-interest-class-p-income
7.18% yield after annual expenses according to help desk,only downside approx 1.2 % difference on buy/sell .Fund up about 42.5% in 5 years.
Doing a shift pattern of 40 hours over 84,usually cream crackered Monday and Tuesday.
I wasn't planning to invest in tw at present just interested on your chart analysis from going over 120p, I don't see massive increases in the short term either.
yep just a small punt.Same boat as yourself last time round with axa selling at a loss,steep rise past 3 weeks hence the sell a more gradual increase and I would still hold,will buy back on falls.
My spend today has been new washing machine old one died this morning -from coop electrical (good service tumbledrier (mistyped as tumbletrier -a failed investor ho ho ), 2 fridge freezers bought from there in the past), kids school uniform and a Chinese takeaway.
When I bought bnc shares through hl sipp, dividend was paid out in shares unless you request otherwise, just give them a call to confirm if it's current procedure.