The latest Investing Matters Podcast episode featuring financial educator and author Jared Dillian has been released. Listen here.
A LOT OF DISPARAGING COMMENTS REGARDING THE FIGURES,BUT I GET THE IMPRESSION A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THIS BOARD ARE NOT INVESTORS,AND WOULD BE BETTER EMPLOYED GOING TO LADBOKES WHERE YOU COULD GET INSTANT GAINS AS A LONG TERM INVESTOR I WAS QUITE PLEASED WITH THE FIGURES FOR MANY REASONS FIRSTLY A BUYING OPPORTUNITY TO GET A NEAR 6% YIELD one that will continue until the new year ALSO WE ARE ENTERING A PERIOD OF BELT TIGHTENING SO THE DROPS WERE BETTER THAN COULD HAVE BEEN AND ON TOP OF THIS THE FIGURES AND PROJECTIONS CAUSE A HEADACHE FOR SIR KEITHS STUTTERS WINDFALL TAX,, BUSINESS NEEDS LIFE BLOOD AND A TAX WHICH WOULD BE IMPOSED ON A FALLING PROFIT WOULD DRAIN THAT BLOOD AWAY though the idea maybe election pie in the sky as I noted again last night Stutter declared that Rwanda was a gimmick and not the answer which was pretty stupid thing to say without offering a solution that is better NO I STILL THINK THAT LONG TERM THIS SHARE IS A INCOME HORSE AND WILL CONTINUE TO INVEST AT LEAST 10% OF MY BUDGET EACH YEAR INTO ADDING THE HORSEY ON A FINAL NOTE DID ANYONE READ DEEP ENOUGH TO GET A FEEL FOR THE PROGRESS AND CONTRIBUTION BROUGHT TO THE TABLE OF CITRA LIVING
I cannot see why people are surprised regarding a spat between Iran and Isreal. This has been festering for the past 50 years,and we will be in the same position 50 years time. As for escalation, Russia will not get involved,why should they, there is nothing to gain, to support any off the participants,would be like buying a retired racehorse, of no use but still has to be fed. What I think will happen is that there will be public sabre rattling and China/Russia and USA will cherry pick the pieces at the end As to the effect on the market I think oil will break 100 dollars thus throttling growth without which Lloyds will be restricted and I foresee a period of 50/54p range for the next six months.Meanwhile I am going to stop investing in Lloyds and increase in stocks such as BP/SHELL/ULTRA On a final thought,dont be surprised if Iran have misjudged public support,80% of the population are young and lean towards western ideals and in truth despise the religeous leaders there could be a civil war there which could stabilize the region in time should the right people win. In any event I still have confidence that the Lloyds divi is safe and therefore am happy to hold on for that reason,after all you can spend divis share prices rises do not do anything to improve life,in fact they only improve HRMC life
I SEE YOU HAVE DISCOVERED POLLS WHICH SEEM TO SUIT YOUR THOUGHTS. BEARING IN MIND THAT MOST POLLS START WITH THE ANSWER,AND WORK BACK,WOULD YOU BELIEVE THE RESULT BELOW
12 FAMILES IN POVERTY
2.7 MILLION FAMILES LIVING BEYOND THEIR MEANS
ISNT IT HUMAN NATURE TO BLAME THE REST OF THE WORLD FOR A SHAKEY BUILDING, WHEN YOU WERE THE ARCHITECT
WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE,WORRY ABOUT THE FALL IN SHARE PRICE,AS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN IS THAT YOU CAN BUY IN AT A HIGHER DIVI YIELD. UNLESS YOU THINK THAT LLOYDS BANK WILL RIDE OF INTO THE BANKRUPTCY SUNSET T IS A NO BRAINER. I APPRECIATE THAT THERE WILL PROBABLY BE A LABOUR GOVERMENT AND IN VIEW OF THEIR TRACK RECORD THEY WILL BE A DISASTER,BUT THEY WILL NEED THE BANKS MORE THAN THE BANKS NEED THEM SO WINDFALL TAX,OF NO WORRY I PREDICT THAT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR WE MAY WELL HAVE A CAPITAL GROWTH OF 7/10% AND AN INCOME GROWTH THE SAME. IF YOU WANT QUICKER/BETTER PROSPECTS GO TO THE BOOKIES I AM QUITE HAPPY WITH ANY SHARE THAT I CONSIDER TO BE SOLID AND GIVES ME AS MUCH SECURITY AS PREMIUM BONDS BUT THERE I AM A HOLDER NOT A SELLER
Whatever happened to buyer beware,the onus must be on the customer alone to ask what they are entering into. I f people have not got the nonce todo this,how on earth have they got the brain to drive a lethal weapon like a car. This is legal greed gone mad,where will it all end Soon if a football fan has a season ticket and his team gets relegated he will be entitled to compo. I can understand people being protected from,excess charges on the suchlike as housing or uttillity bills,for these are things that people need,cars,holidays ectra are things that people want a big difference
So even Starmer,cannot be dishonest all of the time,.Today he broke his pledge re green policies,,but he did confirm windfall taxes.This will only speed up the demise of the London market,reduce investment and corporation tax income. Same old same old. Sadly turkeys do vote for christmas,and the danger of a socialist goverment,in a democracy is real, and the only people to get any crumbs from a socialist table will be the very ones that put nothing in. Definitely it is Portugal for me. even the Tories are completely out of touch, saying the cost of retirement has gone up 8k a year,when you look at the way they arrived at that,you see that parents subsidising children is a factor,in other words they are waking up to the fact that our system is producing a huge number of unemployable children who neither want/need or are capable of any meaningful employment. Bring back figures for youth unemployment and we will see the future a little more clearly
TIS THE SEASON FOR PREDICTIONS SO HOW ABOUT LLOYDS HAVING A HOSTILE BID FROM AN AMERICAN BANK AT AROUND 87P,WITH SHAREHOLDERS BEING LEFT IN ADDITION 1 FOR 25 SHARE IN CITRA HOUSING
AS FOR THIS YEARS ROLLS ROYCE I AM LOOKING AT AFC ENERGY
How can any sane investor look forward to a Labour goverment. Already they have talked themselves into a round of windfall taxes, which in itself will stump growth and investment,,but more long term will speed up the exodus from Londons capital markets. If that wasnt enough,they also will continue with a Blair type policy on education,the very policy which has produced thousands of graduates with useless degrees,no experience and no abillity,not so you say just look at the number of media degrees there are in the context of the quality of entertainment. I am aware that there are turkeys who vote for christmas, so there must be investors who vote for labour. I would suggest that if they kept their political feelings to themselves,it will save an auwful lot of time not having to wipe the egg from their face.
In view of my thoughts, and holding a large number of shares ,in the seven figures, I will keep hold of them as I believe the dividend is safer than most in the foreseable future,as for capital growth even this I expect to see 46p by christmas,so a 10% growth with a 6% income is good enough for me
I SUSPECT THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY SUCH PREDICTIONS. AS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE SHARE PRICE I CANSE A RISE TO MID 50,s BY XMAS
Nothing is going to happen to much,the problem is it is highly likely we shall soon have a labour goverment,in fact the clever boys have already started to move money across the pond. If this happens then i see mid 30s looming,and the markets being dragged down as never before. As history has taught us most socialists are dictators in sheeps clothing and each time they have had power they have bankrupted the country. I personally am looking towards Canada and Norway for my next investments,a lot more secure Will I sell Lloyds,no as I still believe that the divi is safer than most,so will hold on
I do not think that any consideration will be given to the plight of SVB Lloyds are in a completely different field,and after all if you read the weekend press then it is hard to believe the truth,with svb stating that london is a seperate entity and as so unaffected by its usa operation which has proven to be untrue, and after all you know where your are with a thief,but can never do so with a liar. On a closing note,because of Lloyds market,and also their caution I think that to drop below 50p was over-reaction,and will be back to 52 by tuesday
If you were in the privileged position that the brokers and market makers are in,would you mark these shares up,and clear the decks,or down so as to hold them until the results to come out. If you think the latter,then you would mark the shares down and hold on for a few days,if you think the former,raise the price and get them off of your book. I still think that,whilst the results will headline,a lot of provisions set aside,the divi will increase by .04p which with the interim increase of .02 would give a nice little annual rise in income. I for one am quite happy to increase my holding on the premis that whilst the capital gain,may not be as was hoped, the income stream is a lot more secure than most other stocks
Having been through the Potash mine de-bacle,and also Cattles banking group I have become very cynical. Looking at the share price over the past twelve months,it seems to have risen on Hype. I hope I am wrong,but the smell of rat is starting to become stronger, Luckily I took a small gamble of 200k shares at 5.01p, and sold 150k at 9.82, so I am clear and just holding for the odd chance,but I can see the 3 - 4 p range looming very quickly
I am at a loss as to why ,with rising mortgages,and the prospect of de-faults have not raised the share price to at least 45p My thinking is that should the biggest mortgage lender have to re-claim properties,wouldnt this be a bonus for the property company they are creating. After all the legal work would be contained in house,they would have a oven ready tennant and any losses,on the mortgae,would be transpired iinto an asset within the group Or have I missed something
One of my customers told me she had walked away from helping at the food bank, The reason she gave was that they had 49 people registered on their bank,and 31 of them had had a foreign holiday this year. What a surprise,a little like how many non-doms in the NHS do not pay tax in Britain
The first rule of management is to evaluate the consequences of your actions before carry them out Misstrust has shown in a spectacular way that she hasnt the nonce to do that. This is in her first week in charge. Not only can we afford another day on the markets as the past three,we will have to suffer the international loss of respect,in the world order,leading maybe to the demise of London as a trading hub. We also cannot have any confidence in any future decisions she will have to make. Although we have what is a national crisis, the tories are still going ahead with their conference rather than get back to work and try to mitigate the mess we have been put into. The very least they can do in Birmingham is to oust Truss, and the chancellor who are now both dead ducks at home and abroad
I never thought the day would come when I decided not to vote tory again, but it has,and I there is no other alternative unless a new and focused party rises from the ashes
It would appear that many people claim to have foreseen,the consequences of the mini budget. To be fair, misstrust did say she was going to do these things in her election campaign, So if these people were so wise,why did did they not say something Or could the truth be that they didnt have a clue and are now wise after the event. I think the latter which confirms popular belief that modt MPs dont have a clue what they are talking about,they just blagg it out and take the money and perks
I am amazed at the number of posts complaining that the rich get richer, By virtue of the fact that people who even read this board let alone contribute, does define them as capitalists. Shurely they must understand, wealth creates rich people, rich people create jobs, Or would they rather the rich went away and the less able get the money If they do perhaps they have shares in Macdonalds or something I will concede that the goverment have missed the elephant in the room,especially with the NHS where the problems are caused,not by lack of money but by duplicious,and totally inept managment,with so many titles in the service it is impossable to comprehend As a consequence they throw good money after bad all of the time, but we must be seen to be politically correct and keep the votes,they are more important than the country
What a mess we have got into,with the cost of living on a war time footing. Day after day I see selected interviewees on the tv moaning about the cost of living,all asking what are the goverment going todo. How would any goverment react to a population, that is in crisis,but at the same time, the country cannot get people to take jobs,those that have one are on strike. Sales at costa,mcdonalds and pizza parlours are still steady,and holidays are still an essential. Like everbody,I am appauled that the owner of a 10 bedroom mansion,is going to enjoy the same energy bill as those in a three bedroom semi,but judging by the conduct of the populus,do they really need help, And as if to rub salt in the wound,the BBC have just interviewed a lady who is desperate about her rising energy costs,The interview took place whilst her ans her two kids were sitting in a pub this afternoon. Help I think that the cry of wolf has been made a little to early. In six months time we may well be in a 1928 wall street type recession,thats when the public will need help,only a fool trys to cross a bridge before it is built