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This is a disaster for the small investor, stealing from the poor and giving to the rich. The last consolidation has been wiped out with the steady drop in the share price, it WILL happen again.
This is not a strong buy but a rubbish buy. JJ
The RNS says " the majority of the cash to be returned to shareholders' which in my opinion allows for some form of dividend. I was not saying anything about you. But I had the impression that only one of the RNS could have been read. All the best. JJ
Before you believe any of those spouting 'Strong Buy' please look at the charts that are readily available on this site. You can see at a glance the high risk that is VAST. If you then decide that you want to hold VAST you may like to dip your toe but don't go overboard with your investment. You have little to lose by holding off from investing here and waiting to see if some really good news comes about. You might avoid losing your hard earned cash. Only my view and certainly not intended as advice. Good luck. JJ
Hi Eccles, with any stock exchange investment it requires the investor to consider the risks and the rewards. TSCO has increased in value by 20% measured by the movement in the share price in the period I have held, to which one can add the dividends. Hope for further increase in the share price and the div. Later this year it looks likely that interest rates will reduce when dividends could be on the rise coupled with further increases in the share price. Being retired with a safe pension, and plenty of rainy day funds I can accept an element of risk. It is good to have a healthy debate. JJ
****stan/ iran; palestine/israel; russia/ukraine; biden/trump; to name but a few. at any time one of these could lead to ww3. markets hate uncertainty. there is so much talk of increasing expenditure on the 'war machine'. the western leaders seem to think right is on their side when they will know from history that believing you have right/ god on your side is the sure fire way of having more wars. love and not war, jj
Good afternoon. Yesterday I went into M&S in Reading with no particular aim in my mind, but between us we spent about £200, could easily have spent more, and she signed up for a credit card, which amazingly was immediately operational. Anyone holding shares here is recommended to pay your nearby M&S a visit. It was well set out, plenty of other customers, and attentive staff without being pushy. My girlfriend had until now been convinced that it was the place for food and underwear but finished up saying lets come back next week. Its cold right now but M&S felt most warming for Gill and me. JJ
Eccles, there are investors who choose to ignore any dividends in the belief that they are looking for capital growth in a short time period. Until recently I have myself always reinvested any dividend income. I hold a small investment in TSCO because I view it as having 'recovery potential' and could very well outperform in the next twelve months. I also hold MNG which pays a high dividend but would on no account consider it appropriate to compare TSCO with MNG. I also hold some AIM stocks that don't pay a dividend and are viewed by me as an outright gamble with money that I can afford to lose. Its not appropriate for me, or you to tell anyone how to invest, and certainly not on this bb. Good luck with your investments. JJ
Toffee it struck me as very clear in terms of message and amounts to free advertising. She mentioned the age group which will have been listening to the prog. I have been trying get people I know to give M&S another look . The over 50's, I'm one, can be conservative in changing direction. BBC spot will do more than any advertising, which they tend to ignore. However they may give a fresh look at M&S now. Atb JJ