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Citigroup raises NWG price target to 810(765) buy; pleasant dreams. JJ

Golly gosh £7 soon along with increasing div and more share buybacks. Sit back and enjoy the journey. JJ

Strong hold IMO and there is still scope for the sp to rise from here and of course the div too. Very happy to continue to hold. JJ

Good luck Paul, JJ

A 'great portfolio share' which I bought at £1.40 and have been in the red ever since. As I have held for over 5 years now I want to sell if it ever gets above £2 again. Lets hope the results season gives a boost for this one. JJ

Pockerchips, I was pleasantly surprised how little the two transactions cost me and on paper at least I am well in profit elsewhere. First bought shares nearly 50 years ago with varying degrees of success since. Normally I invest for the long term but 'am experimenting with regard to OCDO. To be frank I hope this is 'sold' so that I can buy for under £2. I have been watching OCDO for a very long time. JJ

Whoknows.... you are clearly someone who lacks any meaningful education. Best of luck. JJ

Athens, I recently bought @ £2.66 and have today sold out @ £2.50 as my gut feeling is, its likely going to drop further. Not unhappy to have made a loss as will look to buy again should it fall to around £2 when I would be able to pick up 15% more shares for my original investment. Time will tell whether my strategy proves profitable. Good luck with your own plans. JJ

Aspers, TSCO has been a good investment for me but not a fantastic one. I fully expect the share price to be back up to £4.75 in the first half of 2026.

It's been a "crap investment" for those who got their timing wrong, which was true for me in the short term but I was able to take a long term view and have held for over 5 years. Most of the shares I hold are 'high' so no certainty of making more profits in the short term. Hope you can get out if that's what you decide without suffering a significant loss. Good luck. JJ

The question I ask myself is "why are they shorting MKS?". Is it as simple as they believe they can buy back at a lower price following on some poor results in May '26? Or is something more damaging going on? Has a 'group' got a plan to buy MKS cheaply and break it up? I hope it is a bet on poor results come May and that they are proven wrong. I am not over exposed with MKS so can accept the risk. JJ

Those who have recently bought might be fearing the effect of Trumps threats, I will hold and ride out the storm. JJ

Why "absolute joke". I am pleased with my buy of TSCO @ £2.50 as still showing a respectable gain, and a useful div. The FY is three months away and by then the share price could be heading for £5. As part of a diversified portfolio I have no complaints about TSCO; we must expect bumps in the road. And as they say share prices can go down as well as up. Good luck with your personal strategy. JJ

Not going to recommend banks but am holding a combination of NWG, LLOY, BNC, MTRO the latter has been a rubbish buy for me. NWG gives me a good income now. DYOR and BARC has been doing well. I don't worry about buying/selling costs as I just have to include in the overall cost.

For a bit of a gamble, my view is that OCDO is worth a punt( not for a quick profit), trading around £2.80 when its been as high as £30. Fender good luck and keep enjoying the fun whilst spreading/managing the risks. JJ

Hi Fender,

I wonder whether you might consider splitting your £25,000 into say 5 bags of £5,000 each. You could invest one of the bags some time on Friday. Now if the price rises then you share in that rise but being realistic if the price drops you still have 4bags i.e. £20,000 still to invest and at a lower price point. What I'm trying to express is that it does not have to be all or nothing. And it fits well with your strategy of not being a LTI. I bought more @ £3.33 and its showing about £250 profit but that was from an investment of just under £3,000. Had you chucked in your £25,000 when I invested then your money would currently be valued at more than £27,000. All in 2026. Food for thought and hopefully a discussion point. JJ

Dear Retirment, to come on and boast about how much money you have made is IMO not clever. Kindly refrain from such posting. You know that you have done well and I congratulate you. Some on here may never in their lifetime see such sums of money but they still deserve our respect. Back in 2008 I lost something in the order of £200,000 because I had 95% of my investment in RBS/NWG shares. I only give that information as giving some context. Please understand I am not wishing to insult you, instead I am asking you to see this bb in a fresh way taking account of all manner of investor who may look at this bb. Good luck and may you go on to gain £m's but you don't have to tell me/us. JJ

Fender, you can edit. You simply need to read over what you are about to post before you actually click on 'post message'. Be mindful, take your time and enjoy the chilly bright sunny day.

I don't see MKS as a quick profit offering right now nor for the next couple of months. JJ

Vk22 not sure why you would want to buy either share? I bought TSCO back when they were at £2.50 believing that they were 'cheap' but I could have waited and got a few more as the share price dropped. In view of the recent drop in the share price it does seem that there is an opportunity for you right now. However I believe the likes of TSCO/SBRY are under some pressure to reduce margins so you could be looking elsewhere to invest. Only as an example I also hold MNG who pay a tasty div. but it all depends what you are looking for. For me investment is about taking a longer term view and in my case that means at least 5 years so lack of performance in the short term can be ignored. Some might consider TSCO somewhat risky at current prices, I don't, but it does all depend on your own attitude to risk. Hope my comments prove helpful and perhaps others will add to the debate. Good luck. JJ

Lucky I spent a few very happy years in Macclesfield as well as South London so I opted to support Macc. as the underdog. I feel your pain with Palace currently as they have hit a difficult patch. I feel sure they will turn it around, and NWG will deliver some tasty results. JJ

Lucky I spent a few very happy years in Macclesfield as well as South London so I opted to support Macc. as the underdog. I feel your pain with Palace currently as they have hit a difficult patch. I feel sure they will turn it around, and NWG will deliver some tasty results. JJ

Hi JDS if you are serious about the Ironman may I ask what time you expect for the cycling section? Enormous respect as I struggle to swim 25metres so couldn't contemplate such a challenge. I have ridden Paris Brest Paris which is a rather different challenge. JJ