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Wimps has been the undisputed king of the dog shares for years. I don't think you can blame any politician for the share's dismal performance over the last 17 years, especially as other HBs have performed reasonably well. The market just hates this company.

This dog share never fails to disappoint.

I sold my entire holding today. I've had a very good run from 30p - and they do say to sell on good news. In fact, I've now sold all of my holdings (mostly FTSE blue chips) and I'm entirely in cash. The FTSE has had a great run (and it will probably surpass 10,000 by Christmas, if all goes well), but I'd rather hold cash, sleep at night and not have to worry about 'the crash', be it tomorrow or in 2 years time. It may never happen, but I think there is now a probability of it becoming a self-fulfilling prophesy, other triggers notwithstanding.

Hi kenj

Thanks. I have now received word from HL that I can sell my Aclara shares by telephoning them, which accords with gpm66's experience (below). I did not ask in what form HL hold the shares, but clearly they are in a tradable form. I hope you manage to get your problem with A J Bell sorted out. As previously suggested, perhaps you can transfer your Aclara shares to another dealer for them to sell.

Thanks for the replies guys. That's certainly more reassuring than some of the comments earlier in the thread. I know that you cannot trade Aclara shares through HL, because Aclara stock does not settle within CREST, but my main concern was about not being able to dispose of them, which obviously both of you have managed to do. I'll just call HL when I decide to sell.

Just About up Tuesday?

I too have a modest holding in Aclara Resources (in my Hargreaves Lansdown ISA), resulting from the spinoff from HOC in 2021. It was worth virtually nothing for years, but recent interest in the company has sent its value to a not insignificant sum. (Some people must be making fortunes from trading this share, as it fluctuates violently, yet predictably, almost every day.) Anyway, from what I'm reading here, my holding is as good as worthless, which is frustrating. I'm not too bothered now, but I might be in 5 years' time, if it's hitting $10 per share. Can't anything be done? A complaint to the FCA? It seems you can get compensated for being too lazy or too feckless to seek out the best car finance deal, but not for being prevented from liquidising a legitimately gained shareholding. Perhaps I'll try one of the newspaper personal finance problem pages.

I think the FTSE 100 will see a Santa rally to 10,000 - and Lloyds will see 90-95p by Christmas.

(Thank you Admin. It will be great not to have to wade through pages of extraneous nonsense to find the Lloyds Share Chat.)

B&M was a great company, but for the last few years it has seen weaker demand from customers and strong competition. Add to that, poor customer service and you have the perfect formula for a failing retailer. I think many consumers now ask themselves of B&M, "What's it for?". That is certainly my experience.

Flixbus: Another nail in the (now very thin) coffin of National Express.

https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/money/article/flixbus-the-coach-company-with-no-coaches-eyes-the-no-1-slot-qzpsgvx6m

I'm always a little skeptical about broker ratings, but I do like the sound of this one.

Jefferies: "As the fog lifts post motor, we see five potential reveals that could wow investors in 2026, which could lead to the shares delivering a total shareholder return of around 50% over two years".

https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/1080385/lloyds-could-ramp-up-shareholder-returns-if-three-year-magic-trick-comes-off-1080385.html

The market knew a fine was coming - and the worst case scenario was £45M. I can't see why there hasn't been a relief rally on the £14M news. But then, this share has been on a losing streak for years. Perhaps, as often happens, the relief rally is just delayed for a few days, but I wouldn't put money on that.

Three reasons: "Capita", "share" and "chat".

I did well out of Capita. I bought near the bottom in 2018 and sold in 2019 at 76% profit. Bought in again in 2022 and sold in 2023 at 22% profit. I don't normally trade, but it served me well in this case. I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole now, as I'm a dividend investor these days.

I think the FTSE100 will see a Santa Rally, to circa 10,000, which might be a good point at which to sell, if you were considering doing so in the couple of years. As for the next correction, who knows? I continued to hold (and added) during the Covid correction and again during the Ukraine invasion correction and I'm up by around 75% over 7 years. If, like me, you are a dividend investor (and you reinvest your dividends), it's probably better to just keep holding and let the peaks and toughs pass you by.

I think a lot of middle-aged petrol heads bought in, conflating nice cars with nice shares. Aston Martin has gone bust 7 times in over 100 years. Number 8 is probably on the way. The Aston Martin name will go on, but probably without AML shareholders.

I sold one third of my holding yesterday and used it to double my Legal & General holding. L&G is a plodder, but the divi is compelling.

Down by over 80% in 5 years. It's going to take a lot of new contracts to revive this dog share.

I'm all in favour of dropping the "de minimis" postal subsidies for Chinese companies. These were established to assist China when it was a developing country. Chinese companies have learnt to be pretty adaptable though. Shein and Temu are building or utilizing warehouses in the U.S. to adapt to new tariffs and changes in the "de minimis" trade loophole. I expect they will end up doing the same in the UK. It's not difficult to see how B&M is losing market share to these sort of companies - and they are not going away anytime soon.

There has been a cost of living crisis in the UK for the past 4 years. This should have been a boom time for B&M. Instead, the company has seen slowing growth and better competition (in terms of price and customer service). Flogging overpriced and shrinkflated Unilever products probably hasn't helped either. Supermarket own brands do much better when consumers are feeling the squeeze. B&M used to be great, but they took their eye off the ball. It is hard to see how they will now regain it.