Let's have a list of your 33 shotgun pellets, SGK. No need for average prices and amounts etc. They'll be made up anyway.
SGK.... chucking trades at me only confirms to me that you are nothing but a Scatter Gun Merchant. A gambler who talks about the 20/1 he got at the Lockinge Stakes in 2020. Not a serious or disciplined Investor. And certainly not a long term one.
You shooting up the Saloon Bar, Scatter Gun?
"sometimes it is better to just go with the flow"... One could apply this to all spheres of life. People who rant about the EU/ Brexit/ Immigration and Asylum/ Russians etc need to chill, for their own sakes. In India they rant about the British (who left almost 75 years ago).
There are a lot of things we may not like, which are outside our control. Take the Royals for example.
As a very wise man said... "hating someone else is like drinking poison yourself and hoping the other person dies"
Your guess is as good as mine I'm afraid. Never a good idea to trade in and out. That's for the likes of the Scatter Gun Kid.
If there is indeed a war, you'll get it for less than 50p. But don't wish for it!
Good god Morski. You don't believe the daily barrage of putrid Putin hatred do you? The Russians are not the most liberal of people, but it's NATO that are in Ukraine. And Estonia. And.... with the Brits hanging on to the Americans' coat tails. How would you feel if an unfriendly foreign military force was in Ireland or the Channel Islands?
Do you wonder why Norway, Singapore, Germany, Kuwait, Qatar, et al have massive Sovereign Wealth Funds worth hundreds of Billions, while we struggle financially? That's cos they didn't pi££ it down the drain on military vanity projects to try and look important.
Anyway to answer your question, if there IS a conflagration, the markets will take a major - short term - dive. Gold, Oil, Gas and Miners will go through the roof. I've got Rio, CEY (Gold Miner), BP and Shell. There's your hedge.
Bangbang.. Scattergun...
Ya whatever...
Ok, you're clearly not a serious Investor, more a "scatter gun" merchant. A gambler who talks about the 1000/1 that came in once at the 3.35 at Redcar.
Enjoy your fantasy portfolio... just change your name from LTI to the "Scatter Gun Kid" .
Didn't ask how many you had, or the performance of each individual one. It's accepted some will be dogs, no fund manager avoids those.
Surely, if you are a serious Investor, you keep track of the overall Portfolio?
LTI... just out of interest since - like me - you take a Contarian approach to Investing... what has been the growth in your Portfolio since:
1. April 2020 (or whenever you bought all those shares)
2. 31 Oct 2020 (just before "Vaccine Monday")
3. 31 Dec 2021 (This New Year)
Not being sceptical, just wanted to check whether "mine is bigger than yours".
Thanks in advance, just popping out for a walk, so you'll understand if I don't respond straightaway.
Livestock..... 'for the sake of his mother'... bullock carts. For the sake of the Royal Institution and line, that's all they're worried about.
Fisherking. "Bring back Oliver Cromwell from his grave to disband this lying Disgraceful government"
At least you wouldn't have to worry about Christmas Drinks Parties, as he banned it all, including Christmas.
And destroyed (as in cannonaded as happened in my local historic town) Religious Monasteries and Palaces around the country that didn't fit in with his Puritan version.
He was no different fron your average Turbanhead nutter previously and currently ruling in Afghanistan and elsewhere. Remember the cliffside giant Buddha statues that were also Cannonaded? And the historic Syrian and other sites?
LTI - That looks like one third of my portfolio. Shame your understanding of politics and Parliament is a$$ about ***... :-)
Long may it continue. Hopefully the madness is fading.
(An outfit called Zaks in the US compares Lloyds ADRs with Bank of Nova Scotia) 21 Nov 2021
Investors with an interest in Banks - Foreign stocks have likely encountered both Lloyds (LYG ) and Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) . But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now? We'll need to take a closer look.
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Lloyds and Bank of Nova Scotia are sporting Zacks Ranks of #2 (Buy) and #3 (Hold), respectively, right now. The Zacks Rank favors stocks that have recently seen positive revisions to their earnings estimates, so investors should rest assured that LYG has an improving earnings outlook. But this is just one factor that value investors are interested in.
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Our Value category grades stocks based on a number of key metrics, includingthe tried-and-true P/E ratio, the P/S ratio, earnings yield, and cash flow per share, as well as a variety of other fundamentals that value investors frequently use.
LYG currently has a forward P/E ratio of 5.80, while BNS has a forward P/E of 12.39. We also note that LYG has a PEG ratio of 0.19. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. BNS currently has a PEG ratio of 0.88.
Another notable valuation metric for LYG is its P/B ratio of 0.64. The P/B ratio pits a stock's market value against its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. For comparison, BNS has a P/B of 1.47.
Based on these metrics and many more, LYG holds a Value grade of B, while BNS has a Value grade of D.
LYG has seen stronger estimate revision activity and sports more attractive valuation metrics than BNS, so it seems like value investors will conclude that LYG is the superior option right now.
Walker, I wouldn't be despondent. It'll never go up in a straight line. We've had a 10% increase in the past week! Bound to be a pause.
I think the key to watch for the Banks in the short term is the 10 year Treasury yield. That's the reason for the rise. I read it came back a little overnight. Although when I checked on the US Fed website it didn't appear to be so.
LTI... I'll think you'll find they do.
Don't get me wrong, I greatly admire and find it very refreshing that you are taking a contrarian line (a very good approach in Investing, by the way) to populist 'MP bashing'. But I do think I know much more about the insides of all this (and the people involved) than you do.
Many in the HOL treat it as a private Club where they meet up their old cronies and have a spot of lunch. And - while there are some good and diligent Members - a very large proportion are there for reasons unconnected to their expertise. They have very little to add to scrutiny of the lower chamber.
The same applies to the HOC. Much of the real work is done by relatively few Committees. Otherwise they are basically cannon fodder for the Party Whips and walk through the "Aye" or "Nay" Lobbies as they are told to do. There are some excellent Members of the HOC. But again, a very large section (especially on the Labour and SNP benches) are very, very mediocre and only there because of their safe seats ("two left shoes" Abbott springs to mind). They would otherwise struggle to earn more than the minimum wage in other spheres of life.
Their real work is done in the Constituency Surgeries, where they are basically glorified social workers, fixing problems like benefits, housing, immigration and asylum etc. And yes, I have personally sat in on more than a few surgeries with my MP.
I am fortunately in a comfortable enough position not to speak out of envy, but out of observation and personal experience. I'll say no more on this topic.
Well, I'd very gladly accept £300 for turning up at my London Club and enjoying a convivial chat and subsidised lunch with subsidised fine wines. Even more if my rail and taxi fares were paid for.
Yes I did say "daily allowance". I'm not up to speed, but it's abour £300 or thereabouts a day for signing on. Money for old rope.