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A few years ago, I thought the writing was on the wall for Dixons, but they have survived and prospered and I hope they continue to prosper. I recently bought an ipod online from them and after doing the normal internet search, they had the best price and free delivery. The goods were there in two days. Faultless in every way. In the last 6 months, I have also bought a dyson fan, a mobile internet dongle and a high end microwave in store and their customer service was truly excellent every time (in three different stores). Companies like this are the most likely to resist the relentless march of the internet. I bought in this morning on the strength of the dip and my own experience with Dixons. I have few fears for their future.

Only 12% down over 2 days then. Not invested directly but yet another serious Woodford hiccup it would seem and I am majorly into the Woodford equity fund and this is its biggest holding. One the plus side, it would have made me look like an investment guru if I didn't have GSK as my biggest personal holding.. please take pity on me and send what you can spare directly to my PayPal account. Bless you all.

At times like this, remember the words of warren buffet. It may soon be time to start being greedy. But not quite yet.

Same old hole to throw your money down.

It was a no brainer. Ng sold part of the company and gave the proceeds to shareholders. They then consolidated the shares to keep the SP similar to previously? It was announced way back and was a simple thing to understand. Where I disagree with it is that the dividend isn't really a dividend, but is more of a payment for goods. The taxman won't see it that way though. Which is why I sold my entire holding, which is outside an isa, last week and at a very nice profit and forewent the 'dividend'. I will probably buy back in when the dust settles, but who knows. Vodafone did the same thing a couple of years ago but at least you could take the payment as a dividend or a capital gain. Do your research people and then you won't make noob blunders. You really think NG would give you a bundle of cash for nothing?

http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-hikma-gsk-advair-idUKKBN1870OP This could keep us buoyant for a few more months.

Whereas Citigroup and BNP Paribas are considerably less positive. You pays yer money....

You need to hold them on the ex-dividend date, which will be confirmed at the same time as the dividend. Bear in mind that once the XD date has passed the SP will go down by a similar amount, making the timing of buying on XD date alone somewhat pointless.

Is it possible that the sp plunge over the last day or so is due to the proposed changes in insurance payout calculations? At the current price, this looks a good bet and the 28 Feb update was pretty solid but a near 10% drop in 2 days is a concern.

Not worth a wink. Not Ever. Too much vested interests and duplicity. Liberium could put a price of 19,000 and it just means they want the price to up a bit so all their clients can get a better sell price. The fundamentals look good and that's why I hold. The div is tasty and even if the momentum is good, I am unlikely to sell. The day I listen to a broker recommendation will be the day I invest because I got a tip off a bulletin board.

Who cares about the SP from day to day? Profit good, outlook good if understandably cautious, dividend excellent. Buy now on the dip and keep long term. Probably is some profit taking today with a bit of manipulation by mm's but this is an opportunity not a problem. Rock solid. Put it in your pension.

I get spammed by these people telling me what great investment rare stamps are. Maybe they should take their own advice. Or maybe they did. They have a office come showroom here in St Helier. I'll let you know if a For Sale board goes up.

Currently down 42% on google finance. Just for one brief moment, some poo came out. But all is well. Google obviously have their office junior on the case.

I took my own advice over the last 6 months and sold all my AIM shares. GLIF was the last to go and I was very sorry to say goodbye to the dividend. It turned out to be excellent advice. AIM is well dodgy and I will never go back there.

Been out of GLI for a few months mainly because I have a growing distrust of anything listed on AIM. Looks like I was right. It was nice while it lasted.

I remember pausing long and hard before I hit the buy button with this Company a couple of years ago. For an outfit concerned with image, they sure could do with an uplift to their own, not to mention an uplift to the SP. The dividend just about keeps me here and the numbers do suggest a significant undervaluation, but the markets don't lie, so what am I missing?

What's not to like is the plummeting SP which was over a pound higher not very long ago, the equivalent of 5 years divs. This may not be important for LTH's but it creates uncertainty and makes the div increase look a bit desperate. The management needs to get a grip on this Company. Even Lloyds Bank are starting to look more inviting and I certainly wouldn't plough too much more into SL at present. The SP may yet fall further.

Piff poor information on this prior to the event. All the pre-results info was very upbeat and then this. There ought to be a law. Hold on a minute.... there is one. Hope management get a nice fat pay increase on the back of this con trick.

Very disappointed with this turn of events. Although on for a decent profit, I had these for the long term and will now have to find another home for my money. A little off topic, (but isn't everything on this BB now) one interesting AIM share is GLI Finance whose share price is buoyant but with legs yet IMO and pays around 2% per quarter at current SP. I wouldn't put the farm on it, but for income it's a winner. I also like Friends Life for income which is maybe a little safer.

The drop in SP has been pretty painful and I'm glad I only have a modest exposure because I am well down at the moment. Am not sure what the actual net effect of the tax will be on actual profit, but I suspect the fall in share price has been overdone. The last statement was reasonably positive and the next will be something to look forward to. I wouldn't be surprised though if gambling hasn't reached saturation in the UK with all the endless and highly annoying adverts. The Companies are desperate to attract new players. It's a pretty grubby business so sentiment might always be against it. Cash generated might do the talking though. We live in hope.