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If shorting is so obviously profitable, why don't you do it instead of whining about people that do? If you believe that shorters never fail to make a huge profit, you are deluded. You buy shares because you are betting against the person selling them. Shorting is the same, just the other way round. People who whine about it generally don't understand it.

@Pokerchips.
What he said. Not sure why people have such a downer on shorting. You would think shorters are stealing the profit from the mouths of the babies of regular investors. Shorting is risky and doesn't always lead to profit. I rarely short anything (Carillion was the last and who exactly did I hurt by shorting them?) but I would if I had conviction. I find the stress of it not to be worthwhile tbh.

Anyone who takes "advices" from anyone else on these boards deserves to lose their money. The lack of knowledge or understanding is staggering. The last post is a good example. Why on earth would HMRC be interested in he number of shares? They only care about income or capital gain.

Reading all the posts below, I really do question whether people who don’t understand how dividends work should even be investing in shares.

Having sold out of TW a fortnight ago at £1.64, it seemed like a good idea to get back in with three times as many at £1.51 this morning with an XD tomorrow. WTF do I ever know?

Pay attention richred. I was responding to Bananas comment about MNG. I think you will find I am factually correct.

9% div maybe, but the SP has gone from £2.40 in June to under £2 as of yesterday and the trend is still down. Looks like a sell, smells like a sell.

I'm with Nuri. I would prefer buybacks to a special div. A div would just mean the SP goes down by the same amount and would 'reward' carpetbaggers. As a LTH, it would be preferable to increase EPS via buybacks and debt reduction. Nice figures though.

Badly managed for a decade? Did I say that out loud?

Rather unedifying to see that bloke from the Sunday Times money pages ramping ITM in his column at the weekend while neglecting to mention the 30% drop over recent weeks. He must be getting worried about his pension. A good example of Do Your Own Research if ever there was one.

Or take it.

buy the bonds instead 5.25%
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Given the average level of investor expertise on these boards, it's probably unwise to offer investment advice.

Bought myself 22,000 shares as a birthday present to myself in mid may and was intending to keep them for a while. However, have made enough in a month to buy my daughter an electric car. Guess they could keep going up for a while, but if they do, I'll just ask her to drive me down the pub. Might come back in next time the SP drops. GLA.

Nothing and it's irritating. Unlike a rise in ITM of more than 5% which is interesting but has no rational explanation. Unless someone knows different?

Some people just shouldn't invest in LGEN, or any share for that matter. The SP should never be anything. It just is what it is. Smart investors will do nothing except buy on dips and collect the div. If you want fast gains (and fast losses), go to a bookie and stop posting tosh on here that just makes you look like a beginner. I bought many thousands of shares when they were well under £2 a year ago. I will probably keep them forever.

Some people need their hands held or are just high maintenance. It can be a bit annoying. One useful site for divs is Hargreaves Lansdown. Info on every share including dates, amounts and a ton of other stuff. No need to register.

Say it to my face Phildon you sad twat.

Papucel are you special needs or something? Me anti-vax? Me masquerading as someone else? Too many comics pal. Grow up.

Say it to my face Phildon you sad twat.

Not so. Lockdown has seen people staying at home instead of going out for vaccinations, so vaccine income is reeduced.
This may pick up as GP's encourgae vaccination catch-up and as travel increases but who knows. What is more worrying is the long term stagnation of this share. I was buying them for the current price a decade ago and whilst the div has been nice, I would also have expected the SP to keeppace with inflation as an absolute minimum, which it has not done. Covid-19 was another missed opportunity for GSK. I am now looking for the reorganistion as a way to reduce my holding without taking too much of a hit. There are better places for my money. Including better drug Companies,

SP has now gone up to way below where it was not all that long ago, so the Bolly can wait. Prosecco and olives on sticks for the time being. Could be interesting days ahead though.