Share Investment, Discussion & Tips

[Troll]

Vanguard have announced they will start selling funds directly in the UK for the first time, cutting out middlemen like HL.

Unless my ears deceived me on R4 yesterday they hinted a SIPP offering would be along within a year

[Fred Bloggs]

Yep, waiting for that before I put more pension in.

The snag, is that a lot of people have been waiting since about 2011/12 and are still waiting. I now have about 40% in cash and waiting too. At least I won't be fully wrong or fully right whatever happens.

[BigRed]

I've been confidently waiting for the housing crash for years now

[InsertWittyNameHere555]

The snag, is that a lot of people have been waiting since about 2011/12 and are still waiting. I now have about 40% in cash and waiting too. At least I won't be fully wrong or fully right whatever happens.

I guess it depends what time scales you are talking about for investing, short term (I consider anything below 18 months short term) you waiting for the perfect moment is key, long term (I am still 20 years from retiring) waiting for this bubble to pop won't do much, just slow and steady topping up on solid high yielders.

[fullyautomatix]

Hmmm, I might have to bail out of my EZJ soon. They're roughly back to what I paid pre-referendum, and I think they're at least fairly valued now. I totally bottled it with BARC and sold those at a hefty loss last year (would've been a hefty gain if I hadn't bottled it) Pension is looking a bit cleverer, but that's mainly in funds. Contract income in Dollars is looking a lot better, although we're well off the trough in Cable.

I buy shares when they crash, bought a lot of EZJ when they reached 990 but the reason I bought was because I felt they might get a takeover offer.

[jamesbrown]

I buy shares when they crash, bought a lot of EZJ when they reached 990 but the reason I bought was because I felt they might get a takeover offer.

Very tidy profit

I sold mine today. I just feel the downside is bigger than the upside now. I was down about 10k at one point, but roughly broke even, which is not particularly clever in the current market , but I bought them as a hedge.

[Fred Bloggs]

I've been confidently waiting for the housing crash for years now

You are not the only one out there either.

[Fred Bloggs]

I guess it depends what time scales you are talking about for investing, short term (I consider anything below 18 months short term) you waiting for the perfect moment is key, long term (I am still 20 years from retiring) waiting for this bubble to pop won't do much, just slow and steady topping up on solid high yielders.

Yes, and not go too far wrong with that plan IMO.

[fullyautomatix]

Very tidy profit

I sold mine today. I just feel the downside is bigger than the upside now. I was down about 10k at one point, but roughly broke even, which is not particularly clever in the current market , but I bought them as a hedge.

I am putting a lot of cash into Metro bank at the moment. I expect a take over soon.

[AtW]

You are not the only one out there either.

I am still waiting, much easier now that I own my place!