Share Investment, Discussion & Tips

[BlasterBates]

Bad day for Carillion shares currently worthless.

Checked out Motley Fool what they were saying before they got hammered in July.

https://www.fool.co.uk/investing/201...robably-avoid/

Looks like they called it right. I always check their opinion.

[MarillionFan]

Bad day for Carillion shares currently worthless.

Checked out Motley Fool what they were saying before they got hammered in July.

https://www.fool.co.uk/investing/201...robably-avoid/

Looks like they called it right. I always check their opinion.

Lost a bit on these trying for a bounce, bailed before the crash but not before buncing 3k

Bad year all in all, about 6k down in shares
12k down on dodgy political bets
Another 30k down on casino gambling due to stress.

All-in-all my worst year for 20 years.

[bulltraderpt]

Lost a bit on these trying for a bounce, bailed before the crash but not before buncing 3k

Bad year all in all, about 6k down in shares
12k down on dodgy political bets
Another 30k down on casino gambling due to stress.

All-in-all my worst year for 20 years.

Sorry to hear that.

CLLN was discussed at the rugger this weekend and a couple of Navy chaps put a good case forward as to why it should be rescued. Didn't factor in the debt and the government's non appetite for looking like mugs after the bank crisis.

[cojak]

Just saw this https://www.ft.com/content/78918c88-...2-2c9be7f3120a

[Fred Bloggs]

Just saw this https://www.ft.com/content/78918c88-...2-2c9be7f3120a

Paywall - Google for - Large hidden fund charges revealed by Mifid II rules

[cojak]

Or read it via Twitter...

[lukemg]

The charges on active funds are almost without exception brutal to any gains you might get. It's the main reason why virtually none beat the ultra low cost indexes over 10-15 years.
Yes, some will do so as you can expect outliers in any distribution BUT you will never be able to predict these in advance and past performance does not point to future success.
Reality is that most of the gains come from a small number of shares, a fund that has these will tend to excel and vice versa.
You can easily be giving up 50% of your gains to a funds costs when you take into account hidden transaction costs etc
Don't get me started on 'advisers'....

[MarillionFan]

Bought 50,000 Lloyds shares earlier in low 64's this morning. Dividend in the next few weeks of 2p and I'm hoping for a 5-10% increase before that.

[Fred Bloggs]

Bought 50,000 Lloyds shares earlier in low 64's this morning. Dividend in the next few weeks of 2p and I'm hoping for a 5-10% increase before that.

It's likely a zero sum game. The shares will normally drop by 2p the day they go ex-dividend.

[simondolan]

Yep. Wait for the dead cat bounce then short again. This stock has a long way to go down yet.

Now down 25% from when I called it