Share Investment, Discussion & Tips

[northernladuk]

Feck me.. It's gone ballistic in the last couple of days!!

I almost feel I need one of Scoots charts to try predict when it's all going to turn south.

[northernladuk]

Anyone looking at the markets at the moment? Big drop in the FTSE and my portfolio and watchlists are red across the board.

Interested to hear people's thoughts. Is this a blip due to a raft of bad news or is it the sign of the next couple of weeks/months ahead?

[Fred Bloggs]

Anyone looking at the markets at the moment? Big drop in the FTSE and my portfolio and watchlists are red across the board.

Interested to hear people's thoughts. Is this a blip due to a raft of bad news or is it the sign of the next couple of weeks/months ahead?

Petrofac, currently looking very attractive,a stonking dividend too.

[Fred Bloggs]

Petrofac, currently looking very attractive,a stonking dividend too.

Topped up this morning at £3.91.

[highlandspring]

EIS

I invest often in EIS shares small amounts usually £500 a time but regularly, they are working out well, I am averaging around 15% profit and that is before the 30% tax refund.

It is a risky area and not for everyone.

[Platypus]

Anyone looking at the markets at the moment? Big drop in the FTSE and my portfolio and watchlists are red across the board.

Looks like I picked the wrong week to try to set up a new self-managed SIPP (I already have a managed one that's doing badly)

[northernladuk]

Ain't kidding there. Sold my entire holding two Fridays ago. Took some losses before I did but missed a load more.

[highlandspring]

Spreading

If you spread your risk around by investing in multiple stocks, then your likely return will get closer to the index.

Be careful of following advice based on stories you read on the internet etc.

I invested in Thomas Cook earlier in the year, got in and out and maybe made a 5% gain, but a few weeks back they had a profit warning and the share price tanked



I would have lost 70% of my capital, just goes to show how stocks can appear attractive but next minute you make a big loss.

[northernladuk]

Errrr... Right. Thanks for that

[Fred Bloggs]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to try to set up a new self-managed SIPP (I already have a managed one that's doing badly)

Wrong! If you are in the accumulating phase of your SIPP, a volatile market is your friend. Buy the dips.