Share Investment, Discussion & Tips

[pjclarke]

My basic approach is to buy shares paying a chunky dividend and hang on to them. I've acquired a decent holding in LLOY this way. I was tempted to divest in the crash when the price tanked and dividends stopped, but the 'no-tinkering' rule prevailed. A good thing too.

[BlasterBates]

markets continuing to soar

[DimPrawn]

markets continuing to soar

Fill yer boots! Stock markets only ever go up! Safe as equities, me ISA is me pension guv.

[InsertWittyNameHere555]

markets continuing to soar

Bubble has to come soon, at this rate I could actually retire

[pjclarke]

The markets love Trump and Brexit: a consolation prize for those of us who don't. My 4 portfolios up between 24 and 35% since last November.

The nominal £10,000 invested in my sample LTBH HYP in Feb 2016 would now be worth £12,000.

I have retired.

[Fred Bloggs]

Petrofac. Fill your boots.

[BlasterBates]

Yup markets looking good, though I think they've now plateaued.

Waiting for a correction, to pile in with more cash.

[llcoolam]

What platform do you all use for this? I'd like to start as up until now I've just been using Plus500 and made a good amount but its all short term trading and I'd like to do long term trades. Are you using brokers or portfolios you manage yourself? Any pointer to guides on 'how to' would be appreciated especially to understand the dividends you talk about.
TIA!

[contractorinatractor]

What platform do you all use for this? I'd like to start as up until now I've just been using Plus500 and made a good amount but its all short term trading and I'd like to do long term trades. Are you using brokers or portfolios you manage yourself? Any pointer to guides on 'how to' would be appreciated especially to understand the dividends you talk about.
TIA!

People are going to shout Hargreaves-Lansdown at you. Ignore them, they are fools. Huge service fees which eat into your SIPP (self invested personal pension) pot, stocks and shares ISA or share-dealing account.

There are numerous others who are cheap and work fine. You can do your own fund/share research on many other websites. Halifax iWeb seems decent and has plenty of users. Interface has just been revamped.

Check out the pricing and then compare your own expected number of trading costs and service fees with Hargreaves-Lansdown. You won't choose the latter, if you can use a calculator and scale over the years.

Final note: stock markets have never been this high, yet the major economies are, in reality, performing awfully. Company P/E (profits to earnings) ratios are sky high. Do NOT invest right now. Await the crash. That's my advice.

[InsertWittyNameHere555]

People are going to shout Hargreaves-Lansdown at you. Ignore them, they are fools. Huge service fees which eat into your SIPP (self invested personal pension) pot, stocks and shares ISA or share-dealing account.

There are numerous others who are cheap and work fine. You can do your own fund/share research on many other websites. Halifax iWeb seems decent and has plenty of users. Interface has just been revamped.

Check out the pricing and then compare your own expected number of trading costs and service fees with Hargreaves-Lansdown. You won't choose the latter, if you can use a calculator and scale over the years.

Final note: stock markets have never been this high, yet the major economies are, in reality, performing awfully. Company P/E (profits to earnings) ratios are sky high. Do NOT invest right now. Await the crash. That's my advice.

If you only buy funds then yes HL is very expensive, if however you only but stocks and shares the management fee is a maximum of £200 a year