Stock market collapse in October

[MrMark]

Markets are out of sync with reality.

Possible reasons why the UK markets are going up:

1. Banks awash with QE money need somewhere to park it

2. Firms that are judged to have survived the recession will be in a position to make a packet (and thus increase dividends) when market conditions improve

3. All exporters earn more when the pound falls

4. It's all a scam to get you to invest in the stock market, at which point the market will collapse again.

5. It's all a dream

[sasguru]

Why would the FTSE go up?

Is it because most of the earnings are overseas?

You're assuming there's some logic to this. A common mistake even by some in the City, which is why they use hocus pocus like charting etc etc etc.

Once you realise the stock market is essentially mass psychology in action, you'll understand it (and predict it based on previous mass movements) better.

[Scary]

Possible reasons why the UK markets are going up:

1. Banks awash with QE money need somewhere to park it

2. Firms that are judged to have survived the recession will be in a position to make a packet (and thus increase dividends) when market conditions improve

3. All exporters earn more when the pound falls

4. It's all a scam to get you to invest in the stock market, at which point the market will collapse again.

5. It's all a dream

I'll go with 1,4 and 5.

[the_duderama]

Possible reasons why the UK markets are going up:

1. Banks awash with QE money need somewhere to park it

2. Firms that are judged to have survived the recession will be in a position to make a packet (and thus increase dividends) when market conditions improve

3. All exporters earn more when the pound falls

4. It's all a scam to get you to invest in the stock market, at which point the market will collapse again.

5. It's all a dream

2. - It's all one big futures casino - prices based on future divi's.

[SuperZ]

Well, good to see the FTSE is BOOMED again, up 2.16% while many sit on the sidelines . I think (my guess) this is a v.good sign for the coming weeks
I don`t think anyone controls the markets, governments have failed to move them in the past, why are Bilderberg special (although I admit Iknow nothing about them)

[DimPrawn]

Well, good to see the FTSE is BOOMED again, up 2.16% while many sit on the sidelines . I think (my guess) this is a v.good sign for the coming weeks

Pile in now. You don't want to miss all this upside.

Boomed!

[SuperZ]

Pile in now. You don't want to miss all this upside.

Boomed!

Well many have obviously .

[TimberWolf]

Is it too late to buy Gold?

(More articles today about how Russia, China, Middle East, etc may pile into gold as they shift away from the dollar)

[BlasterBates]

Gold surge

...hmm

Good idea to diversify, but do it slowly, Gold is very high, and if there isn't high inflation it'll come back down with a thud.

My advice hold a wide portfolio of worldwide stocks.

Simplest way invest in a global fund.

My share portfolio hardly dropped even in the darkest days of the crash when measured in pounds as the pound dropped so much.

[TimberWolf]

Gold surge

...hmm

Good idea to diversify, but do it slowly, Gold is very high, and if there isn't high inflation it'll come back down with a thud.

My advice hold a wide portfolio of worldwide stocks.

Simplest way invest in a global fund.

My share portfolio hardly dropped even in the darkest days of the crash when measured in pounds as the pound dropped so much.

Does anyone know how to invest in a global fund? And are there high management costs?