Welcome again…This is my Diary entry for May – its been a quiet month for me in terms of investing as the prices ZOOM upwards again and the amount of bargains disappear! I am still very busy with work and a bit of home schooling work so haven’t spent as much time as some other months looking at investments… Sometimes being busy is a useful distraction to keep me from over trading etc!… Read the rest...
Investor John’s April
Welcome again…This is my Diary entry for April- we’ve all seen a bit of a recovery in the markets but still a long way off previous levels!
I’m writing this on the 8th of May 2020 – Each month I am getting later!… Read the rest...
Investor John’s March
Welcome again…This is my Diary entry for March – Well what a month that was and possibly more of the same to come?
I’m writing this on the 3rd of April 2020
None of this is advice or recommendations.
Month Summary
- Number of Holdings 34 at month end.
Investor John’s February
Welcome again…This is my Diary entry for February – It has been an eventful month on the Market and maybe one I would rather forget! or indeed one I wish I could have skipped!
I’m writing this on the 2nd of March 2020 so slightly behind schedule.… Read the rest...
Investor John’s January
Hello again… This is just a few of my musings at the end of the month… as much for my benefit as yours. I can look back and see what I have been doing and it forces me to spot things that I might prefer to forget!… Read the rest...
The year that was 2019…
In Summary my overall portfolio is up by 21% for 2019 🙂
Number of Trades
Buy Trades 44 – (24 Different companies bought the rest of the trades were topping up existing holdings)
Sell Trades 30 (25 Different companies sold)
I have been adding capital to my portfolio throughout the year so this means I am buying into some new stocks and adding to existing holdings that are doing well and averaging up.… Read the rest...
Checking out of Checkit CKT
Another holding bites the dust as the tender offer for Checkit completed with funds for the accepted portion of my tendered shares dropped into my account on the 5th of December (65p per share).
The remaining shares were credited back into my account at around 16:20 pm.… Read the rest...
SOLD – MCL Morses Club 118p
As I had said I want to reduce the number of holdings that I have to make my portfolio more concentrated. When you hold too many stocks your time is spread across a lot of companies and you will find it harder to keep on top of things.… Read the rest...
Share Dealing Costs – What charges do I have to pay?
When you buy a share in your chosen company there are a few Share dealing costs that you would need to be aware of…
Namely the 3 dealing costs below
- Broker Commission
- Stamp Duty
- Spread
I will attempt to explain them briefly below…
Broker Commission
As I explained in my earlier post – Picking a Stockbroker you will be charged a commission any time you buy or sell any even if you only buy 1 share!… Read the rest...
Stock Market opening hours UK and US
Find out here what time the stock market opens at in both the UK and the USA – What else should you be aware off in terms of the timetable of Daily events as a Trader??
OPENING BELL!
Stock Market opening hours UK
The London Stock Exchange UK opens at 8am and closes at 4:30pm
Note: it is closed completely on UK Public and Bank Holidays
RNS News is released before the Market opens at 7am so you can see your company news and reports and you have a bit of time to plan any required action that you may want to take as a result.… Read the rest...