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.
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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...
What is a Ticker Code?
The Ticker code for a share is a few Letters and numbers that are used to identify the company on the Stock market
A few examples would be
Easyjet = EZJ
British Telecom = BT
Dominoes Pizza = DOM
Hangar Eight = HGR8
You will use these to add shares to your monitor in Advfn and to buy and Sell shares with your broker they are a bit like an abbreviation.… Read the rest...
Interest Rates set to rise how will that affect my investments?
As per article here BoE’s Carney expects gradual rise in interest rates up to 2.5% over next three years
… Read the rest...The governor defended the decision to change the forward guidance, saying that the UK economy experienced a much quicker improvement then the rest of the developed world.
The Trend is your friend! -Trading with Trends
This post is just bringing to your attention the fact that you can sometimes find a share which is almost predictable and will discuss how we can use the trend to make a profit over and over again! Trading with Trends…
Example 1
The example on the right is Smiths Group
In their own words
… Read the rest...Smiths is a global technology company listed on the London Stock Exchange (SMIN) and operates a sponsored level one ADR programme (SMGZY).
Investing in current affairs – Floods!
With tides peaking and rivers bursting their banks and generally a lot of extreme weather in the UK at the moment this article considers if there are any winners in this situation?
Investing in Current Affairs? It is always worth considering the affect of the latest hot topic on your investments – current affairs can cost or alternatively make you a lot of money!… Read the rest...