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  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
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    StevieJ wrote: »
    DD a short interesting report for you, a few pretty charts as well :D

    http://www.bedlamplc.com/c2/uploads/embrace%20the%20recession_q109.pdf

    Stevie - are you still holding Barclays?
  • StevieJ
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    chucky wrote: »
    Stevie - are you still holding Barclays?

    Yes, I sold my RIO last week for 19.51 (bought 11.48), so I now hold Shell, Barclays and a few Standard life.
    'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
  • Pobby
    Pobby Posts: 5,438 Forumite
    Dithering_Dad wrote: »
    You should see an IFA pobby, especially if you're only 5 or so yrs from retirement (www.unbiased.co.uk).

    Alternatively, you could bung about £10k on MDST (Medicsight), currently at 10p a share (I bought in at 9p) and hope for the best! :)

    Seeing an IFA. In fact have another meeting next week. It is very hard at the mo with all asset classes that I am aware of not doing very much. It`s looking more and more like I could buy a property or two to rent out in a couple of years but I really do not want to go down that route.

    Keeping a thought on a few more antiques and possibly more collectable guitars.
  • chucky
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    StevieJ wrote: »
    Yes, I sold my RIO last week for 19.51 (bought 11.48), so I now hold Shell, Barclays and a few Standard life.

    that was a bold move at the time - did you not get into Lloyds?
  • StevieJ
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    chucky wrote: »
    that was a bold move at the time - did you not get into Lloyds?

    I like those over reaction plays, Rio was great, Billiton pulled out of the takeover and the market panicked.They have got a lot of debt but I was prepared to take up a rights issue if they needed cash.
    Barclays, just looked to cheap at 50p, and Shell at one point was boasting a yield of 8% (the price had dropped to 12.30), I bought twice at a higher price than that but was still happy at 15.14 and 13 something I think.
    No I have not bought Lloyds but I was tempted on Friday.
    'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
  • StevieJ
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    BTW Chucky, I think you mentioned that mewbie was leaving, what happened there :confused:
    'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
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    StevieJ wrote: »
    BTW Chucky, I think you mentioned that mewbie was leaving, what happened there :confused:

    no idea - he never said anything i don't believe. maybe he's on holiday but i think he may have been bored with the people on here that were a bit patronising and preached away. there is much more racism and more xenophobia too which he didn't like.
  • StevieJ
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    chucky wrote: »
    no idea - he never said anything i don't believe. maybe he's on holiday but i think he may have been bored with the people on here that were a bit patronising and preached away. there is much more racism and more xenophobia too which he didn't like.

    Is that Cleaver not Son of mewbie :D
    'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
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    StevieJ wrote: »
    Is that Cleaver not Son of mewbie :D

    i did think that but he's not enough "bear"
  • liebe911
    liebe911 Posts: 34 Forumite
    Don't get worried they will have their time soon may be in 2 years or so, just wait
    No Unapproved or Personal links in signatures please - FT3
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