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In Your Opinion...
Tayus
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What companies would you look at buying shares in if you were looking for a long term investment. I believe that if researched enough, a housebuilder may be a good buy?
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.
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When you say "long term", what's your time frame? For example a company like Ricardo (fuel efficiency systems for vehicle engines) would be a good investment for the next 5 - 10 years, but as we get further out they are at growing risk from alternative energy sources (tesla battery car, honda hydrogen cell) etc.
Housebuilders over the long term are a decent investment, but you're looking at a lot of shorter term turbulence (1 year+) if you buy in now. Just look around at any city near you and see how many building projects - flats, houses and commercials - have been stopped part-way through.
At the moment I'm looking at pharma/bio tech, defence, support services and a few others. I've also got my eye on a financial sector company that isn't in banking etc but has huge rebound potential when we get over the worst of the short term crisis.Mmmm, credit crunch. Tasty.0 -
Coke will branch out into pharmaceuticals0
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Im looking at about 10 to 15 years?Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.0
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My advice would be to avoid investing in a specific firm and instead go for something like a FTSE tracker. The risks would be much smaller and over that time span you should get a good return. For people unable to spend huge amounts of time researching individual firms and trends I don't see that the added risk is worthwhile. It's also cheap and easy which are always good points.0
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So are you suggesting spread betting on stock going up on the ftse100 might be a good option for those not wanting to invest in a particular stock (company)?0
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depends how much you got to invest, But take a look at high yield shares, have a read of this and the link http://www.fool.co.uk/Investing/guid...Portfolio.aspx the link is old but its the method you should pick up on0
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