Which shares for 2005 ??

luvpump1

As per a previous post, i think its fair to say my 5.65 Aer in cahoot is about the best ime going to get in terms of Rate, but what about the stock market ?? its done fairly well this year, but a few analysts are saying 2005 will be far less productive, even so if you wanted to buy some shares, which sectors/ companies would you recommend to put say a couple of grand in too ??

deemy2004

shell - Oil play - Long-term
vodafone - spec play
scottish power - Long-term
Barings Eastern Europe Trust - Spec stock
Index Linked Government Stock - Long-term stability to portfolio - High % stake
United Utilities - Stable utility
Lloyds TSB - Undervalued - high dividend
Severn Trent & Water - Stable utility
Evolution Group - Low cap
Northgate Information Solutions - Low cap

P.S. I hold stock in all of the above , so a case of money where my mouth is ;D

Always look at the fundamentals of the company if they are sound then you can't go wrong in a stable to rising market.

cheerfulcat

I like high-yielding shares and I think that they will prove popular over the next year or so. Like Deemy, I hold United Utilities and Lloyds.I also like ( and hold ) Pilkington ( glass ), Tate & Lyle and Viridian for high yield, though TATE's price has gone up a good bit , bringing the divi down to 3.96%.

My speculative portfolio is mostly small oil exploration and production companies; there's some good info on TMF's Oil & Gas board

http://boards.fool.co.uk/Messages.asp?mid=9006270&bid=50029

I hold shares in Hardman, Soco and Dana and expect them to do very well indeed :-)


But as always, DYOR

HTH

Cheerfulcat

blinko

carin i would i be a bit late on that boat

deemy2004

Cairn is volatile to say the least, but fundementals are good !

Personally, I wouldn't, did look into Ramco, but their fundementals are extremely bad !

So still searching for the next Cairn.

blinko

So still searching for the next Cairn

oh isnt everybody , although i havent been following the stock market for a long time i can honestly say i have never seen share price rise so quickly.

on another note i think oil prices will drop in the future, due to china and the well i doubt the US will but i definately think countries will try to turn to greener energy in the future.

but to be honest most traders i read about seem to go for the smaller more proftiable shares where good levels of growth can actually be made, although i guess theres onyl one way to find out see finiancial reports in the begging on 2005

numberthree

I have no specific recommendations as at the moment my present track record is a bit dodgy - I hold Henlys and Jarvis shares! I did OK before I took a punt on these though!

I would suggest taking a look at the Motley Fool website (https://www.fool.co.uk) and checking out the discussion boards once you have chosen a share to invest in, just to get a feel of what other investors are saying before you take the plunge. It's not foolproof by any means but can be very useful.

Good luck 8)

johnllew

HBOS

Tesco

Vodafone

Their time has come.

blinko

jarvis shares oh dear well good luck with them either way, tesco seems like it is indestructable, i bet you there xmas profits are decent compared to other retailers. although they did have a good result i think in there 3rd quarter this year so maybe they have peaked. ??

deemy2004

Yeh Tesco's is like the terminator  

I think what was strong in 2004 will continue in 2005.

As for oil, even if it falls and stays low, were still talking about $35 per barrel ! that price carries a very big fat profit margin in it, even if the $ is weak.