Standard Life Shares

10_66

I thought about it a couple of days ago when they went up to 3.33. Wish I'd done it then, let alone at 3.50! Oh for hindsight!

mleonard79

hollie.weimeraner wrote: »

How many people wish they had sold at or around the £3-45 £3-50 mark - now trading at £3-00 :mad:

I was thinking that a little myself but it seems the whole market went down today so that eases my mind as if it was just Standard Life going down then I'd think there was something wrong but as it is I'm hopeful it will get back up there again. It's not nice seeing it down below £3 though :mad: as it's the first time in a long while it's been that. Any ideas why the FTSE plummeted a bit today?

Regards

Michelle

10_66

Something I read on a website said "U.K. stocks dropped, paced by insurers after Legal & General Group Plc said flood claims and a slowdown in Britain's home market held back first-half profit". Don't know if that helps, I'm afraid I don't know anything about stocks and shares. Only have mine because of the de-mutualisation of Standard Life.

david69_2

shares are a long term investment so they say i dont plan to sell mine in the near future .I've also got some friends provident shares and i had thought of selling them a few months back and now they've dropped again.

Milarky

10_66 wrote: »

I thought about it a couple of days ago when they went up to 3.33. Wish I'd done it then, let alone at 3.50! Oh for hindsight!

A little bit irritating therefore that the free shares were not allocated for a week or so after they were issued - in which time the share price was starting to move. If you had a holding and were going to receive the free shares you'd want to have them all on the one account. But there will be a recovery alongside the FTSE when it moves up - it may just be more gradual than in the first half of the year.

mleonard79

10_66 wrote: »

Something I read on a website said "U.K. stocks dropped, paced by insurers after Legal & General Group Plc said flood claims and a slowdown in Britain's home market held back first-half profit". Don't know if that helps, I'm afraid I don't know anything about stocks and shares. Only have mine because of the de-mutualisation of Standard Life.

Thanks for that 10_66 - That may indeed have something to do with it.

david69 wrote:

shares are a long term investment so they say i dont plan to sell mine in the near future.

I agree - I'm not ready to panic yet and will definitely be holding on to the shares as I do feel they will ease their way back up again.

Regards

Michelle

Yorkshireman_3

mleonard79 wrote: »

Thanks for that 10_66 - That may indeed have something to do with it.



I agree - I'm not ready to panic yet and will definitely be holding on to the shares as I do feel they will ease their way back up again.

Regards

Michelle

Good plan Michelle --- up to £4.00 this time heheh wait and see

mleonard79

Yorkshireman wrote: »

Good plan Michelle --- up to £4.00 this time heheh wait and see

Fingers and toes crossed Yorkshireman - good start with them jumping up more than 18p today though :T

Regards

Michelle

gt94sss2

My paper share certificate for the bonus shares finally turned up today..

Regards
Sunil

Yorkshireman_3

mleonard79 wrote: »

Fingers and toes crossed Yorkshireman - good start with them jumping up more than 18p today though :T

Regards

Michelle

Wish id bought some more when they dipped below £3.00 but nvr mind thts life Chris