Your portfolio- STICKY SUGGESTION

SteveSilva

Would it be a good idea to have a a diary type area where people can put up their portfolios and show their gains and losses, and their opinions to why they go a particular way? Of course this cannot be seen as advice but as an educational fun tool.

boltneck123

Although not a frequent poster to this forum that sounds like a nice idea, I'm currently dipping my toes in to investments and it would be a good learning tool to see peoples methods and outcomes. I've got to the point now where I'm avoiding asking "how" and "what does this mean" questions, because I dont seem to ever get much of a response.

masonic

At the moment we enjoy a very relaxed environment here where we can discuss investments (perhaps with the exception of some shiny metals) quite freely. The more prominent such discussions are, the harder it is for MSE to turn a blind eye to the occasional posts that stray over the line of what can and can't be interpreted as advice.

boltneck123

Any advice that I may or may not be given via this forum will be researched and validated by my self, I've never been one to take what I hear as gospel.

masonic

boltneck123 wrote: »

Any advice that I may or may not be given via this forum will be researched and validated by my self, I've never been one to take what I hear as gospel.

The problem is that giving advice about investments is an FSA regulated activity and the forum team would have a duty to check the credentials of anyone posting advice here. The easier option is to ban such discussions.

boltneck123

I agree with you, however there is nothing wrong with expressed opinions, surely? I.E you think this is best ("A") and I this this is best ("B"), anyone reading it would (I would expect) go off and read for themselves.

masonic

boltneck123 wrote: »

I agree with you, however there is nothing wrong with expressed opinions, surely? I.E you think this is best ("A") and I this this is best ("B"), anyone reading it would (I would expect) go off and read for themselves.

As I said above, I'd be more concerned about "the occasional posts that stray over the line of what can and can't be interpreted as advice". Every now and then it happens. Better that it goes unnoticed in occasional disparate threads spread across the board than concentrated in a prominent 'sticky' where genuine discussions could be restricted as a result.

dunstonh

boltneck123 wrote: »

I agree with you, however there is nothing wrong with expressed opinions, surely? I.E you think this is best ("A") and I this this is best ("B"), anyone reading it would (I would expect) go off and read for themselves.

The board tolerates that as long as certain language is avoided. Comparisons as such are ok but when people start asking outright how they should invest or start making it clear they are copying others who may have a totally different risk profile or understanding then it gets risky.

You also have to cater for those people who will not research or take responsibility for themselves. [TEXT DELETED BY FORUM TEAM]

Ark_Welder

dunstonh wrote: »

You also have to cater for those people who will not research or take responsibility for themselves. [TEXT DELETED BY FORUM TEAM].

...or the threads where 'opinions' are expressed about certain shares or fashionable market sectors

psychic_teabag

I can't help thinking that there are other established sites catering for that sort of thing. eg the motley fool site for stock-picking, or others specialising in funds and things.

StevieJ

Ark_Welder wrote: »

...or the threads where 'opinions' are expressed about certain shares or fashionable market sectors

I personally have no problem with threads that give the 'heads up' on possible undervalued shares as long as they are backed up by genuine links to further reasearch e.g. broker reports/comments, articles.