Dividend Share

Nellybee

Looking for a share to invest in that pays a decent dividend but as some chance of rising ,not a dog share or defensive one .Anyone have any recommendations

gadgetmind

A single share would be high risk so perhaps consider an investment trust?

This post might be of interest.

http://boards.fool.co.uk/ten-years-of-dividends-12790793.aspx

sidthekid

Have a look at Premier Oil. Due to pay its first dividend next month and relatively cheap compared to other oil producers.

But don't blame me if they go down!

donniej

I know you know this, but it's generally considered bad practice to invest in a single share. What happens if the company goes bankrupt, or there's a crisis in the sector or geographical area you invested in? You could lose a lot of money.

Best practice is to diversify your holdings. You can do this by buying multiple shares in different sectors, or different types of assets (e.g. bonds as well as shares), or by buying a collective (e.g. one or more funds, ETFs or investment trusts.) You might gain less, but your risk of losing a lot is also reduced.

Neil Woodford's Invesco Perpetual High Income fund seems to perform quite well, and is invested in a number of different companies. Bearing in mind what I mentioned above about diversifying, it's heavily exposed to the UK though.

Freecall

donniej wrote: »

What happens if the company goes bankrupt

Don't wish to be too picky but companies don't 'go bankrupt'.:think: