Standard Life Shares.

bigmondy

Edit: Reason I bumped this old thread was this: http://citywire.co.uk/wealth-manager...an-arm/a770196

So my initial OP below is no longer relevant until the above kicks in.

Would now be a good time to sell?

With the market overheating and the 100% increase in value?


Just curious - will they continue to perform at such an amazing rate? They seem to have exponentially grown in value - which is nice. :T

sabretoothtigger

Better now then a year ago, but best of all who knows. Generally SL is a solid stock, the type that can left in a drawer but that doesnt mean it cant half in price
If you need the money in the next five years, general advice is to take that money when its profitable because obviously you dont want to be forced to sell at the bottom

debtfreeian

bigmondy wrote: »

Would now be a good time to sell?

With the market overheating and the 100% increase in value?


Just curious - will they continue to perform at such an amazing rate? They seem to have exponentially grown in value - which is nice. :T

If you sell half, you could diversify and you'll have a free ride on the shares you still hold. Ultimately its up to.

bigmondy

Thank goodness the Scots seen sense and passed that national IQ test last week.

God knows what would have happened to the share values - and this is certainly the icing on the cake:

http://citywire.co.uk/wealth-manager/news/standard-life-shareholders-set-for-1-75bn-payout-following-sale-of-canadian-arm/a770196

I might sell after this windfall goes through.

Good grief I am so glad I held on to them.


Rule Britannia. :T

kingrulzuk

bigmondy wrote: »

Would now be a good time to sell?

With the market overheating and the 100% increase in value?


Just curious - will they continue to perform at such an amazing rate? They seem to have exponentially grown in value - which is nice. :T

Dont sell yet. as you will know that the canada branch is sold. all the share holders will get 73p up the first Q next year.
I think the shares will go up 500p then.

bigmondy

kingrulzuk wrote: »

Dont sell yet. as you will know that the canada branch is sold. all the share holders will get 73p up the first Q next year.
I think the shares will go up 500p then.

I know Sir. See my post above. :T

kingrulzuk

Wish i had bought some in 2011

jimjames

If you're constantly worrying whether it's the right time to hold or sell then maybe better to sell and put money into a tracker fund.

Far less volatile than individual shares and can just sit back and let compounding do its work.

bigmondy

jimjames wrote: »

If you're constantly worrying whether it's the right time to hold or sell then maybe better to sell and put money into a tracker fund.

Far less volatile than individual shares and can just sit back and let compounding do its work.

Well in the last 2 weeks they dropped 20p which is a sickener - however - with the divvy windfall and the possibility of them hitting £5 at some point - defintootly worth holding the shares at the moment to ensure you are holding folding next year. :rotfl:

kingrulzuk

bigmondy wrote: »

Well in the last 2 weeks they dropped 20p which is a sickener - however - with the divvy windfall and the possibility of them hitting £5 at some point - defintootly worth holding the shares at the moment to ensure you are holding folding next year. :rotfl:

Next year there will be more news just like canada branch but it will be about edinburgh. and then soon the shares will hit 5 mark.:j:beer::j

bigmondy

Sounds good King Sir!