Cant be bothered to research

Colin_Hunt

Halifax have a discounted trading window tomorrow. I want to buy a couple of shares for income, any ideas ?
I already hold.
Astrazeneca
BP
British Land
BT
Centrica
HSBC
International. Hotels
L&G
M&S
Marstons
N Grid
Royal Mail
Severn Trent
Sky
Tesco
Thorntons
TSB
Uniliver
UU
Wolsely

*edit*
I cant be bothered to research the top 350 shares, so I'm looking for a couple of shares to add to the above.So far I'm considering Glencore, BHP, Aberdeen Asset Management, or Imperial Tobacco.

lisyloo

My advice would be that if you can't be bothered to do the reasearch then don't buy any.
Please don't take that the wrong way because it's meant to be a constructive comment.
Acceptance of risk should come with some research.

Minrich

Can't be bothered ? Nor am I !

2010

To buy any old share just because Halifax has cut the dealing cost by £8-55 a trade in a two hour window seems a bit silly.

Colin_Hunt

lisyloo wrote: »

My advice would be that if you can't be bothered to do the reasearch then don't buy any.
Please don't take that the wrong way because it's meant to be a constructive comment.
Acceptance of risk should come with some research.

I intend to research any suggestions, I just need a nudge toward a top 350 share.

Colin_Hunt

2010 wrote: »

To buy any old share just because Halifax has cut the dealing cost by £8-55 a trade in a two hour window seems a bit silly.

Well, I'm putting it into the market at some stage, probably two shares, so the offer has jogged my memory, the money has been sitting in the account six weeks.

Archi_Bald

Minrich wrote: »

Can't be bothered ? Nor am I !

Me neither.

bowlhead99

Archi_Bald wrote: »

Me neither.

But you can be bothered to post to tell us that

As my random FTSE100 selection which I can't be bothered to research, how about Capita? You could have had it 10% cheaper a month or two back but doesn't seem outrageously priced for what it does.

How essential is the income? I think Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust is a good core holding that can be found on the FTSE 350 list, has solid growth potential and broadens the geographic scope of your portfolio. Its yield is only in the 1-1.5% range so the income is limited compared to some of the others but capital growth should see you happy over time.

But like the others I don't think you've incentivised us particularly well to come up with the whys and wherefores of our favourite picks.

Linton

Some from my income portfolio my be worth your while researching:

Chesnara - it has provided both good dividends and good growth
Beazley - its advertised dividends are moderate last time I looked but it has a record of large "special" dividends
Shell
Phoenix
Many builders pay reasonable dividends

Suggest you do research. Some of the financial websites let you filter shares on dividends. These are useful but dont rely on them blindly. Check specific company details with ADVFN. Some shares give good % dividends because the share price is deservedly low.

Motleyfool has their HYP (High Yield Portfolio) and investing for income forums.

Ryan_Futuristics

I like Henderson and Schroder ... Could benefit from Euro QE (people piling into European funds)

Woodford just invested in P2P Global ... P2P lending is in its infancy - sector's probably got a lot of growth in it

Archi_Bald

bowlhead99 wrote: »

But you can be bothered to post to tell us that

Yes indeed I was.