Has the stock market peaked?

george4064

I don't understand why people are so interested in kittie's posts and interested to know which stocks she has been buying/selling.

Personally, I just see a person who is looking for an ego boost by posting their £ gains without any perspective. That in itself says something about them, in my opinion.

redux

bigfreddiel wrote: »

The market will never peak, end of thread!

fj

Some of it has hit new peaks several times since the thread was started.

Flobberchops

Just to throw out a quick question - let me know if I'm better off starting a new thread - what's the approximate minimum funds you should have to make investing realistically profitable?

I've been hearing a lot recently about how Investment ISAs tend to outperform cash so I did a little research, and almost every platform I look at has frankly prohibitive fees for my budget (looking to invest £50-£100 a month, perhaps a lump sum of up to £2000 a year if that works out cheaper). Even just sticking to funds, which seems to avoid trading fees, isn't scott-free. So, what's the opinion on this?

Eco_Miser

Regular investments can cost as low as £1.50 a time, or 'free' on some platforms that charge a holding fee.
For instance Cavendish charge a quarter percent of your holdings per year, and no fee to buy - that's just £5 for a £2000 holding.
Have you looked at http://monevator.com/compare-uk-cheapest-online-brokers/
and the comment at http://monevator.com/compare-uk-cheapest-online-brokers/comment-page-20/#comment-734602

grey_gym_sock

yes, for smaller investments, it's best to start with funds.

either cavendish online, or charles stanley direct, will charge 0.25% per year of the current value of your investments.

that charging scheme works in your favour until your investments have built up to at least £20,000 or so.

Spurs_2015

Apologies for hijacking the thread but what are everyone's thoughts on the possible interest rate hike in the US next week? I've read a few articles and it looks like the general consensus is that there will probably be volatility in the short term but more than likely will continue to grow in the long term, does everyone agree and what are you doing/not doing in preparation?

ChesterDog

Spurs_2015 wrote: »

Apologies for hijacking the thread but what are everyone's thoughts on the possible interest rate hike in the US next week? I've read a few articles and it looks like the general consensus is that there will probably be volatility in the short term but more than likely will continue to grow in the long term, does everyone agree and what are you doing/not doing in preparation?

Markets only react suddenly when something comes as a surprise.

Steady as she goes...

Glen_Clark

Spurs_2015 wrote: »

Apologies for hijacking the thread but what are everyone's thoughts on the possible interest rate hike in the US next week? I've read a few articles and it looks like the general consensus is that there will probably be volatility in the short term but more than likely will continue to grow in the long term, does everyone agree and what are you doing/not doing in preparation?

I never really know how much things like that are going to affect short term share prices, because I don't know how much is already priced in. For example the ECB announced more QE a couple of weeks ago which usually causes share prices to rise. But they fell because the market had been expecting more, and had priced it in.

Malthusian

I've read a few articles and it looks like the general consensus is that there will probably be volatility in the short term but more than likely will continue to grow in the long term

Did the geniuses who wrote these articles also come to a consensus that the sun will rise in the East and set in the West, water will continue to flow downhill and Tyson Fury won't be Sports Personality of the Year?

nb73

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