Has the stock market peaked?

Pincher

Glen_Clark wrote: »

Worst case scenario is they go bust before the oil price rises. I hope not and hold some Shell. But seeing what Shell are paying for BG I wouldn't like to underestimate the 'ability' of management to ruin a strong company. Many Great companies have been ruined by bad management..

Marconi was really freaky.


Assuming 188.00¢ = £1.24 dividend a share. At £15.33, it's a yield of 8%. I'm drooling on RDSB.

snowqueen555

iantojones40 wrote: »

Hi, I didn't really want to start a brand new thread for this but I just wanted some very basic advice about how to go about investing in an Equity fund?
I've never done anything like this before and don't really know where to begin, the basic research I have done would suggest Hargreaves Lansdown would be the best option for a newbie like me and the Woodford Fund would be the obvious one to invest in?
Thanks for any advice or suggestions!

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/stocks-shares-isas

HL is one of the best overall online brokers, but most expensive. They charge 0.45% fee on what you have in your funds to use their service, and each fund itself will have it's own annual management charge.

Thrugelmir

iantojones40 wrote: »

Hi, I didn't really want to start a brand new thread for this but I just wanted some very basic advice about how to go about investing in an Equity fund?
I've never done anything like this before and don't really know where to begin, the basic research I have done would suggest Hargreaves Lansdown would be the best option for a newbie like me and the Woodford Fund would be the obvious one to invest in?
Thanks for any advice or suggestions!

You should look at Investment Trusts such as Witan . This will give you exposure globally. Invest through the savings scheme which is cost free for monthly savings. Though there's an annual account charge of £30 on an ISA.

Once you've built some core holdings. Then broaden your horizons.

pavane

george4064 wrote: »

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.

It's funny how claims of gains without the full story, never mind how believable, got so much attention. Trolling at its best I say.

Kendall80

On the original idea of this thread - I've a lot of red on my CSD this week. At least I cant lose any more for 2 days. Then next week we get the 'probable' rate rise. Likely more volatility. Emerging market economies with dollar denominated debt could get hit hardest. I've reduced EM exposure. I was hoping euro QE would offset the impact of a US rate rise. The first was a damp squib ( thanks Mario). Maybe the latter will fail to materialise with the latest commodity slide and linked global growth concerns.

ChesterDog

Well I think a rate rise will come as a blessed relief; at long last normality is in the air. I think even emerging markets values will benefit - it's the ongoing uncertainty that is the killer. You can see that by the way the values dropped after the last Fed meeting, when the rise was delayed yet again.

Two caveats...

1. This, obviously, is just my view and I might well be wrong.
2. If I am wrong (or if I am right) it makes not a jot of difference to my investment allocations. They stay as they are through thick and thin because they are there for the long haul and I long ago learnt not to mess about with them.

Chickereeeee

iantojones40 wrote: »

Hi, I didn't really want to start a brand new thread for this but I just wanted some very basic advice about how to go about investing in an Equity fund?.......
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Thanks for any advice or suggestions!

Advice: start a new thread for a new subject! It's free to do so!
You get more.better replies, and do not annoy the thread OP.

C

talexuser

Re the oil price, and the effect on recovery/correction, I remember a slew of articles months ago saying in effect the Saudis want to ruin the US shale industry by making it uneconomic but they would not be able to hold down the oil price with high output for much longer. With all the reports of £1 a gallon now I wonder how much longer this can continue?

Kendall80

talexuser wrote: »

Re the oil price, and the effect on recovery/correction, I remember a slew of articles months ago saying in effect the Saudis want to ruin the US shale industry by making it uneconomic but they would not be able to hold down the oil price with high output for much longer. With all the reports of £1 a gallon now I wonder how much longer this can continue?

I've not checked the weekly rig count data recently but I cant see many US shale producers being profitable at this price. They do have another motivating factor though in the US wanting to be self sufficient so maybe they'll receive significant state subsidies to enable them to continue at least in the short term.