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I don't understand why people can't be bothered!
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gadgetmind wrote: »Speaking as someone whose employer earns royalties on every iPhone, iPad, and most Android devices, please can people keep on doing a bit of both. Thanks.
From little Acorns....?
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I am not a financial adviser and neither do I play one on television. I might occasionally give bad advice but at least it's free.
Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorns is based upon both logic and faith. We have faith that they are pink; we logically know that they are invisible because we can't see them.0 -
gadgetmind wrote: »Good guess, but no.
Do they cost an ARM and a leg?0 -
gadgetmind wrote: »We buy individual shares, but hold 25+. Miners, oil and gas, and supermarkets get hammered, lots of other sectors do well, and few years later it all swaps over.
Diversification.
Yes, diversification, but do you outperform a FTSE All Share tracker?
Daresay your approach is more fun, but is it better?0 -
I'm hoping so because those are the ones I have still got :whistle:gadgetmind wrote: ». Miners, oil and gas, and supermarkets get hammered, lots of other sectors do well, and few years later it all swaps over.“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” --Upton Sinclair0 -
Glen_Clark wrote: »I'm hoping so because those are the ones I have still got :whistle:
_pale_
I'm avoiding these sectors currently.....0 -
bigfreddiel wrote: »What is it that stops anyone even starting a modest investment portfolio?
I think a lot of people out there don't have enough spare cash to have a "portfolio". People who earn little probably prioritise cash savings. I am doing that, and I may start a SS Isa next year, but it will be small amounts, so does seem pointless.
The culture here about stocks and shares is that it is a gamble, and the average Joe isn't very savvy about personal finance.0 -
snowqueen555 wrote: »The culture here about stocks and shares is that it is a gamble, and the average Joe isn't very savvy about personal finance.
Hopefully pension auto enrolment will reverse the trend. Ownership of UK companies by UK citizens is of benefit to all.0 -
Thrugelmir wrote: »_pale_
I'm avoiding these sectors currently.....
My direct shareholdings in those sectors are only 9% of my portfolio in total, overall it has still done much better than cash. You may be right to avoid them at this time, but I am reluctant to sell them when they are out of favour (only to put the money in something thats in favour _pale_), after all people are still going to need what they produce.“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” --Upton Sinclair0 -
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