What to think when buying shares.

Axeman_2

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Poppycat

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MABLE

Is this not still a money saving site. Not a bl....dy share dumping site.

Compound_2

On deciding whether to hold on to existing investments the article says

considering it to be a fresh investment is the only way to go

Surely this ignores the cost of buying, as well as the cost of selling and exit penalties? So you might decide to keep your investments even though you wouldn’t buy them if you were investing afresh.

digerati

Naboo_the_Enigma wrote: »

...I know of a dormant UK company that may soon become a shell company in a reverse takeover. Would it be wise to buy stock in the shell company in the hope of a price rise after the takeover. I realise this depends on the performance of the private company but do they take any measures to devalue the old shares or are there any other pitfalls to this idea.

Usually the takeover investors do okay, but other investors not so well depending on how the deal is structured. Often the new investors will want to grab at least 75% of the outstanding (issued) shares. They then take control of the board and pass a few resolutions including the issue of a huge number of new shares to themselves. Existing shareholders can't participate and get heavily diluted... unless you are on good terms with management in which case you might get a sweetheart deal. Numerous other scenarios are also possible but buying into a shell company is highly speculative and with most penny shares - your brokerage costs will likely take a hefty bite out of any future profit.

winter8905

Hello there, i'm new to all this kind of stuff, but i'm looking to invest in stocks and shares and that. but i dont know ware to start . i need some help on the basics of the stock market and how it works. Bare in mind i'm 18, just left collage so i'm not that financially aware ,lol:cool:

My plan was when i get a full time job to loan 3 grand from the bank and invest in the stock market that way if i loose it all it isn't a huge amount to get back but if i make money it would be a sizable amount.

Any help would be great either on this forum or e-mail me on [EMAIL="christopherwinter4@hotmail.com"]christopherwinter4@hotmail.com[/EMAIL]

TTMCMschine

Buy "The Intelligent Investor" by Benjamin Graham & start from there. It is widely acknowledged as the best book ever written on investing even though it was penned in the 1940's.

Ben Graham was one of the most successful investors ever, surpassed by his protege Warren Buffet who is worth umpteen $Billion from his investments.

MRLX69

TTMCMschine wrote: »

Buy "The Intelligent Investor" by Benjamin Graham & start from there. It is widely acknowledged as the best book ever written on investing even though it was penned in the 1940's.

Ben Graham was one of the most successful investors ever, surpassed by his protege Warren Buffet who is worth umpteen $Billion from his investments.

I've been recommended that book before.... but never got around to reading it!
Another book I've been recommended is "The Buffet Way" or something like that... Warren Buffet is legendary.... but would those books tell me where to start?

I REALLY want to dabble around with share dealings at the moment and have been keeping up to date with the markets... but just don't know where to start.

I haven't used my ISA allowance for this year yet and might invest £7200 in a tracker isa - but this has a 1.5% charge from halifax :mad: ... also I want to be more active than just letting someone else (or a machine in this case) do the work.

Can someone tell me where's the best way to start? - I'm going to make an appointment with my local Halifax and see what they can offer me.... I have a few grands to play with but just don't know where to start.....

I have 10k in kaupthing yielding 6.86% AER so ideally I'd like something which would give me more than that!

MRLX69

As investing is mostly all about reading and deducting info.. would you guys recommend I read the Times or the Financial times? I know that the FT is more of a market mover than the broadsheets such as the Time, Independent, etc......

The reason being is I'm going to buy a book to help me understand the financial pages!

I'm deciding between:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Read-Financial-Pages-Michael-Brett/dp/0712662596/ref=pd_sbs_b_title_3

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0749439572/ref=sib_rdr_dp - (the one recommended on MSE).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Financial-Times-Guide-Using-Pages/dp/0273705032/ref=pd_sbs_b_title_5

Any advice? - Thanks!

Aegis

MRLX69 wrote: »

I've been recommended that book before.... but never got around to reading it!
Another book I've been recommended is "The Buffet Way" or something like that... Warren Buffet is legendary.... but would those books tell me where to start?

I REALLY want to dabble around with share dealings at the moment and have been keeping up to date with the markets... but just don't know where to start.

I haven't used my ISA allowance for this year yet and might invest £7200 in a tracker isa - but this has a 1.5% charge from halifax :mad: ... also I want to be more active than just letting someone else (or a machine in this case) do the work.

Can someone tell me where's the best way to start? - I'm going to make an appointment with my local Halifax and see what they can offer me.... I have a few grands to play with but just don't know where to start.....

Well, for a start cancel that appointment. They'll try to sell you some pretty awful products with high charges. If you want their sharedealing service, you can open that through their online banking. I've never used it, but it's quite a cheap way to build up a portfolio if you don't mind which days your shares are bought on.

If you want to deal in real time, then InvestDirect and Selftrade both come in fairly well recommended on here. InvestDirect is an HSBC sharedealing service, slightly cheaper than Selftrade (though I think the available limit orders are somewhat more restrictive than Selftrade), while Selftrade comes with a deal whereby you can get up to £80 cashback by searching for "Selftrade referral" on this forum.

If you'd prefer to deal with funds, specifically OEICs and Unit Trusts, then Hargreaves Lansdown now seems to be more or less the standard for the industry. There are a few others which I can't remember at this time in the morning, but they are excellent.


As you can see, even the decent providers vary depending on your investment strategies!