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what are you investing in?

What are you investing in?
I have kept investing in Lloyds Banking Group and thought out the month of March just over £1000 I have purchased.  I know my eggs are in the one basket but at the current value and a somewhat solid business I think once the market settles this could give me a nice little earner.

Whats on your buy sheet?
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  • george4064
    george4064 Posts: 2,934 Forumite
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    I've been buying what I already hold, re-balancing my portfolio with new money.
    "If you aren’t willing to own a stock for ten years, don’t even think about owning it for ten minutes” Warren Buffett

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  • Gareth2020
    Gareth2020 Posts: 32 Forumite
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    Always bought Lloyds, now I just view It as a time to buy rather than panic sell
  • Prism
    Prism Posts: 3,852 Forumite
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    Does the likely dividend cut not worry you? Me.. I am buying the same trusts and funds as normal every month
  • Avoid banks, they won't be making any money with near zero interest rates and companies defaulting on loans. I'd rather go for supermarkets, telco's and gold/silver.
  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    Always bought Lloyds, now I just view It as a time to buy rather than panic sell
    Odds on BOE will request banks to suspend dividends and share buybacks. To conserve capital. 
  • afis1904
    afis1904 Posts: 348 Forumite
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    I've put all my money into Greggs
  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    afis1904 said:
    I've put all my money into Greggs
    Good time to start a diet.  :)
  • Old_Lifer
    Old_Lifer Posts: 780 Forumite
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    Personally,  I haven't done  any investing in the last month or so.    If there  are further sizeable falls in the next few weeks I will top-up some of my existing holdings but will buy nothing new.    As to where to invest,  everyone will have their own views  on that. 

     I have holdings in around 30 individual companies nowadays,  with a wide spread of sectors  .    I have shares in two new technology companies  and with the sudden interest in electric vehicles in the last few  months  these have performed well , even after recent falls.

    With regard to  IT s  , my own preference nowadays  is for regional  IT s   investing in  Asia   (ex China).






  • Grandst2
    Grandst2 Posts: 36 Forumite
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    From personal experience investing in single companies is basically gambling unless you want to be your own fund manager and invest in a large number of them.
  • Username999
    Username999 Posts: 536 Forumite
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    Traded shares in OCDO, TSCO, RBS and NESF in the past week.
    One person caring about another represents life's greatest value.
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