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  • sevenhills
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    wmb194 said:
    Uh-huh. It takes two opinions to make a market but it's still a terrible company and Germany is Vodafone's most important market and it isn't doing very well there. Btw, Motley Fool says almost everything's worth a punt so I'd be careful listening to its suggestions.
    Investors Chronicle only has it as a hold, so I will pick another when my cash from DWF comes through 
  • wmb194 said:
    Uh-huh. It takes two opinions to make a market but it's still a terrible company and Germany is Vodafone's most important market and it isn't doing very well there. Btw, Motley Fool says almost everything's worth a punt so I'd be careful listening to its suggestions.
    Investors Chronicle only has it as a hold, so I will pick another when my cash from DWF comes through 
    The question we all ask is "what detailed expertise in Vodaphone" does its detractor have. I can only guess !!!  My Wealth Manager and Portfolio Manager have enormous knowledge in the company, including from their subsidiary teams in Germany. But, hey, they are merely amateurs compared to our forum expert ( I wonder what his portfolio amounts to ?). 

    I don't need Investors Chronicle to tell me to hold ; I intend to do so and to continue receiving the company dividends. And Vodaphone is nowhere near to being one of my star companies ( although to call it a "terrible company" doesn't sound like the language of a someone too au fait with the language of finance).
  • Prism
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    edited 24 August 2023 at 11:35PM
    wmb194 said:
    Uh-huh. It takes two opinions to make a market but it's still a terrible company and Germany is Vodafone's most important market and it isn't doing very well there. Btw, Motley Fool says almost everything's worth a punt so I'd be careful listening to its suggestions.
    Investors Chronicle only has it as a hold, so I will pick another when my cash from DWF comes through 
    The question we all ask is "what detailed expertise in Vodaphone" does its detractor have. I can only guess !!!  My Wealth Manager and Portfolio Manager have enormous knowledge in the company, including from their subsidiary teams in Germany. But, hey, they are merely amateurs compared to our forum expert ( I wonder what his portfolio amounts to ?). 

    I don't need Investors Chronicle to tell me to hold ; I intend to do so and to continue receiving the company dividends. And Vodaphone is nowhere near to being one of my star companies ( although to call it a "terrible company" doesn't sound like the language of a someone too au fait with the language of finance).
    They know what every other investor who can be bothered reading the company reports knows. There is no secret knowledge to be found on Vodaphone just because the wealth and portfolio managers are large or have a global team. So it just boils down to opinion - is Vodaphone a good investment, in this case for your situation. 
  • wmb194
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    edited 25 August 2023 at 8:00AM
    wmb194 said:
    Uh-huh. It takes two opinions to make a market but it's still a terrible company and Germany is Vodafone's most important market and it isn't doing very well there. Btw, Motley Fool says almost everything's worth a punt so I'd be careful listening to its suggestions.
    Investors Chronicle only has it as a hold, so I will pick another when my cash from DWF comes through 
    The question we all ask is "what detailed expertise in Vodaphone" does its detractor have. I can only guess !!!  My Wealth Manager and Portfolio Manager have enormous knowledge in the company, including from their subsidiary teams in Germany. But, hey, they are merely amateurs compared to our forum expert ( I wonder what his portfolio amounts to ?). 

    I don't need Investors Chronicle to tell me to hold ; I intend to do so and to continue receiving the company dividends. And Vodaphone is nowhere near to being one of my star companies ( although to call it a "terrible company" doesn't sound like the language of a someone too au fait with the language of finance).
    *Vodafone. That Vodafone hasn't been a star performer must be an understatement but please, enlighten me on its merits. You realise the dividend is at risk?

    I notice you ignored the other points I made.
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