Van der MoodHoover Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 26 minutes ago, SchtivePesley said: I still have some - sat in a Merrill Lynch account. At one point they were worth about $15k, then stabilised around the $11/12k mark Since Covid-19 they have dropped to $7k (briefly went into the $8k region the other day) Luckily I didn't pay for any of them (only through my hard work for the company anyway) - so I don't stress it. Would be pretty gutted if I'd bought them all though Thats the way - with £ expected to collapse further the apparent losses are not so bad. Keep them as rainy day money and treat yourself sometime. Just beware capital gains tax if they go up too much...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 I used to have a couple of Share ISAS, then some Silly Billy convinced me we'd all be eating tinned food from garden bunkers long before now, so closed them and now the money sits doing nothing under the mattress, along with the gold I converted them to. I have been looking to reopen a share ISA, so this topic has come at a decent time, but with no charges or fees I can't see a catch, and if you can't see the catch I'm not inclined to invest, if something looks too good to be true it normally is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 You capatilist pigs!!! froggg, Ghost of Clough, cstand and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Having worked at the Stock Exchange in the run-up to dematerialised settlement ('Big Bang'), I can honestly say no, I want nothing to do personally with investing in stocks and shares. Tamworthram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 4 hours ago, Van der MoodHoover said: Just beware capital gains tax if they go up too much...... Ha - if they go up so much that I have to worry about CGT - then I'll be too pissed to care! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 If you have extra money to invest why not buy the Rams? A sound ivestment I'm sure and I bet it's a buyers market at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 41 minutes ago, Cisse said: If you have extra money to invest why not buy the Rams? A sound ivestment I'm sure and I bet it's a buyers market at the moment. No market at all in Rams shares is there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zag zig Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 On 11/06/2020 at 16:38, Angry Ram said: Anyone like to dabble a bit? I have always liked the thought but it always seemed a balls ache to do. I've now found a simple app that makes this really easy. Trading 212. I'm hooked now. Just stuck what I could afford to lose in there and it's simple as, no commission either. Hey Angry, it sure can be real fun but if you want to really take it serious and I mean really, then you need to read, research, read, research and practice or start small. Losing is good, we all lose, it’s how you learn, I’ve made and lost a fortune for me, bad trading decisions but it was an education. In time, you just have to know that you ride your winners and cut losers fast, no emotion. Share trading has to be cold, hard, without hesitation and right moves should be obvious. Find an investing/trading style to fit your personality, if you don’t you’ll likely lose or never make it pay, maybe get bored etc. Good luck fella. Angry Ram and cstand 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Zag zig said: Hey Angry, it sure can be real fun but if you want to really take it serious and I mean really, then you need to read, research, read, research and practice or start small. Losing is good, we all lose, it’s how you learn, I’ve made and lost a fortune for me, bad trading decisions but it was an education. In time, you just have to know that you ride your winners and cut losers fast, no emotion. Share trading has to be cold, hard, without hesitation and right moves should be obvious. Find an investing/trading style to fit your personality, if you don’t you’ll likely lose or never make it pay, maybe get bored etc. Good luck fella. @Angry Ram Get yerself a broker and rant down the blower at him. Edited June 14, 2020 by i-Ram Angry Ram, Zag zig and froggg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 On 12/06/2020 at 19:14, Eddie said: Having worked at the Stock Exchange in the run-up to dematerialised settlement ('Big Bang'), I can honestly say no, I want nothing to do personally with investing in stocks and shares. Was all that your fault? froggg and ariotofmyown 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 On 12/06/2020 at 19:14, Eddie said: Having worked at the Stock Exchange in the run-up to dematerialised settlement ('Big Bang'), I can honestly say no, I want nothing to do personally with investing in stocks and shares. Is that you Nick Leeson? Don't Panic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstand Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Bought some Boohoo shares last week 230p if they can iron out the problems they need to address they should become fashionable again, hoping to double my money in two years time, but any profit would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) Shame we did not see Synairgen coming...their shares were up 400% at one point yesterday. Edited July 21, 2020 by TimRam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) On 11/06/2020 at 16:38, Angry Ram said: Anyone like to dabble a bit? I have always liked the thought but it always seemed a balls ache to do. I've now found a simple app that makes this really easy. Trading 212. I'm hooked now. Just stuck what I could afford to lose in there and it's simple as, no commission either. I might have another look at this. I had a go with the App a year or so ago but decided to just have a play with it to begin with, with pretend money (as you can on the App). I made some good gains but figured to do it properly would mean an investment of time into research that I couldn't afford back then. I use the Plum App to skim off extra savings from my current account and have a decent sum in there but it's doing nothing, since they stopped doing the Ratesetter peer-to-peer lending thing. I might have a dabble with some of it. Edited July 21, 2020 by Van Wolfie Angry Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Ram Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 My return was +78%... Novavax smashed it for me and still is. TimRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Ram Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, Van Wolfie said: I might have another look at this. I had a go with the App a year or so ago but decided to just have a play with it to begin with, with pretend money (as you can on the App). I made some good gains but figured to do it properly would mean an investment of time into research that I couldn't afford back then. I use the Plum App to skim off extra savings from my current account and have a decent sum in there but it's doing nothing, since they stopped doing the Ratesetter peer-to-peer lending thing. I might have a dabble with some of it. I’ve stuck to Pharma and tech. I’ve also stuck to US trading as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FindernRam Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I put my Pension pot into HSBC management service, medium risk rules. Its done alright over 9 years. Value dipped heavily at beginning of March but is now back to within 5% of where it was. So I'm happy to leave it to the professionals. Periodically I try to second guess them with pretend buying or selling of my larger stock holdings. The evidence is they are better at it than me. No surprise. What did surprise me was how few trades they actually do. More active in the currency fields. Years ago I was friends through my pa in law with the head of a major publishing house. His "hobby" was to peruse the FT each morning and then ring his stock broker. His advice to me was if you can't go big and spread the risk don't do it. Always assume you will lose the lot and invest accordingly. Set a budget and NEVER chase losses! therealhantsram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Ram Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 16 minutes ago, FindernRam said: I put my Pension pot into HSBC management service, medium risk rules. Its done alright over 9 years. Value dipped heavily at beginning of March but is now back to within 5% of where it was. So I'm happy to leave it to the professionals. Periodically I try to second guess them with pretend buying or selling of my larger stock holdings. The evidence is they are better at it than me. No surprise. What did surprise me was how few trades they actually do. More active in the currency fields. Years ago I was friends through my pa in law with the head of a major publishing house. His "hobby" was to peruse the FT each morning and then ring his stock broker. His advice to me was if you can't go big and spread the risk don't do it. Always assume you will lose the lot and invest accordingly. Set a budget and NEVER chase losses! I have just over £500k in various Vanguard Index pots.. Like you said, dipped in March but now back ahead of the Feb number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 21/07/2020 at 08:09, Angry Ram said: My return was +78%... Novavax smashed it for me and still is. I hope they sell posh hoovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 4 hours ago, FindernRam said: What did surprise me was how few trades they actually do. I’m pretty sure evidence shows that the best returns come from not messing about with your portfolio too much. Mostly because even the experts are quite poor at predicting the future. therealhantsram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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