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What shares you buying?

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Select coaches said:
Don’t think he’s asking what company to invest in, just what platform to use,
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Yeah I know the company I want to invest in. I know it's more sensible to diversify any investments but it's a company in an industry that I work in and I'm confident about and I just want a little dabble.

I keep seeing adverts for that freetrade app but the reviews recently on the app store aren't great
 

Horace Cope said:
Yeah I know the company I want to invest in. I know it's more sensible to diversify any investments but it's a company in an industry that I work in and I'm confident about and I just want a little dabble.

I keep seeing adverts for that freetrade app but the reviews recently on the app store aren't great
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Fair enough, apologies, I misunderstood.

I use HL, Freetrade and Trading 212.

T212 is cheapest (no trading or platform fee, 0.15% FX) but aren't taking on new customers at the moment.

Freetrade charge 0.45% FX fee, no trading fee, no platform fee for basic account but there are charges for ISA and premium accounts.

HL charge a 0.45% per annum platform fee. Trading fees around £12. FX 1% up to £5k, then gradually reduces.

II I'm not as close to, they have a flat plaform fee for an ISA but don't know what charges are for a general investment account. FX fee is 1.5% up to £20k.
 
Hair Flick said:
Travel stocks have tumbled on the new variant news. Good time to jump on the likes of RR who will bounce back.
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I've only got two 'travel stocks', but my insurance firms and a few others were/are decent opportunity
 
Select coaches said:
One of my best gainers, worried it may be fully valued now?
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Longer term one for me. An industry where the good brands tend to be pretty steady. It could be, a lot of my current holdings I'd say are overvalued, but I don't think DGE is massively if it is, at least compared to the broader market.

Greggs and a smaller cap punt in Cakebox have had superb years so far, as far as food and drinks etc go
 
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Select coaches said:
One of my best gainers, worried it may be fully valued now?
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I considered getting rid but then gave it another review. Textbook dividend growth, decent recovery from covid, profits forecast to grow again (above pre-covid levels).

It's maybe marginally overpriced at the moment but I'd expect the share price to growth medium term, just maybe not as aggressively as other things.
 
Just done my end of Jan financials. Hadn't been paying attention to the markets recently but it hasn't been a good start to the year, down 5-10% across the board with a couple of exceptions. Hopefully Ukraine calms down, there isn't another COVID variant and the world returns to normal soon.
 
I’m hovering over Ukrainian based mining operation Ferrexpo, dirt cheap at the moment with good div yield, but it’sa gamble on the Ukrainian issue fizzling out. Have not bought yet.
 
Darlo1973 said:
Just done my end of Jan financials. Hadn't been paying attention to the markets recently but it hasn't been a good start to the year, down 5-10% across the board with a couple of exceptions. Hopefully Ukraine calms down, there isn't another COVID variant and the world returns to normal soon.
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Ukraine and covid are just noise at the moment. The main story is the end of economic stimulus in the US and the worry around rising interest rates.

I lost a good bit since 1st week in Jan but on the road to recovery.
This is what I've been buying since 24th Jan:

Stock %allocation
GOOGL 8.00
NFLX 8.00
AMAT 7.00
AMD 6.00
ABT 5.00
BRK.B 5.00
ABBV 5.00
TRU 5.00
HUM 5.00
FB 5.00
AMZN 4.00
ADSK 4.00
FMC 4.00
ADBE 4.00
AAPL 3.70
LMT 3.50
ORCL 3.50
JNJ 3.30
SBUX 3.00
K 2.00
DOCU 2.00
TSLA 2.00
KO 2.00
 
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Darlo1973 said:
Just done my end of Jan financials. Hadn't been paying attention to the markets recently but it hasn't been a good start to the year, down 5-10% across the board with a couple of exceptions. Hopefully Ukraine calms down, there isn't another COVID variant and the world returns to normal soon.
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Perfect time to buy when the markets are down, as long as you've done your research and you know the company you're investing in still is a good option and is still priced within the margin of safety then get in there.
 
droppedshoulder said:
Not much, and even less after your comment 😂. There’s an upside to be had, and if the worst outcome materialises, I’m thinking losing some shares might be the least of my worries.
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If the war does kick off just think how much the company will save in operating costs. Plus if they bomb in the right places then their excavations will be easier and there's another money saving exercise done.
 
Dick Fitzwell said:
Perfect time to buy when the markets are down, as long as you've done your research and you know the company you're investing in still is a good option and is still priced within the margin of safety then get in there.
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I'm more of a funds guy than interested in individual shares but the few highlights of the recent months have been companies. There will always be a few fish swimming against the tide.

But you are right of course, nice to know that my monthly contributions are earning more units.
 
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