Playing The Stock Market.

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Reading the business section of our local evening paper and I wondered what would be a safe bet to invest in.

Timber, demand is far out reaching demand. ;)

Buy in to a funeral directors, could not go wrong there......could I ? :huh:

Baby and infant items, surely a cert. :(

Anyone remember this. ?

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
that wriggled and tickled and tickled inside her
I dont know why she swallowed the fly
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a spider
she swallowed the spider to catch the fly
that wriggled and tickled and tickled inside her
I dont know why she swallowed the fly
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a bird
she swallowed the bird to catch the spider
she swallowed the spider to catch the fly
that wriggled and tickled and tickled inside her
I dont know why she swallowed the fly
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a cat
she swallowed the cat to catch the bird
she swallowed the bird to catch the spider
she swallowed the spider to catch the fly
that wriggled and tickled and tickled inside her
I dont know why she swallowed the fly
Perhaps she'll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a dog
she swallowed the dog to catch the cat
she swallowed the cat to catch the bird
she swallowed the bird to catch the spider
she swallowed the spider to catch the fly
that wriggled and tickled and tickled inside her
I dont know why she swallowed the fly
Perhaps she'll die. :(

Can anyone continue, she ends up swallowing a horse methinks, well, I dont know what came over me, I want locking up :lol: :lol: :lol:

Back to the stock market what would you invest in, I have thought again :unsure:
Invest in womens items, sure fire winner :D
 
there's a simple tried and tested successful formula involving identifying under-valued stock.i used it during the 80s and it is still being used profitably in todays market.mostly by the very few fund managers that manage to out perform the index.
 
My best investment is Corus Steel (Ex British Steel) bought @ 16p @ one time down as low as 4p a share, now 60p each, i have done very well.

regards,

Terry.
 
But my loyalty lies with Alfred McAlpines Brian :D but yes, Wimpeys would be a sound investment :lol:
 
I would rather ride a cow up an electric pylon than invest in the stock exchange
 
I had never really invested in the stock market until I inherited a few shares last year. Overall, they have done remarkably well in the last 6-8 months, but as with all things this cannot last. I have a portfolio set up on my computer and it is great fun (sometimes) to see the values change on a daily basis. Unfortunately, if you check them too frequently you can get a bit disheartened when they plummet all of a sudden, and all of them at the same time too.
 
Originally posted by Dara@Jan 4 2006, 12:10 PM
elan - fill your boots
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I heard the same thing more then once over the last few years.
I'm amazed how Paddy Power fluctuate on the markets-its as if people don't realise that they can suffer losing runs.
 
WHills published higher than expected profits for their latest period - I'm sure that an investment in a well established, successful bookmaker can be profitable in the long run.
 
Fair enough Bar - I wouldn't have a scooby about the Stock Market so I wouldn't dare to venture near it unless I had a very good adviser on board! That was just a thought really.
 
I applied for Hills when they floated - and got some, though my application was scaled down. They have not performed badly though have flatened out a bit in the last eighteen months or so. From memory they were £2.50 or £2.60 at the launch and are now around £5.65, a P?E of about 15. I believe that the high was £6.24.
 
I have shares in one company - the one I work for. For tax reasons it has taken seven years from the time it was agreed to hand over shares to actually getting them. It is still not possible to sell them however, as they couldn't work out how to set up an internal market and it is not a listed company.
 
Brian writes:

I applied for Hills when they floated - and got some, though my application was scaled down.
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I can imagine the conversation.

"I'd like 10,000 at £2.60"

"Hold a moment Sir while I talk with my Manager....Hello Sir, we can offer you 2,412 at 2.92"

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Anybody seriously thinking of investing should buy a fund with heavy emphasis on semi conductor stocks. Do it quickly.
 
Originally posted by Ardross@Jan 4 2006, 12:45 AM
I would rather ride a cow up an electric pylon than invest in the stock exchange
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Brilliant idea mate, tell me when and I will join you Ardross :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r:
 
Originally posted by BrianH@Jan 4 2006, 02:18 AM
Ah, I know just the man for you...
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Any chance of myself knowing this person Brian :shy: sounds a bit of a strange one to me :huh: :huh: :huh:
 
Originally posted by BrianH@Jan 4 2006, 04:17 PM
From memory they were £2.50 or £2.60 at the launch
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£2.25 I think. They were my first venture into the stock market so I've been quite happy with how they've done.
 
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