There’s Plenty of Sun in the Sahara

Monday, 13 July, 2009 13:19 Written by Paul

It’s estimated that $555 billion will be needed to realise a planned project to harness the sun that beats down on the Sahara Desert and pipe it to European homes, according to sources from Siemens AG quoted in an article on Bloomberg.com. Some big players such as Siemens AG and Munich Re – amongst others [...]

Day 71 – Portfolio Value £6,541 Down £321 On The Day

Wednesday, 08 July, 2009 18:54 Written by Paul

Red, red, red, our portfolio is as red as a sunburnt Communist sipping a Bloody Mary! Every one of our nine pathetic holdings finished the day in negative territory. Do I sound a little bitter? Maybe, just a touch, but the inner optimist in me is trying to see the positives. After dropping 9% (and [...]

On the Radar – West China Cement

Tuesday, 07 July, 2009 17:39 Written by Paul

We’ve gone and added another Chinese AIM company to the Investor Trader Radar, West China Cement. To be honest I’ve made a few pennies out of West China Cement in early to mid ’07, when everyone was clambering on board the Chinese Investment Express. Since then, it has risen to levels nearing three quid and [...]

Practice Share Portfolio

Friday, 03 July, 2009 10:49 Written by Paul

If you’ve fancied a flutter on the stock market but have never had the bottle or the financial freedom, why not test your skills with a practice portfolio? They’re free, simple to set up and you can be up and running in a matter of minutes. To get a feel for market machinations and to [...]

Day 65 – Portfolio Value £7,202 Down £114 On The Day

Thursday, 02 July, 2009 22:09 Written by Paul

So on the back of a triple-digit drop in the FTSE it was another day of low expectations. And low expectations delivered! Eros International delivered some final results, highlights as follows: Group turnover up 38.7% to US$ 156.7m (2008:US$ 113.0m) Gross Profit up 13.4% to US$ 71.5m (2008: US$ 63.0m) EBITDA up 41% to US$ [...]

Month 2 Summary – Portfolio Value £7,240

Wednesday, 01 July, 2009 22:41 Written by Paul

Last October I spent 30 days on a freighter ship as a passenger travelling from Melbourne, Australia to La Spezia in Italy. One whole month without Internet, with only the most fundamental of financial headlines via a copy of the ship’s faxed daily world news summary from its head office. Despite 48 hours of fearing [...]

Stock Market Rules

Wednesday, 01 July, 2009 18:57 Written by Paul

I’ve got to admit, kicking off this little Investor Trader adventure has been a bit of a re-education process for me. I’ve suffered different levels of interest in investing in the UK equities market over the years but to devote my attention to the task of managing a portfolio on an almost daily basis over [...]

Lapland

Wednesday, 24 June, 2009 16:38 Written by Paul

No, it’s not a recommendation to go long on reindeer, just a quick note to let you all know I’m in Lapland (that’s in Finland, in the Arctic Circle) for a week so I won’t be updating my portfolio or where it’s at until the very end of the month. Thanks to those who’ve written [...]

Purchase – Lyxor EFT India

Thursday, 18 June, 2009 22:35 Written by Paul

After adding Lyxor EFT India to the radar early this week, yesterday we took the plunge and added 100 shares at £5.6999 for a total outlay of £569.99 India’s economy has been more resilient than most following the recent global downturn and by investing in an Indian EFT, I’m basically staking a claim in the [...]

Purchase – Cosalt International

Thursday, 18 June, 2009 20:04 Written by Paul

We’ve laid a little money down a company by the name of Cosalt – a provider of safety products and services to the marine, industrial and offshore oil and gas markets. We’ve purchased 916 shares at £0.5437 for a total outlay of £498.03 Our reasons? Simply a case of a profitable, expanding company, who’ve experienced [...]

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The Day in Numbers

share
price (£)
change (p)
units
profit (£)
BMR.L
0.0318
0.00
150,000
0.00
NGL.L
0.0353
+0.00
41,768
+0.00
OPG.L
0.3050
0.00
1,864
0.00
PPA.L
0.0225
0.00
4,461
0.00
PVCS.L
0.0427
0.00
40,000
0.00
RRL.L
0.0725
0.00
40,000
0.00
today's profit
£0.00

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709 Days to Earn: £988,488
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