As investors we can all get caught up in our own little investment bubbles, following the same sector or same stable of shares, buying in here, selling out there, admit it! I for one am an absolute shocker at this.
So what I’m looking for here is a little inspiration from you people. I want to know what shares you love and why, whether it’s a good time to go long (or short for that matter) or any other pertinent information you may have.
Rather than reinvent the wheel, I’ll let you leave your suggestions in the comments box below. Thanks in advance for your help on this one.
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June 9, 2009 at 12:01 pm
HOIL – relisted today after a short suspension due to a reverse takeover.
Previously £1.5bln in mkt cap with 257mln shares….taken over GE with mkt cap of approx £2.2-2.5bln with the issue of 260mln shares…
Broker targets BEFORE takeover for HOIL were in the £9+ region…currently £6.20.
June 9, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Cheers Jason, will take a closer look.
June 10, 2009 at 1:55 am
Hey Paul,
Look @ Renewable Energy Holdings (REH.L) when you get the chance; the right industry, good management and interesting developments/projects.
Good luck with your goal
June 10, 2009 at 10:39 am
Hi Justin thanks for the comment. I’ll definitely take a close look at Renewable Energy Holdings.
June 23, 2009 at 2:12 pm
hey Paul, this was the first company i invested in originally called Frontier Mining LTD. (FML.L) you may want to take a look
2 x RNS’ posted today with the positive news i’ve been expecting.
wish you all the best in trading
Gaz
July 1, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Hey Gaz, cheers for the tip on FML. Interesting chart if you’re into speculative plays (which I am). Will take a closer look in the coming days.
July 25, 2009 at 12:55 pm
ATD
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bbbe3528-7875-11de-bb06-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6997947c-a442-11dd-8104-000077b07658.html
interims due soon.
Nice little niche company, now in profit and growing.
No debt as of yet, but has a debt facility in the millions if needed.
Assets over £10 million, cash in the bank, won quite a few contracts this year,and best of all it is Isa-able.
BOK. Just moved onto the main market, and will be moving onto the FTSE 250 soon…II’s will start pumping money into this soon and the funds that track the main/250.
Never usually give out my golden tips but love what you’re doing with kiva. Good luck.
Kamal
Stumbler
July 28, 2009 at 12:53 am
Thanks Kamal, really appreciate your comments, will take a close look at your suggestions. Thanks again.
July 29, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Barclays
August 12, 2009 at 3:07 pm
AFR and PCI are two very good prospects.
AFR are about to commence drilling on their Ebok oil field.
PCI are due to release results of their drilling in September. Their first two wells have been in line with expectations, and the share price is tipped to rise strongly once this next round of news is released.
August 14, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Speaking of Oil, GKP is having a good run at the moment and a long way to go.
August 24, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Looks like AFR is just starting to take off.
September 6, 2009 at 10:26 pm
Hey there – great challenge and a noble aim.
Have you considered making life a bit easier on yourself by opening a spreadbetting account rather than buying the actual shares you intend to trade from a broker?
Exactly the same principles apply but you can employ modest leverage to magnify your results, and spreadbetting gains are free of UK capital gains tax, which is also helpful. I’ve been trading for 4 years now, and I swear by my spreadbet account. I won’t plug them on here, as that would be advertising, but if you’re interested, drop me an email!
October 4, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Hi James, thanks for the comments and your offer. I’ve actually got a financial spread account which I use from time to time – usually for FOREX – but I tend to over-trade it and day trade, something I’m not too good at. I should learn to use it as a longer term trading instrument for the very reasons you outline above. Thanks again James.
October 23, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Hey there,
Found your site while looking for information on ways to invest in India. I noticed you sold out on your India ETF on the basis that you feel you have enough exposure to India through Eros.
Just wanted to point you in the direction of Vedanta Resources which was my first and only dip so far into the Indian success story. They’ve not failed me over that last three year’s that i’ve been invested and they’re a way of also making the most of the current commodities boom. They have been rising steadily for the past few weeks so I son’t know if now is the right time to buy but certainly worth looking into?
Best of luck!
Rajiv
October 29, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Hey Rajiv, thanks for the tip, still very bullish, long-term on India, will take a look at Vedanta.
Cheers mate.
November 13, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Hi mate,
If you’re into the green sector you should take a look at PV Crystalox PVCS.
They could be a good one to monitor.
Good luck with the project.
December 5, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Hi
Your story sounds a bit like mine. Im an Aussie currently living in the UK.
I invested in LLoy at the begining of the year. It’s been great share at turning a profit (40p to 104p!!). I was really expecting a rally before the rights issue as brokers tipped the share price to get above the 100p mark. Like yourself i didnt want to have to be at the mercy of being forced to take up the issue or loose the value of my holding.
A company I realy like and i’m not sure if you’ve looked at is Rio Tinto. This has been a consistant performer for me. If you are able to buy in under £30 (last week after dubai crisis it was in the £29′s) you’ll have snapped up yourself a bargain as ive read analysts expect it to reach £40. With China possibly returning to normal production levels next year and the joint venture with BHP i feel this share has great potential.
Anyway i loved the blog so ive added it to my blog list. Maybe you could add mine. Im at http://sharetraderuk.blogspot.com/
Regards Matt
April 1, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Hey, first tipped Afren (AFR) in August last year, the company is no FTSE 250 listed and the shares are up to 102p from 65p when I first tipped them.
I have another interesting play, Aminex (AEX) realeased a poor RNS today, however, they have several exploration projects on the go, and are likely to see significant rises over the coming 6 months. Buy on todays weakness.
Also, worth following is the potential listing of Engyco PLC, definitely worth investigation, they are a Spanish based Solar Power Utility Company. Probably fits your Green aims more than any of my other suggestions so far!
April 2, 2010 at 4:42 am
Hi Jay, thanks for your suggestions.
Was on board with Afren a few years ago but haven’t had a close look at them recently but on your recommendation, I will.
Correct on the solar call too, so Engyco will definitely go on the radar.
Thanks Jay and cheers Matt for your comments earlier.