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Dignity is one i think is worth looking at...

 

It's a bit of a morbid one, but people are always going to die so it's not going to lose it's customers (well it is but you know what I mean)

 

Agree with this, as I own some

 

However, the shares are highly rated so you need to buy on weakness

 

However, the business model is excellent and it is the only play on consolidation of the funeral market.

 

One to buy and then keep for 15-20 years as the demographics mean the only way is up

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What's everyones views of Inmarsat?

 

The trend line has been going down for the past year, but the fundamentals and forecasts are healthy.

 

I'm already investing in Vodafone as a safe and steady harbour (and I like the fact that socialist types don't like them because of their tax avoidance ha ha), but see Inmarsat as a nice accompaniment with more risk and thus the chance of more gain.

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Team, I have a question. When you buy shares at a given price who do you buy them from. Is it the company i.e Vodafone or HMV?

 

When shares lose money and are falling and you want to sell them.. Who buys those shares off you? The company?

 

How can you sell a share that the whole market place is going to possibly go out of existence?

 

No further questions.....

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Team, I have a question. When you buy shares at a given price who do you buy them from. Is it the company i.e Vodafone or HMV?

 

When shares lose money and are falling and you want to sell them.. Who buys those shares off you? The company?

 

How can you sell a share that the whole market place is going to possibly go out of existence?

 

No further questions.....

 

You buy them from the person who owns them, usually through a stockbroker. Ordinary shareholders own a fraction of the company, the fraction being the number of shares divided by the total number of shares issued. Profits are shared amongst the shareholders in the same ratio, hence the term 'dividend'. You can sell the shares to anybody who will buy them, or you can gift them or bequeath them in your will. The Stock Exchange is ultimately the place where such shares are traded.

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dune

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HMV will be caught in a short squeeze

 

Over 23% are borrowed by short sellers right now

 

It's the most loaned shares there is. I took my profit (which went a good deal towards reversing the loss) and have called time on that one.

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eto up again today by a further 11.3%

What's fueling that?

 

Is a Vesuvius Limited takeover on the cards or something? http://www.citywire.co.uk/wealth-manager/psigmas-neil-cumming-my-5-key-portfolio-themes-for-2011/a459998?ref=wealth-manager-latest-news-list

 

"Neil Cumming, manager on the PSigma UK Growth fund, maintains a cautious stance on the portfolio in light of the weak economic outlook but is using UK stocks to access long term growth around the world."

 

"The investment in Entertainment One (1.3%) has already done well, but we see further exciting potential with the news that their children’s show ‘Peppa Pig’ has been picked up by Nickelodeon in the US."

 

And mentions in the Sunday Times and Money Week for Mark Slater and his fondness for ETO:

 

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/money/investments/article489744.ece

 

"The top-performing UK fund is MFM Slater Growth, up 74% over the year. The fund, managed by Mark Slater, son of financier Jim Slater, has a bias towards small cap stocks. The fund’s largest holding is drugs development business Hutchison China MediTech and it has recently acquired Entertainment One, the international entertainment company."

 

http://www.moneyweek.com/investment-advice/share-tips-moneyweeks-top-ten-tipsters-of-2010-51814.aspx

 

"3. Mark Slater

 

Slater Investments

+43.14%

 

Mark Slater still rates all three of his tips from June....Right now, he likes Entertainment One (LSE: ETO), which produces and distributes film and TV content. It benefits from being based in Canada and enjoys attractive government financing. Its valuable library includes Peppa Pig. On 8.5 times earnings, with strong cash flows, the shares are cheap compared to its peers."

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So, I tipped my business partners on ARM in Jan at 100p (I once made a pretty penny on Acorn shares at 8p - sold out at 100p when they became ARM, they are now at an equivalent 1200 thanks to splits etc. - my old man still has his - best 250 quid ever invested).

 

Anyway, they're 420+ now - did I buy any - no.

 

arse

 

A fundamentally good company who for reasons only known to the analysts I worked with at BAM tracked Man U's share price back in the day.

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Well done, but did you buy any?

 

No. I'm in a consolidating mood and am liking the looking of (and have bought into) Vodafone. I think they're quite nicely price atm (with potential for a moderate rise and a good divi) and they're a safe bet. Equally i'm increasing my holding in MKS.

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gold rising again today, mml will benifit hopefully in oz tonight...

 

I've change my tune about gold/silver. With India emerging (and they love their ott jewelry) I can see the spot price not declining as the global economy picks up. It will stop rising soon though I think as investors pull out of gold.

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Tip - FTO fortune oil.

 

A lot of you will know about this but thought I'd bring this up as it's on a run at the moment. I bought in at an average of 6p today it closed at 12.5p up 21%. the company have taken on new executives to the board with a view to expanding the investment in the company to progress future growth. This has been received very well in the markets and the boards view us that it should be a £1 billion company which rates it at approximate 76p. Still lots of upside for the sp.

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Tip - FTO fortune oil.

 

A lot of you will know about this but thought I'd bring this up as it's on a run at the moment. I bought in at an average of 6p today it closed at 12.5p up 21%. the company have taken on new executives to the board with a view to expanding the investment in the company to progress future growth. This has been received very well in the markets and the boards view us that it should be a £1 billion company which rates it at approximate 76p. Still lots of upside for the sp.

 

I've got Desire on my watch list (but can't buy in through an ISA). It's taken another hammering today after another poor operations update, but i'd really love to buy some. All you've got to do is buy after a poor update and sell just before an update.

 

Bahamas Petroleum slid today to a great buy price imo and they are one i'd also love to buy in, but again it won't let me through an ISA.

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Interesting, have you seen the goings on at pmg, a similar story there with new board members....

 

Tip - FTO fortune oil.

 

A lot of you will know about this but thought I'd bring this up as it's on a run at the moment. I bought in at an average of 6p today it closed at 12.5p up 21%. the company have taken on new executives to the board with a view to expanding the investment in the company to progress future growth. This has been received very well in the markets and the boards view us that it should be a £1 billion company which rates it at approximate 76p. Still lots of upside for the sp.

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I've got Desire on my watch list (but can't buy in through an ISA). It's taken another hammering today after another poor operations update, but i'd really love to buy some. All you've got to do is buy after a poor update and sell just before an update.

 

Bahamas Petroleum slid today to a great buy price imo and they are one i'd also love to buy in, but again it won't let me through an ISA.

 

Desire - the company that keeps claiming it's about to find oil in the Falklands and never does. Buy away.

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Desire oil is a company I've had my eye on for a while. I'd like to get in at around 30p, will have to see what happens in the next few days. Big players are in on this stock so expect big swings. Facts are that there is oil in the falklands it's just that they haven't found any.

 

Thing is I don't care if they find oil or not. You can make money on speculation alone.

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Desire oil is a company I've had my eye on for a while. I'd like to get in at around 30p, will have to see what happens in the next few days. Big players are in on this stock so expect big swings. Facts are that there is oil in the falklands it's just that they haven't found any.

 

Thing is I don't care if they find oil or not. You can make money on speculation alone.

 

Exactly. That's the point I was making which Verbal didn't get. If you look at the Desire chart it's up and down like a yo yo. Buy on bad news and sell before the next update as the SP rises in anticipation. Of course you'd miss out when/if they do strike black gold. It may drop a bit tomorrow, but looking at the balance of todays trades i'd say the current SP 42.5p is a good entry point. Catching a falling knife is always dodgy, so maybe give it a few hours tomorrow and see whether it's bottomed out.

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Re des I understand about the speculation trade, I wouldnt do that either as you dont know when the next rns is coming out. Its just not the way I try to make money. But what I do look for is solid management ie mml, afr. des seem very dodgey to me, I think the share will fall further, their cash is running out also. Defo pass on that one. Just make take on them...

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But what I do look for is solid management.

 

This is why I like Vodafone (my largest holding) and ITV.

 

In the case of the former I love it how leftie types hate the company because they are shrewd in paying less tax than they might, and in the case of ITV Adam Crozier is running the show and he took a Socialist dinosaur of a company (Royal Mail) and turned it around and didn't give a **** about Union types. He took their bleatings in his stride and did what he knew was best. Willy Walsh is another CEO that I admire.

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Exactly. That's the point I was making which Verbal didn't get. If you look at the Desire chart it's up and down like a yo yo. Buy on bad news and sell before the next update as the SP rises in anticipation. Of course you'd miss out when/if they do strike black gold. It may drop a bit tomorrow, but looking at the balance of todays trades i'd say the current SP 42.5p is a good entry point. Catching a falling knife is always dodgy, so maybe give it a few hours tomorrow and see whether it's bottomed out.

 

As I say, buy and put EVERYTHING you've got into it. Please.

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My Hot Tip for 2011

 

I've been scouring the mining sector for s company that hasn't done well, but with real potential to do well. I still fancy Arian silver to keep progressing (up 70% since I tipped them) but I really like the potential of CRND. Whilst we all know the forthcoming news for the early part of 2011, regarding production increase / installation of equipments at the main pits, some may have overlooked the rest of the companies other potential for the latter part of 2011 - cmr east, city deep, village main, crown mines , Kimberley and white reef. Independent Scoping studies into the feasibility of developing CMR East are currently underway and results are expected early in the new year. If these studies show that cmr east has good resource we could have a significant sp rise.

 

2011 is going to be this company's year IMHO. You can thank me for this tip this time next year.

 

I'm in at 2.3p and I expect a significant profit.

 

What are your high risk (potential high gain) tips?

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Desire is such a risky play. Even if they find oil, the infastructure is years away

 

To me, there are better oil plays in Central Asia and Africa

 

Desire Petroleum, the British oil and gas explorer, dealt investors another blow this week by revealing that it has so far failed to find any hydrocarbons in a further drilling hiccup in the Falklands.

 

The update on the Jacinta Prospect well in the North Falkland Basin comes after Desire said an "oil discovery" at the Rachel North well, unveiled last month, had turned out to be water.

 

After that episode, Desire plugged and abandoned the Rachel North well to focus on the Jacinta Prospect. But having drilled to a depth of 1.3km with no success, Desire said yesterday that the Jacinta well, in which it has a 100 per cent interest, would now have to be drilled to the planned total depth of about 1.67km.

 

Yesterday's admission sent Desire's shares sliding 18p (36c), or almost 30 per cent.

 

Could this be a major bluff to try and keep the Argentines away from the Falklands ?

 

 

 

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Don't choose an individual share - that is too risky. Picking an individual share to do well and buying at the right time is like trying to catch a falling knife at the right time. Choose an area which you think you will do well and then invest in a fund in that area. Let the experts buy the shares and adjust the weightings. Put the fund into a ISA wrapper and you don't have to worry about Capital Gains.

 

JPM Natural Resources is a fund that is growing fast. Anyone who wants to get into mining should buy into this fund. It has grown by 45% in the last 12 months and by 101% in the previous year. Junior Oils Trust invests in oil shares and has grown by 42% and 88% in the last 2 years.

 

For your sake, I hope that the shares mentioned above do well. I think that the trust approach is much more reliable.

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Don't choose an individual share - that is too risky. Picking an individual share to do well and buying at the right time is like trying to catch a falling knife at the right time. Choose an area which you think you will do well and then invest in a fund in that area. Let the experts buy the shares and adjust the weightings. Put the fund into a ISA wrapper and you don't have to worry about Capital Gains.

 

JPM Natural Resources is a fund that is growing fast. Anyone who wants to get into mining should buy into this fund. It has grown by 45% in the last 12 months and by 101% in the previous year. Junior Oils Trust invests in oil shares and has grown by 42% and 88% in the last 2 years.

 

For your sake, I hope that the shares mentioned above do well. I think that the trust approach is much more reliable.

 

I've got 100,000 shares in CRND and it's high risk in most peoples eyes, but i'm prepared to lose the lot because I see potential where most other people see negativity. Yes there is an issue with AMD, Yes the BoD's have been utterly useless, but the fact remains that there is substantial gold reserves that modern techniques can exploit. You talk about choosing an area and i've long been interested in precious metals and it's my view that even when investors no longer require bullion as a safe harbour the slack will be taken up by India and China. I don't see the spot price continuing to rise at the current trend, but I don't see it falling back at all, but continuing to rise. If there is a double dip, or contagen spreads in the Eurozone it'll remain bullish. In short this is the area still with potential and in CNRD I see a company with realistic market cap based on past incompetences, but should they get their act together (and I think they are with their more realist statements of late) and get the equipment in and working (and they are now at that stage right now) then 2011 will be prosperous year. The company is moving into production very soon so that will get the worms biting early in 2011 imo there will be opportunities to jump early with a tidy profit, but like I say I'm prepared to lose a couple of grand on this punt so I won't be taking any carrots. Evolution securities (who happen to be their broker and adviser - ha ha) rate this as strong buy with a target price of 100p. For all their vested interest they do have a duty of care - look at panmure gordon, they are jjb's broker, that did not stop them cutting jjb's price target viciously, and putting a warning and review on the system! This is all my opinion and it means absolutely nothing, but in 12 months time we'll see.

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This is why I like Vodafone (my largest holding) and ITV.

 

In the case of the former I love it how leftie types hate the company because they are shrewd in paying less tax than they might, and in the case of ITV Adam Crozier is running the show and he took a Socialist dinosaur of a company (Royal Mail) and turned it around and didn't give a **** about Union types. He took their bleatings in his stride and did what he knew was best. Willy Walsh is another CEO that I admire.

 

I had a meeting with Crozier's boss a couple of months back. After what he said, let's just say I'm delighted you're in for so much with ITV.

 

But you know the best bit? You've just invested in my pension (or a bit of it). Um pahars too, I think. Thanks!

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I had a meeting with Crozier's boss a couple of months back. After what he said, let's just say I'm delighted you're in for so much with ITV.

 

Whatever Verbal. Why don't you try and contribute something constructive instead of being a **** all the time?

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Encouraging start to 2011 for my tip of the year (CRND). Up 7.8% so far today. Arian Silver up another 5.5% today making an 82% rise since my tip, and Kallimantan Gold up 3.1% making an 18% rise.

 

Kallimantan Gold look to have very good prsopects and a sure fire winner, but for those who like a high risk gamble CRND is the one imo.

 

Bahamas Petroleum still very attractive and poised to fly imo...

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