I’ve chosen a selection of ‘NAPS’ for 2016. To recap the idea being to see if my choice of companies (no changes allowed during the year) beats my personal portfolio by the end of the year and how it compares to the Stockopedia mechanical NAPS and FTSE/AIM indexes. I’m also hoping to establish over a long time frame […]
Read More2015 ‘NAPS’ Portfolio Review
At the start of 2015, inspired by stockopedias ‘NAPs’ i put together a portfolio of companies i thought would do well in 2015 based on high stock ranks, recommendations from respected investors and my own research. It’s a fantasy fund but the idea being that i wouldn’t tinker, by or sell, but would measure performance […]
Read MoreMining Sector is where i’m putting most of my available funds
Ok so like so many i’ve neglected to update my blog given everything else going on. New job, new home etc. I am reading as much as ever and adding to my ever growing watchlist of ‘potential’ companies. I’ve been putting new funds into minting over the last few months. The whole sector has been […]
Read More(Late) Review of My first years investments
My end of first calendar year investing review and yes its very late! I had written but not published. I thought it might still be of interest to some so hear it is….with a couple of updates clearly marked. I will try and keep this to an analysis of my trades in 2012. The good, […]
Read MoreBLVN – Bowleven – I’m in!
Some recent bulletin board discussion has caught my eye and i’ve bought some Bowleven. They recently made a potentially significant discovery and the market barely reacted. I’m in and waiting for the share price to catch up.
Read MoreCAPD – Capital Drilling – Added
I forgot to post that i added to my CAPD position 2 days ago. Fortunately as the trading update i was pre-empting came out early – today! I read it as good and so did the market – up nearly 10% today. http://m.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/mobile/news/detail… The key points are: There was a slowdown towards end of yr, […]
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