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hammocity said:
Cheers, as a haulage/courier driver I deliver R & D parts to RR, one of the Directors told me about the value of the shares. I've invested a bit, but did so without looking for a quick buck. Do you think they are a decent bet for a mid term investment? A lot of the R&D is now in Germany whereas it used to be Derby, cost me a few quid in work:-(
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I suppose it all depends on whether the airline industry recovers post Covid or if business travel declines in general due to the continued use of online conferencing. I can also see climate change having a long term impact on air travel. On the other hand RR are also into industrial and marine turbines which won’t be impacted the same. I think RR will survive and do ok but your guess is as good as mine as to whether it will achieve its former heights and push on.

It’s sad that thanks to Brexit that they have moved quite a bit of R&D from Derby to Germany.
 
west didsblue said:
I suppose it all depends on whether the airline industry recovers post Covid or if business travel declines in general due to the continued use of online conferencing. I can also see climate change having a long term impact on air travel. On the other hand RR are also into industrial and marine turbines which won’t be impacted the same. I think RR will survive and do ok but your guess is as good as mine as to whether it will achieve its former heights and push on.

It’s sad that thanks to Brexit that they have moved quite a bit of R&D from Derby to Germany.
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Thanks, will just leave my shares there, BM is really a veritable font of knowledge!! Cheers and have a happy New Year.
 
journolud said:
I’ve had a small punt on these but would be very surprised if I get the returns that were on offer last year
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Yes. I think you’ve missed the boat on 2000% gains but it could still give you healthy gains if the news from the Havieron gold mine continues to be promising, and the gold price stays high.
 
M18CTID said:
I dabbled in GG about 2 or 3 years ago when it was around 2p a share but never held on to them for any real length of time ffs!
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I bought SVE (a mining investment company that holds quite a few GGP) about 10 or 15 years ago and it did nothing except plummet from about 25p to 1.5p so I sold to take the loss to offset against other gains for CGT then thought it would just be my luck if it finally took off after so long. So I bought them back plus a load more at 1.9p and a year later they’re 30p. So I’m well up and can still use the capital loss for CGT. For once I’d got it right!
 
nellyonthewing said:
Vanguard Asset Management, easy and low cost.
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I have been in vanguard for a few years . After I realised a financial advisor was charging me loads of money to invest in this which is easily available online. So I ditched the middle man,

it’s been great , the various funds perform well especially the lifestyle 60 and 80 for balanced funds .

the only downside is you can only invest in vanguard funds (which hasnt been a problem For me , )

however to spread risk and have a bit of fun I have just opened a HL account to invest in wider funds and the odd share dabble.
 
Is anybody here using Trading 212, if so have you used the open banking method to transfer funds. From everything I've read it appears to be the latest in instant bank transfer methods with increased security, that said I,m a little nervous in using it, cheers in advance for any guidance/reassurance.
 
117 M34 said:
May not be the correct thread for this but seems the most obvious one without bothering to do a search.

If I open a vanguard account to benefit from some interest on my savings rather than keeping it in my bank account earning close to nothing, is it easy enough to get the money back out when needed?
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kevin horlocks wand said:
I have been in vanguard for a few years . After I realised a financial advisor was charging me loads of money to invest in this which is easily available online. So I ditched the middle man,

it’s been great , the various funds perform well especially the lifestyle 60 and 80 for balanced funds .

the only downside is you can only invest in vanguard funds (which hasnt been a problem For me , )

however to spread risk and have a bit of fun I have just opened a HL account to invest in wider funds and the odd share dabble.
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havefaith said:
Is anybody here using Trading 212, if so have you used the open banking method to transfer funds. From everything I've read it appears to be the latest in instant bank transfer methods with increased security, that said I,m a little nervous in using it, cheers in advance for any guidance/reassurance.
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They're shit mate. I transfer money from my HSBC account and it goes missing many a time until I complain.
 
Fame Monster said:
They're shit mate. I transfer money from my HSBC account and it goes missing many a time until I complain.
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Is that via normal bank transfer or the instant opening banking method. I transferred funds via normal bank transfer on xmas eve and now waiting for it to come through.
Opening banking is supposed to be instant, but I,m bit dubious of using it, cheers
 

takes a few days .

if you need decent rates just for cash and easy access try paragon bank. its online has good rates (although it’s all relative !)
 
havefaith said:
Is that via normal bank transfer or the instant opening banking method. I transferred funds via normal bank transfer on xmas eve and now waiting for it to come through.
Opening banking is supposed to be instant, but I,m bit dubious of using it, cheers
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Normal bank transfer but I know a few who use it without a problem. For me, it's not worth the hassle.
 
this year the ftse is down, yet the S&P is at record levels, makes you wonder if it is worth buying shares in uk company's as opposed to American.
Going to swap some shares , in the new year, see how it goes.
 
zerox said:
this year the ftse is down, yet the S&P is at record levels, makes you wonder if it is worth buying shares in uk company's as opposed to American.
Going to swap some shares , in the new year, see how it goes.
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Just be wary on which ones you buy.

Many UK listed FTSE100 companies have the majority of their earnings in US $ and are mainly global companies that choose to list in the UK.

FTSE250/Aim is generally more British companies.
 
At year end the FTSE-100 is down 15% on the year, the FTSE-250 mid cap index is down 7.3% and the FT All Share is down 13.2%. On the other hand the Dow, S&P 500, Japanese Nikkei and German DAX are all up.

Who’s managed to beat the markets?

I’m quite pleased that my UK shares are up about 5% with some purchases in March and green energy shares bought last year more than offsetting losses in FTSE100 companies like BP, BT etc.

Funds have done well especially US and Asian ones.

So overall not a bad year considering.
 
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