When we started this project, Sian and I took the plunge and invested some of our hard earned cash into some shares. Since we bought them a couple of weeks ago, one (28.40p per share), which was (and still is) recommended to buy has dropped to 23p and the other (also recommended to buy) has dropped from 18p to 17p :-)We always knew that this was a) a long term project... we don't expect to see rapid returns over a matter of days, and b) a learning curve.As the UK hovers on the border of t... Read Full Story
When Sian and I set out with this project I spent a long time looking around for a set of on-line tools that I could tailor to our needs. At the bare minimum I wanted an RSS feed that could be tailored to give information about our shares. As I use iGoogle as my personalised homepage in Firefox, it would be handy if it could be placed in a Google widget.I found a number of tools, some paid for and some not, some Google widgets, but none really gave me what I needed. Then I found Google Finan... Read Full Story
I'm not sure where that quote comes from, but it is apt. My intention has been to blog as near to daily as was likely to be interesting, but last Thursday I went to my GP as I had been suffering from massive headaches for a week. One listen to my list of symptoms and she had me admitted for investigation for a possible subarachnoid haemorrhage.Fortunately I was discharged yesterday, cleared of subarachnoid haemorrhage, but in the process I had a lumbar puncture which indicates that I'... Read Full Story
OK. Wanting to get a feel for the basics, I've purchased a couple of beginner's books and one that seems more advanced in terms of strategy (I've had some recommendations of others which I will definitely look into, but stage one... know thy territory!)I wanted to launch straight into strategy, but the first book I'm ploughing through (Investing in Shares for Dummies) spends a long time talking through what kind of investor you are and just what it is you want to achieve. It s... Read Full Story
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Wealth Generation". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add... Read Full Story
Ever read Counter-Clock World by Philip K. Dick? In which time starts to run backwards? In an interesting way (as opposed to a scary one) that seems to be happening to me:-) Having found ourselves, after 18 years together, in a set of circumstances at considerable odds to our original values, my wife and I have restructured our lives. The details are not hugely important, suffice it to say that we are basically risk takers who had found ourselves increasingly adopting a security mentality, an... Read Full Story
