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BOI shares

  • 07-01-2009 4:48pm
    #1
    bob69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭


    Hi,

    I have a few thousand to buy shares and I was thinking of BOI and CRH. I'm happy to leave them sitting their for 5 years or so and I was wondering if these are good options?

    Any help or advice would be appreciated.


Comments

  • #2
    larry1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 661 ✭✭✭larry1


    Go for CRH Bob, a guy told me in the office the other day that they were a worthwhile bet;)

    Did you wanna see a pic of my cat?:D:D


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    bob69 wrote: »
    Hi,

    I have a few thousand to buy shares and I was thinking of BOI and CRH. I'm happy to leave them sitting their for 5 years or so and I was wondering if these are good options?

    Any help or advice would be appreciated.

    there are plenty of threads on buying bank shares.

    Extremely risky, you know that right?


  • #4
    stepbar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,123 ✭✭✭stepbar


    There's no point even considering BOI shares until the Gov recap programme details are trashed out and the subsequent share issue is finalised. Both events are going to mean a dilution of value for existing shareholders. Even after all that, I'd be wary of buying bank shares until there's some indication that the economy has stabalised.


  • #5
    Cantoris
    Closed Accounts Posts: 375 ✭✭Cantoris


    It would be worth holding on for another six to twelve months and let the rest of the carnage unfold. Then buy into an index if and when the market shows the first decent, sustained signs of recovery. Cash is king at the moment and why you would want to invest it now I find difficult to understand when there will be plenty of money to be made in time. Most shares are in the gutter at the moment so there is a lot of upside for those that are patient, even if you have to give some of it away in the early stages of recovery.


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