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  • 13-08-2009 6:21pm
    #1
    Daragh101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 585 ✭✭✭


    I have done a little bit of investing on the iseq, made a bit of money over the last 8-10 months!!.. Im thinking of starting of investing in UK stocks, but i dont know much about many of the companies on the exchange.
    Is there more value in UK stocks than Irish ones atm!


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  • #2
    Smcgie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭Smcgie


    Hi Daragh. I like yourself am a very young Private investor. I have made and lost some money on Irish banks but overall I has made quite a bit as I bought BOI at 0.38p.

    At the moment I am staying away from irish bank. The stocks are overvalued and IMO peaked for the time being. I have been stung loosing 6k in Newcourt group so that has been a very valuable lesson for me.

    For my very short time in the stoc market I have learned not to go on tips that you may hear in boards, but to invest with your head. Before putting one cent into any company research research and more research.

    At the moment I find the iii site an excellent discussion on UK Stocks. www.iii.co.uk

    I bought two uk shares Victoria oil and Gas Plc (VOG.L) up 35% from last week and I also bought Gulf keystone petroleum (GKP.L) up over 150%. As always before you buy any stock find out as much as you can. Also don't look back at charts on past performance as companies (like VOG.L) dilute there shareholding by as much as 50%.

    Goodluck as a young investor. IMO now is a very exciting time for any young investor to purchase stocks.


  • #3
    soddy1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 284 ✭✭soddy1979


    Smcgie wrote: »
    For my very short time in the stoc market I have learned not to go on tips that you may hear in boards, but to invest with your head. Before putting one cent into any company research research and more research.

    That's good advice! Tips on message boards aren't necessarily bad, but you need to do your own research also and not blindly follow them. Best of luck.


  • #4
    Daragh101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 585 ✭✭✭Daragh101


    Smcgie wrote: »
    Hi Daragh. I like yourself am a very young Private investor. I have made and lost some money on Irish banks but overall I has made quite a bit as I bought BOI at 0.38p.

    At the moment I am staying away from irish bank. The stocks are overvalued and IMO peaked for the time being. I have been stung loosing 6k in Newcourt group so that has been a very valuable lesson for me.

    For my very short time in the stoc market I have learned not to go on tips that you may hear in boards, but to invest with your head. Before putting one cent into any company research research and more research.

    At the moment I find the iii site an excellent discussion on UK Stocks. www.iii.co.uk

    I bought two uk shares Victoria oil and Gas Plc (VOG.L) up 35% from last week and I also bought Gulf keystone petroleum (GKP.L) up over 150%. As always before you buy any stock find out as much as you can. Also don't look back at charts on past performance as companies (like VOG.L) dilute there shareholding by as much as 50%.

    Goodluck as a young investor. IMO now is a very exciting time for any young investor to purchase stocks.



    great post thanks!:D


  • #5
    JOHNPT
    Closed Accounts Posts: 517 ✭✭✭JOHNPT


    Maybe have a look at providence resources. I have invested a little in them and from reading the discussions on iii.co.uk site some of them are very optimistic. Also they are I believe close to drilling an exploratory well off west coast Ireland with Exxon Mobil and if succesful well the shares will rocket imo.

    Goodluck do your own research and invest imo in companies that have a good cashflow and are ambitious.


  • #6
    TheGraduate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭TheGraduate


    JOHNPT wrote: »
    Maybe have a look at providence resources. I have invested a little in them and from reading the discussions on iii.co.uk site some of them are very optimistic. Also they are I believe close to drilling an exploratory well off west coast Ireland with Exxon Mobil and if succesful well the shares will rocket imo.

    Goodluck do your own research and invest imo in companies that have a good cashflow and are ambitious.
    Johnpt, How much info have you access to for each company and what research are you carrying out beore investing?


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  • #7
    JOHNPT
    Closed Accounts Posts: 517 ✭✭✭JOHNPT


    Read there reports, read share discussion on interactive investor. Very informative. Just my opinion huge potential. Do your own research and good luck.


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