joozy Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Investing directly in shares (without having them in, say, an investment wrapper) is always high risk as it is. Well, that completely ignores the wide variation within the stock market. If i were to invest in a small-cap emerging market fund, my risk profile would be far greater than if i invested in a FTSE 100 tracker fund. Likewise, shares in Northern Rock at the present time is far riskier than putting the money into more defensive stocks (e.g. Utilities, pharmaceuticals). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 joozy, are you one of the guys from the commercials for NatWest? "Great work on our new mortgage deal joozy!" "Not for our customers it isn't" "they don't know that you c**t, how about some white collar boxing fucknts" I picture you as the one who shouts YO DUDE in the student one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ron Burgundy Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 so did anyone make money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBud Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 so did anyone make money? I doubt anyone actually invested.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBud Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Investing directly in shares (without having them in, say, an investment wrapper) is always high risk as it is. If you have a properly diversified portfolio its not high risk. Investing in any single share always brings a greater element of risk than if you spread the risk across companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Well, that completely ignores the wide variation within the stock market.If i were to invest in a small-cap emerging market fund, my risk profile would be far greater than if i invested in a FTSE 100 tracker fund. Likewise, shares in Northern Rock at the present time is far riskier than putting the money into more defensive stocks (e.g. Utilities, pharmaceuticals). If you have a properly diversified portfolio its not high risk. Investing in any single share always brings a greater element of risk than if you spread the risk across companies. Admittedly both true, I think I've misinterpreted your original post Joozy, I thought you meant that stock market investment in general was high, high risk, I see now you said Northern Rock specifically, which is fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Wragg Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Closed today at £273.50. Anyone who did jump in £1.32 has indeed filled their boots. I didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Reckon you've misplaced a deminal point there, sunshine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Closed today at £273.50. I could just about break even just now if I wanted, but I am holding onto my shares. I don't have many, and am still confident it will go back over £3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 I wonder how many of the wobblers who queued up to withdraw their savings got mugged on the way home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orlandoblue Posted October 10, 2007 Author Share Posted October 10, 2007 Closed today at £273.50. Anyone who did jump in £1.32 has indeed filled their boots. I didn't. Reckon you've misplaced a deminal point there, sunshine. Whit a doo. I'm surprised he hasn't put a pence sign after the 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClydeSI Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 I doubt anyone actually invested.... Back to 10p up a share. Although it wasn't a quick buck in a week I was looking for, I must admit I was getting a wee bit worried (not as worried as FA though.....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Back to 10p up a share. Although it wasn't a quick buck in a week I was looking for, I must admit I was getting a wee bit worried (not as worried as FA though.....) Why worry when it's not a gamble? He's enabling the economy etc, i.e. subsidising some amoral c**t's end of year bonus (see this fornight's Private Eye.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClydeSI Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Why worry when it's not a gamble? He's enabling the economy etc, i.e. subsidising some amoral c**t's end of year bonus (see this fornight's Private Eye.) Oh sorry, my mistake, I didn't know that it had to be a gamble to enable worry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flogelsleftpeg Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 so did anyone make money? My manager at work invested £7.5k, when it wasin the 140's think she has made a fair whack with what it is worth at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7041083.stm Virgin is eyeing up a deal supposedly. Shares hovering around 260 on the BBC site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALL HÚNS 'n' TIMS ARE SCUM Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 I wouldn't touch Northern Rock with a barge pole. They have borrowed nearly 13bn from the Bank Of England. They are a dead duck - Northern Rock only have the BoE helping them for 2 years - the vultures will wait until then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Killington Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 You had better hope a takeover deal goes through before the 5th of April 2008 (or at least the share price bumps up a fair bit) as the Indexation and Taper releifs are being abolished for Capital Gains Tax. Edit: and the rates going up too!! click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 I wouldn't touch Northern Rock with a barge pole. They have borrowed nearly 13bn from the Bank Of England. They are a dead duck - Northern Rock only have the BoE helping them for 2 years - the vultures will wait until then. I thought they had just secured a loan from an American Finance company at rates much lower than the ones offered by the BoE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALL HÚNS 'n' TIMS ARE SCUM Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Clickster Quoting the Guardian, Yuk!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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