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Duncan
PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:59 pm 
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I lost about 12k on RBS. However, the almost total collapse of the British banking industry also brought down other stocks. Made just under 4k back on Cadbury buying just a few weeks before the Kraft offer. Made just over 4k on Whitbread after they announced surging sales at Costa. Tesco and Diagio ( don't laugh, owners of Blossom Hill ) are showing smallish paper gains.

So nearly made the 12k loss back. I fancy Greggs and Associated British Foods. Not because I want shares in Hovis but because their Primark brand is flying and could be floated off.



Aha - I'm not alone here, I feel more comfortable after having written that stuff.

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Duncan
PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:07 pm 
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Here you are Goose

Bankers [img]8http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/smileys/free-fighting-smileys-577.gif[/img]

I've put a dodgy numero 8 between [img] and http: to disable the smiley pic.

Goose you're not going to put hundreds of smileys like wallpaper on a wine you like tonight...Are you ? :wink:

What have I let loose ?


Bacchus is your man for the Avatar - he changes his more often than his underpants :lol:

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Goosegogs
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Ah yes, Dunc. But what's worse. Admitting to being clobbered by RBS or admitting to owning shares in Blossom Hill.

:oops:

You think the Lloy action group stands a chance of getting compensation. It'll take years if it does.


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Of course....stick it into image.

Thanks, Dunc.

No just the one smiley from now on. I removed the last lot btw
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Duncan
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Ah yes, Dunc. But what's worse. Admitting to being clobbered by RBS or admitting to owning shares in Blossom Hill.

RBS.

You think the Lloy **action group stands a chance of getting compensation. It''l take years if it does.


Did you make a contribution ** to the action group. There is a class action in the States - but what happens when the directors personal capital runs out, you can't prepare law suits against all the spotty faced traders - Or can you. The bank will claim that traders and their managers acted outside of their compliance principles :twisted:

The lost money and investments are spread all over the world - Except UK PLC..... for crying out loud !

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Goosegogs
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No. As far as the banks go I only have the remnants of a bombed out investment in RBS left. There is no case for compensation at RBS as they decided to buy the Dutch disaster that was/is ABN Amro but Lloy ( if it can be proved that Brown forced them to bail out the bankrupt HBOS ) could justify laying at least some of the blame at Brown's door.

Which means shareholders ( despite voting for the deal ) could eventually get some compensation.
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No. As far as the banks go I only have the remnants of a bombed out investment in RBS left. There is no case for compensation at RBS as they decided to buy the Dutch disaster that was/is ABN Amro but Lloy ( if it can be proved that Brown forced them to bail out the bankrupt HBOS ) could justify laying at least some of the blame at Brown's door.

Which means shareholders ( despite voting for the deal ) could eventually get some compensation.


Exactly.

ABN AMRO shareholders were rejoicing - they couldn't believe their luck. There are some seriously wealthy Dutchmen in Europe

The LLOY TSB issue is difficult - their former chairman told porkies on Radio 4.

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I feel sorry for the folk who invested in Lloy for the dividend income that would boost their pension. They have no income ( from Lloy ) and cannot re-invest the money elsewhere.

They were lied to and ripped off. All to save Brown and his piss poor government from having to deal with the collapse of HBOS.

Shocking !!
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Duncan wrote:

Bacchus is your man for the Avatar - he changes his more often than his underpants :lol:


You leave my underwear alone. The UN sent inspectors recently to make sure that they're not weapons grade.
I change them every month whether I need to or not.
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A smarter man than I bought Gold. Mining companies are also a good bet, I note that the top five ftse gains were all mining companies on one of the days this week.

Oh well, there's always my Pemium Bonds.....
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Duncan
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A smarter man than I bought Gold. :wink: Nah, blokes with bigger balls and more dosh to put on risk
Mining companies are also a good bet, I note that the top five ftse gains were all mining companies on one of the days this week.

I sold mine a long time ago - One has to consider ethics, also some goverments threaten to send in their soldiers and nationalise the business.

The multitude of mining investment issues are a minefield for all sorts of reasons

Oh well, there's always my Pemium Bonds.....



Do you get regular returns on them - some folks rate them :?:

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Do you get regular returns on them - some folks rate them


Im certainly up on what the return would be if the money was sitting in a bank account. Its not so good since they lowwered the IR's, I used to get regular £50 wines, almost every month, now its £25 every other month.

Just waiting for Agent Millionaire to knock. :wink:
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