We’re ALL in the know, so share your “know”!

[Alexpie]

Regarding mortgage broker recommendations, I can recommend Anderson Harris : https://www.andersonharris.co.uk/
They have done all my mortgages and been fantastic. Speak to Jess.

 

[Dyer3200]

What do I know ? don't bother trying to sell your car through a dealership in Lymington they are bankrupt cowboys

 

[Wattie]

@Wattie, as part of your 'know' what would you recommend as the best way to buy Ethereum?

Well I used the Kraken exchange and a secure external wallet called https://www.myetherwallet.com/
DO NOT STORE YOUR CRYPTO AT AN EXCHANGE! Many have been hacked and funds lost forever.
Like others have said, be careful, crypto is extremely volatile and is not for the faint hearted.
I’m not in it now, I just rode the initial wave.

 

[Wattie]

Just read this thread... so our 'knows' are just about making money. Rather sad really or maybe it's just me.

Doesn’t have to be, anything can be posted if you have something if interest.
I suspect theres a wealth preservation bias at the mo due to Brexit and an interest to perhaps take some action.

 

[Wattie]

What do I know ? don't bother trying to sell your car through a dealership in Lymington they are bankrupt cowboys

Oh dear, thats not good. Hope it all worked out in the end.

 

[outrun]

Anyone know a contractor mortgage broker??
Viewed property and I’ve had puppy dog eyes from wife all morning.

I have a great broker actually based in England. Bell me if you need details.

 

[Contigo]

Hope you got in! EUZ

 

[Nayf]

Just read this thread... so our 'knows' are just about making money. Rather sad really or maybe it's just me.

In fairness that’s why I’m reading this thread.
I doubt anyone on here needs a proofreader/copywriter.*



*that’ll be me by the way. Anyone in need?

 

[Nayf]

Financial types. My wife is looking to invest in Vanguard on an 80/20 equity bond. We’re not expecting to become millionaires in half an hour, it’s just somewhere that appears cheap to be in that pays a better return than a savings account even in a lean year, that will help the pension pot. It does appear to be popular on the internet but my cynical journalist side is perked up by anything universally adored.
I just wondered if you had any thoughts?

 

[empzb]

Money wise....I am not in the know. Started spreadbetting with a position on 2 banks, literally 2 days before Lehman brothers went under.
Then pulled out of a house purchase in 2013 that literally doubled in value in 5 years.
Then bought into bitcoin at its highest point.
Then bought a house which has stagnated/lost a little (for now).

But. After fixing my mindset best I can, including suspected bi polar and borderline personality disorder I'm as in tune with my mental health as I can be and wrote a book that did fairly well on Amazon (not financially, unfortunately but position wise). Its called unf**k yourself, by d.c.a (from memory as it was a couple years ago and I've not looked at it for a long long time)

 

[Wattie]

Money wise....I am not in the know. Started spreadbetting with a position on 2 banks, literally 2 days before Lehman brothers went under.
Then pulled out of a house purchase in 2013 that literally doubled in value in 5 years.
Then bought into bitcoin at its highest point.
Then bought a house which has stagnated/lost a little (for now).

But. After fixing my mindset best I can, including suspected bi polar and borderline personality disorder I'm as in tune with my mental health as I can be and wrote a book that did fairly well on Amazon (not financially, unfortunately but position wise). Its called unf**k yourself, by d.c.a (from memory as it was a couple years ago and I've not looked at it for a long long time)

Your middle names not “Lucky” is it!
Love the book title.

 

[happydaze]

Financial types. My wife is looking to invest in Vanguard on an 80/20 equity bond. We’re not expecting to become millionaires in half an hour, it’s just somewhere that appears cheap to be in that pays a better return than a savings account even in a lean year, that will help the pension pot. It does appear to be popular on the internet but my cynical journalist side is perked up by anything universally adored.
I just wondered if you had any thoughts?

Not a Vanguard fan myself.

Although they did have quite a good engine, in their day...

 

[Wattie]

This maybe of interest.....seems very reasonable!

 

[safrane]

Nice... but what is the deposit and is it yours at the end?

 

[outrun]

Nice... but what is the deposit and is it yours at the end?

It’s nonsense. £12,950 deposit, 24 months, £36k final payment. So it’s £25k to own for 2 years or just over £1k a month. Much wiser would be to buy a 2 year old one for £40k.

 

[Wattie]

Zerohedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

 

[midlifecrisis]

Zerohedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

Hmm, but I thought everything is going to be rosy soon....

 

[dgmx5]

Hmm, but I thought everything is going to be rosy soon....

Article is referring to Hagerty values based mainly on US auction prices.

Life exists outside of Brexit and other economies face their own challenges.

Trump is arguing that a slow down in the US is down to strength of the US dollar impacting exports and not due to tariffs he has imposed against China.

 

[Wattie]

Article is referring to Hagerty values based mainly on US auction prices.

Life exists outside of Brexit and other economies face their own challenges.

Trump is arguing that a slow down in the US is down to strength of the US dollar impacting exports and not due to tariffs he has imposed against China.

Yup, he’s also arguing American businesses are badly run and that it’s mainly their fault re China, not his. Tw4t.

 

[Ewan]

EUZ and UJO. Two AIM darlings with so much upside it is unreal. Made my mate £20k so far on EUZ and it's still not even started.

EUZ has gone down fairly consistently since it’s peak in 2011, from 20p to under 5p. And pretty flat for the last three years. Slight up turn very recently, but I can’t see any susbstantial news or reason to buy in now. But of course, with any penny share, if you gamble at 4p and it goes up to 5p the next day (which obviously does happen) you can bail back out with a nice percentage profit. But it’s high risk. One for the day traders maybe?

For steady annual growth, from the AIM market, try a company such as Ideagen. Over the last 7 years or so it’s share price has risen fairly consistently at about 20% per annum. It’s still making acquisitions and still growing in both revenue and profit. A share for people to look at if they are thinking medium term. It won’t make you a millionaire overnight, but is (IMHO) a relatively safe place to earn a very respectable return on your investment. (For transparency, I am a minor shareholder in this company.)