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Share Sleuth

Share Sleuth is the online diary of value investor and companies editor Richard Beddard, including research notes, watchlist and a model portfolio.

  • Share Sleuth's notepad: Shareholders out of control
    Thu, 16/05/2013 - 09:35

    Shenanigans at Eurasian Natural Resources remind investors to consider not just what kind of company they're buying but who they're going into business with.

  • Ultra Electronics, ultra niche
    Wed, 15/05/2013 - 09:02

    In its annual reports, Ultra Electronics makes as good a case for being a hidden champion as I have seen. It claims to operate in 180 niches!

The Colonel
The Colonel

The Colonel knows his onions. Retired from the military with grown up children, this super-savvy empty-nester divides his time between walking the dogs, the golf and/or race course and hunting down great investment propositions. With his personal motto of Sinil Labore Nihil (or, roughly, Do Your Own Research for those without a Google translator) The Colonel spends more time on the web with ‘sharpener’ in hand than almost anyone else. And being a Colonel of course, he just can’t keep it to himself...

  • Lloyds black horse has left the muck behind
    Wed, 17/04/2013 - 10:51

    "We're as mad as hell, and we're not going to take this anymore." It may surprise you to know that I am a bit of a film buff and much of the goings on of this interminable winter have reminded me of a line from one of my favourite films.

  • Bucking the ratings agencies and Italian comedy
    Thu, 04/04/2013 - 15:32

    Two guys talking on the sales floor of a ratings agency in the City: "Geddin, I just did a deal for a Brazilian." "Blimey, that's great," says his mate. "How many noughts in a Brazilian again?"

    In a month packed with jokes, rating agencies continue to be about as funny as having your haemorrhoids cauterised.

Peter Temple
Peter Temple

Peter Temple was an equity analyst for 18 years. In the decades since he quit the City he has been a widely published journalist and author. Here we get straight to the wisdom from the man who makes his living from investing.

  • ETF Portfolio: Final update
    Wed, 11/07/2012 - 17:18

    The two months since the ETF Portfolio was last updated have been what might be described a "steady as she goes" period. The market has recovered some poise, compared to the periodic bout of euro-itis with which it was afflicted last time round.

  • BGI odyssey ends
    Tue, 22/05/2012 - 16:53

    It is a little-known fact that the iShares powerhouse, a big player in the now well-established market for exchange traded funds, actually began life as a joint venture between US bank Wells Fargo and the Japanese investment house Nikko.

Trends and Targets

Trends and Targets - a new name, but the same old team of analysts with their magic secret software! Formerly Precogz, they provide Interactive Investor’s clients with daily movement forecasts before trading commences, covering nearly 50 of the most popular traded shares.

Note: The analysts cannot give financial advice or strategy solutions. If you want to get hold of them, their email is: info@trendsandtargets.com

  • Trends and Targets for 17/05/2013
    Thu, 16/05/2013 - 22:34

    GOLD remains on a path toward 1324USD next and would still require to exceed 1411 to escape the track's near term drop potentials. We're very slightly interested in the motions during the latter part of the day as it tends to indicate some near term recovery. But unless 1411 is exceeded, the bottom target stands. In the event of it being exceeded, initial breakout target remains comfortably at 1433USD.

  • Trends and Targets for 16/05/2013
    Wed, 15/05/2013 - 23:18

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