switchlogic:
I withdrew my life savings the other day and invested in chickens, 24,356 chickens to be precise. My Mums garden is looking a bit congested. You heard it here first, chickens are a bullet proof investment.
You do know for them to make you money have to feed them and water them, where will you find the time :lo 
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switchlogic:
I withdrew my life savings the other day and invested in chickens, 24,356 chickens to be precise. My Mums garden is looking a bit congested. You heard it here first, chickens are a bullet proof investment.
They aren’t immune from fowl pest or a remark from Edwina Currie.
delboytwo:
switchlogic:
I withdrew my life savings the other day and invested in chickens, 24,356 chickens to be precise. My Mums garden is looking a bit congested. You heard it here first, chickens are a bullet proof investment.You do know for them to make you money have to feed them and water them, where will you find the time :lo
Oh for the love of mercy no one told me that.
happysack:
I do believe you are trying to bring this down to truck driver level Luke! I think that some of the high brow waffle that gets posted here isn’t by truck drivers but by fat cats in business suits who are multi millionaires but just like to hang around this forum and pretend they are big bad truckers.
Bertie is as high brow as they come and he suggested I buy chickens as an investment. It was that or shares in Silvercrest
If you got the bottle to invest in the stock market give it a go.
Curently seeing a 58% profit on lloyds shares (lloy:lon) that I’ve held for 14months
Avis shares (ave:lon) gave me a 200%+ profit before I bottled out.
Hargreaves shares (hsp:lon) are up from 500p to 890p in 3 months and are predicted to return to their previous 1200p soon especially as they’ve just announced higher than expected interim profits.
Likewise weatherspoons shares (jdw:lon) jumped in the past year from 400p to over 500p a share. So that’s a 20% profit for anyone who invested then.
Playing the stock market is all about beating the bank, and getting a better % return for your investment. But it’s not without risk, & the risk of loosing it all.
Some of last years biggest losers according to the motley fool website included Hargreaves (5th worst) after max petroleum (MXP:lon) who’s shares are languishing in the doldrums at around 30p after dropping from 100p’s. Hargreaves dropped primarily because they’re closing a coal mine locally.
Shares in holiday companies such as Thomas cook looked a poor investment during the winter at around 23p a share, but as the summer season picks up they should hit the 30’s which is a possible 50% profit.
Home retail group (home bargains?) was another I looked at when they where in the doldrums at 80p, now they’re 126p. Remember its all about % profit, wether that is a few £100’s or a few £1000’s profit you make.
Silver,wind energy,the price of gold is rigged,although I wish I’d invested invested in the ftse in 2008 it’s up 38%. Bank accounts ? Will we have negative rates ? ie lend your bank 100£ and get back say 97£ = -3%
Look at the price of a barrel of oil today 1.11$.and look at the pump!
Deeireland:
Look at the price of a barrel of oil today 1.11$.and look at the pump!
Thats 111$ per barrel
No it’s $1.11 a barrell !
Deeireland:
No it’s $1.11 a barrell !
Look on the web if oil was that price we be paying 10 pence a gallon
The current price of oil is one hundred and eleven dollars not, one dollar eleven cent
£111.00 oops point in wrong place
Keep an eye on crude here:
claretmatt:
Bank shares… The only way is up now, and banks always pay a smart divvi
Lloyds anyone? They haven’t paid a dividend for years after taking over the Halifax.
k21pilot:
Look up scotgold (Australian company) on the market, they’ll start mining gold in Scotland soon. Good price at the moment and when they start mining their value will do well!
The logic of trading a virtually useless metal for valueless paper is the definition of the idea of moneterism.Which is what caused the great depression and the type of issues which affected the German economy between the the two wars.Money is actually worth nothing it’s the actual rate of barter and exchange for products which determines the value of money.It will be interesting to see what happens to the value of both gold and the pound in the short,medium and long term.At which point investors suddenly realise it doesn’t matter how well their investments are performing because a wheelbarrow full of cash is worth no more than a just a few pounds ( or Marks ).While a tonne of gold is worth about the same in that situation when no one wants to exchange it for food,shelter or warmth.
switchlogic:
I withdrew my life savings the other day and invested in chickens, 24,356 chickens to be precise. My Mums garden is looking a bit congested. You heard it here first, chickens are a bullet proof investment.
hmm chickens = eggs 1 egg per chicken per day hmmmmm 24,356 eggs per day looses 10% even 40% still making money everyday, I’m off out to get me a few birds 
nick2008:
switchlogic:
I withdrew my life savings the other day and invested in chickens, 24,356 chickens to be precise. My Mums garden is looking a bit congested. You heard it here first, chickens are a bullet proof investment.hmm chickens = eggs 1 egg per chicken per day hmmmmm 24,356 eggs per day looses 10% even 40% still making money everyday, I’m off out to get me a few birds
Don’t forget the quad bike
nick2008:
switchlogic:
I withdrew my life savings the other day and invested in chickens, 24,356 chickens to be precise. My Mums garden is looking a bit congested. You heard it here first, chickens are a bullet proof investment.hmm chickens = eggs 1 egg per chicken per day hmmmmm 24,356 eggs per day looses 10% even 40% still making money everyday, I’m off out to get me a few birds
See everyone, Chickens (Ckn;Lon) bullet proof investment.
switchlogic:
See everyone, Chickens (Ckn;Lon) bullet proof investment.
I doubt investing in the london market is a wise idea, you would probably get a better return on the chinese market
especially as (Ckn;Lon) is Clarkson PLC
Big Truck:
Euro:
I am in the unusual (for me) position of having some spare cash which is currently earning 3% at the bank (barely covering inflation). As an agency driver I see various businesses and can pry to see how well they are faring. Should I buy some Stobart Group shares? At 92.5p they yield 6.4% and the company is valued at 10.4 times the its earnings (p/e). I would welcome any opinions or alternative suggestions.A Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) investment trust is one of the most tax efficient investments you can buy, the gov will increase your money by 20% OVERNIGHT and you can also claim back tax relief via your tax return.
I invested £17k in one in 2009 and added £10k in Jan 2012 and its now worth £44k
Can’t touch money til I’m 55yrs though
The trouble with that is that you have to buy an annuity. £44k would get you between £2k and £2½K a year now.
I put my spare cash in a tracker ISA. For a lower rate taxpayer there is no great advantage to the tax free status but it does make it easier to manage. The Footsie 100 beats interest rates every time.
I can tell you I’m glad I stayed well away from property when all the “sheep” were heading that way
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I would like to know why you regard property as being a poor investment, my houses are making me money 24/7 365 and are a tangible asset so can never lose all of their value, unlike shares or other paper assets.
