October 2018 Portfolio Update
Well I don't mind saying that this has been a shocker of a month. I can't remember such a destructive period for a number of years »
September 2018 Portfolio Update
Well this proved to be an unexpectedly busy month; perhaps my most active of the year. This could just be a reaction to an indolent August »
August 2018 Portfolio Update
As expected August was a very quiet month on the investing front. Very few of my holdings reported any news and the market felt becalmed. Still »
May 2018 Portfolio Update
After the market volatility of Spring, closely matched by uncertain weather, this month felt like a welcome relief as the sun shone on my portfolio. Very »
Next: Transforming itself in plain sight
I last looked in detail at Next back in the autumn of 2015 and felt that it was a decent proposition even at £71.20 and »
March 2018 Portfolio Update
Another volatile, and cold, month with the FTSE swinging one way and another. While my portfolio struggled higher, courtesy of sparkling results from some of my »
January 2018 Portfolio Update
They say that investing is a learning process and that's certainly true in my case. While I've had various amounts of money invested in shares for »
Portfolio Review 2017
Last year was very much a year of transition as I moved from a hybrid high-yield/growth strategy to one focused on quality and momentum. This »
Next: An object lesson in how to run a retailer
Next remains a class act and every new annual report just confirms this! Introduction I first looked at Next almost exactly a year ago and decided »
NEXT: a high-yield share in the making?
Next Directory is the driving force behind future growth and recently announced special dividends propel this share into high-yield territory. NEXT Directory is the future Three »