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    Charlie Munger of Berkshire Hathaway RIP

    Munger and Buffett have - had that famous mid western down home modesty about them but were - are cute as foxes
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    Skoda Octavia

    Good car if perhaps a little conservative
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    "the highly competitive world of the homelessness charities!"

    The only charity I donate to is the capuchin centre. Beit the McVery trust or the likes of Simon , the majority of them are overly politicised
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    Cheap Car Hire Boston

    Car hire is expensive in America right now
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    Sinn Féin Budget reducing the SFT to €1.5M

    Meet the new boss - same as the old boss
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    Market trends - stock market

    One that hopefully avoided sensationalist hyperbole
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    Market trends - stock market

    Are you as equally puzzled by the contributors who claimed that my strategy was akin to “ beating oneself to a pulp with a bat “ ?
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    Market trends - stock market

    Agreed , my opening thread was about far more than my YTD , it’s unfortunate the house regulars felt the need to light on this small note
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    Market trends - stock market

    Why is stating I’m up 16% a big deal ? , by the way, as of today im up 16.9%
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    Market trends - stock market

    Only a daft gimp accuses someone who is beating the market of “ beating themselves to a pulp with a bat “ , that or it’s someone engaging in sensationalism designed to gain attention from their bar buddies , either way they are spouting blather but sure that’s how it is round here , the tiny...
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    Market trends - stock market

    Don’t be so hysterically sensationalist, you don’t even believe the nonsense you’re spouting
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    Market trends - stock market

    It’s unfortunate that some feel the need to light on other contributors and heap scorn on what are very mundane opinions and choices, no one here is describing having stuck everything in a Brazilian Brewery or a South African diamond company The reference I made to “ The guy on CNBC “ ( it...
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    Market trends - stock market

    No , I didn’t say I was attempting to time anything , that’s just you’re own interpretation
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    Market trends - stock market

    You frequently suggest buying around twenty individual stocks as opposed to “ buying the market “ Claiming “ some of the twenty stocks might even go to zero but enough will do fine and some great “
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    Market trends - stock market

    So what?
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    Market trends - stock market

    Yes , Gilts are such outlandish niche securities, the UK akin to Argentina, I bought the ten year Gilts when Liz Truss was PM and yield was 4.30 %, the pound is up several percent against the euro since last October and im not only in individual stocks , I’ve invested in two investment trusts...
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    Market trends - stock market

    That’s great but I didn’t argue otherwise
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    Market trends - stock market

    Was on holiday in Croatia so hadn’t checked in but it’s amusing to see this site is satisfied with its tiny clientele and so can take pot shots at those outside the inner clique
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    Market trends - stock market

    Seeing as any thread covering the stock market is now pretty old , I thought I’d take the liberty of starting a fresh one I’m up 16.02% YTD , slightly beating the S+P but this changed at times, a few Irish companies I bought at year lows have swayed the overall picture When you see how high...
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    Etfs versus direct shares

    I use two investment trusts ( JAM and ATT ) so as to avoid the unfavourable tax treatment of ETF,s in this country I do have some individual stocks but like most people, I’m not smart enough to beat the market over a number of years
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