Category: Business

Driving Mister Bertie

Earlier this year I posited that the expanded London Ultra Low Emissions Zone, effective in 2021, will stop me owning a car. Well, I can change my mind, can’t I?

Vietnam Update

About a year ago I bought three investment trusts that invest in Vietnam; time to see how they are doing.

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Jam Today, Jam Tomorrow

It yields 5.5%, the dividend is up 4.8% and revenue earnings per share are up 8.6%. Indeed, there have been thirty-seven years of dividend growth. Is it a bird, is it a ‘plane … no, it’s The Merchants Trust, 130 years old this year. A dividend super-hero that trades close to its NAV. If you… Continue reading Jam Today, Jam Tomorrow

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All I Really Want To Do

UNIMAGINABLE WEALTH WITH THE CLICK OF A MOUSE YOU CAN MAKE $3000 IN 24 HRS. WITH CLICKS VALLEY 

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Skin in the Game

I don’t like the expression ‘skin in the game’ but I cannot think of another way of putting it.

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Washout

I don’t get out much so I was very pleased to be invited to the Royal Box at Sandown Park this week; of course it is too good to be true. There has been an outbreak of equine ‘flu and all racing in Britain has been cancelled. Being more of an Eeyore than a Tigger… Continue reading Washout

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Whither Oil?

This chart is not slap-bang up-to-date. The price of Brent is now around $60. I never fretted unduly about oil prices; that was the advantage of being a broker.

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Premium Bonds

When I was a nipper my uncle gave me a £5 Premium Bond. As I recall, his thinking was that if the Good Lord wanted to be bountiful it would be a shame if he could only arrange it by having my mother, or similar, ironed out in an accident so I could scoop the… Continue reading Premium Bonds

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Darth Vader Kettle

When’s a kettle not a kettle? When it’s Darth Vader. I just couldn’t bear having a toaster or a kettle in view in the kitchen – they both looked so ugly. So first I found an achingly cool, black and chrome Dualit toaster and now I have a to-die-for Alessi kettle.

The Tulip

Tulips belong in Amsterdam. This Tulip is a proposed 1,000 foot tower to be plonked down next to the Gherkin in the City. I disapprove of the desecration of London’s Square Mile by greedy vertical developers and this one is the limit.