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Any of you lot got any shares?

No matter how good of a invester you are, any shares you have at the moment you have probably lost money. I have anyways :(

I could have sold my HBOS shares for £8.50 a few months ago but now they are about £5.50 :(

Could be a really good time to invest at the moment...Anybody got any good tips?

Uh huh, dont really need the loan at all. Just enquiring.

Was only really thinking along the lines of getting it towards the payment of a new car...

Or†ega wrote:
> They look into my savings? Damn...MY dad opened a ISA account in my
> name and put like £5000 in there...

I wouldnt worry too much, i would think you should still be eligible for at least £1500.

But a word of advice, i wouldnt take out the loan unless you really need to.

cookie monster wrote:
> Or†ega wrote:
> Oh, and does anyone know under what circumstances your allowed a
> student loan? I'll be going UNI in September but will be living at
> home, am i still allowed to get one of those interest free loans?
>
> Yep you can get a loan. Although the amount that you will be allowed
> to borrow will be affected by your current income (if you have a job)
> and your current savings.

Ye, i have a job. Only part-time though. Earning about £3000 a year.

They look into my savings? Damn...MY dad opened a ISA account in my name and put like £5000 in there...

Invest in condoms

Or†ega wrote:
> Oh, and does anyone know under what circumstances your allowed a
> student loan? I'll be going UNI in September but will be living at
> home, am i still allowed to get one of those interest free loans?

Yep you can get a loan. Although the amount that you will be allowed to borrow will be affected by your current income (if you have a job) and your current savings.

Oh lord i'm too obsessed with this stuff now...

I even make sure I catch the opening Bell ring at wall street at Half 2 everyday...

I best spend my money before I make a stupid investment...

Thinking of getting a new Corsa SXi... 3 years 0% Apr finance deal :)

Oh, and does anyone know under what circumstances your allowed a student loan? I'll be going UNI in September but will be living at home, am i still allowed to get one of those interest free loans?

Shadow wrote:
> If you are interested in a share for the long term then try a company
> called Torotrak. They are developing an Infinite Variable Transmission
> which cuts fuel consumption. A number of US states are bringing in
> laws to cut engine emissions and this technology might take off. I
> would say this is an all or nothing share, it is goes into production
> then returns could be big.

I also see they have signed a contract in Germany, introducing the technology later this year. It was 34.5p at close, i think i may give this a look.

If you are interested in a share for the long term then try a company called Torotrak. They are developing an Infinite Variable Transmission which cuts fuel consumption. A number of US states are bringing in laws to cut engine emissions and this technology might take off. I would say this is an all or nothing share, it is goes into production then returns could be big.

Don't worry about it. If you're investing in the long term then you'l;l get your money back.

The natural trend of the market over the long term is too rise. Around this time last year I bought some shares for 59p each, now they're 25.

But I know that if I hang on to them for 3-5 years, then I'll make some money.

FTSE took an absolute battering today :(

Finishing up at a 6 year low :(