INTRODUCTION
This website has been designed to work in conjunction with a powerful screener that took over 6 months to build, test and perfect.
My screener is worth millions of pounds to the financial services industry.
This screener can basically screen share prices, perform multiple data calculations, and rank in order of risk or reward. It can screen whole indicies in seconds and highlight just a few stocks that should be reviewed with the intention of buying or selling.
An investor can then play around with the screener to look at their portfolio, sell, add or watch stocks of interest. This screener is a thing of beauty.
Currently it focuses on the FTSE but will eventually be expanded to other indicies. When the AI bubble bursts, this screener will be in a pole position to take advantage of falling prices.
With an 18+ year career in both the buy-side and sell-side, and over 12 years' experience in equity research, creating watchlists, building portfolios and making profitable decisions, the skills to make money and understand markets has been proven.
Salary has never bothered me in my career, but £100,000 a year is a bargain for someone of my skill. I'll hopefully be making that every year tax-free after a few years through my screener.
I have now built this site to share this experience with those looking to learn equity markets, and help readers with their decision making.
Example:
Each reader will have their own budget and their own risk profile.
The table below shows the difference risk can make on your portfolio. This table also shows you the importance of compounding and long-term investing. For example, 1.2 means a 20% return on your portfolio over 12 months. That is then reinvested and a further 20% is achieved. Over the years, the profits soon build up. This figures are based on share appreciation and exclude dividends so in reality, the profits are even higher.
This table shows that even with a low risk-averse mindset, compound investing can still make you very successful.
Einstein famously said:
“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it…he who doesn't……pays it.”
This site has three aims:
IDENTIFY VALUE
A screener tool has been designed to look for 'value' in stocks. It takes data from the London Stock Exchange.
This screener:
Screens the prices of the stocks within the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250.
Looks for shares that are approaching their highs and lows over a period of 6-12 months.
Calculates the spread in prices, volitility and momentum.
Identifies key data such as the dividend yield and beta and compares.
At the start of every month, this site will mention stocks that are near their highs and lows for readers to review.
Those shares that are highlighted are then evaluated where I use my equity research skills to review data, news, publications and decide to ignore or invest. Those shares that I like will be published on this site.
Share prices fluctuate on a minute-by-minute basis. At some point in time, they will reach a top and a bottom. The trick is to find when this happens, identify the reason for it and take advantage of it. This site has been created to do just that.
What is our definition of Value?
Everyone has a different definition of the term value, but we believe value to be a equity that "can potentially rise 10%-40%, excluding dividends within 12-months".
This site aims to find these stocks within the 350 stocks contained in the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250.
KEEP AN EYE ON THE NEWS
The Economics Diary section explains this in more detail, but this site will publish key data and news to make readers aware of important data and assist you with your decision making.
OUTPERFORM INFLATION
This site has a medium outlook approach. It is not interested in high-risk AIM shares or new companies looking for high growth. It looks at established companies.
This site is intended to beat inflation and other assets such as house prices. Inflation erodes purchasing power and reduces the real value of savings and investments.
Leaving some of your savings in a 2% savings account when inflation is 4% is eroding your savings over time.
Inflation in the UK remains well above the target rate of 2%. This site aims to beat inflation on a constant basis.
This site looks to balance risk and reward.