John B Clark
18 Mar 2015
Re: Drop After the new website in April and the results in May things will look much different.
Roverite
17 Mar 2015
Re: NEW ARTICLE: Stockwatch: Undervalued... The point about about an inheritance tax portfolio is not primarily capital preservation but 40%.inheritance tax avoidance. An AIM share can fall in value by up to 40% and still be worth more after death than other capital.
pharmaspecialist
17 Mar 2015
Re: NEW ARTICLE: Stockwatch: Undervalued and... Interesting article but I am not so sure that a stock described (in the article) as "rather speculative" is ideal for an inheritance tax portfolio as I think capital preservation is one of the main aims of people trying to preserve their wealth to pass on to future generations. However, I certainly agree that SG is currently on a low rating and that diversifying the business through acquisitions in related areas does seem to make sense as, despite what some people say, collectible items experience major cyclical swings in their values which last for long periods - I should know as I have been collecting for over 50 years and am currently self employed in this area. I would also question the assertions of SG about stamps being a good long term investment. The value of many of the stamps in SG's impressive graphs are determined in large part by SG's experts so I think you can see the problem there. If you speak to professional stamp dealers who buy and sell collections you will find that many are doubtful about using stamps purely for investment purposes. However, I have a few shares in SG so I don't want to sound too negative but I reckon they will need better marketing skills if they are going to succeed in inspiring more potential collectors. I have always admired the marketing approach used by Paul Fraser Collectibles - if you compare their web site front page with that of SG I think you can see which one is likely to create more excitement amongst the world's population of collectors. I notice SG's box of 1000 stamp hinges selling for £2.25 is currently occupying a key position on the front page!
II Editor
17 Mar 2015
NEW ARTICLE: Stockwatch: Undervalued and earnings upside "Is LSE:SGI:Stanley Gibbons now a "buy"? The five-year chart for the AIM-listed shares in this stamps and related collectibles dealer slid from a 384p peak in early 2014 to 244p near the end of last year. They currently trade at about 275p having ..."[link]
casey5521
17 Mar 2015
Drop Does anyone have any idea why SGI SP has dropped off recentlyIt used to be a reliable and steady stock, but has been dropping offKC
