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2020 Watch List - Buy/Sell
VituVingiSana
#41 Posted : Wednesday, February 05, 2020 11:08:45 AM
Rank: Chief

Joined: 1/3/2007
Posts: 18,346
Location: Nairobi
Ericsson wrote:
sparkly wrote:
Swenani wrote:
babashuge wrote:
Swenani wrote:
Ebenyo wrote:
After going through some good beatings last year in my portfolio,i have gotten rid of some companies and now it looks like this:
1.kcb
2.Centum
3.Total
4.Carbacid
5.CIC
it's not perfect yet but I'm working work hard to improve.


As an experienced NSE trader and guru, I think your portfolio is too big if you are investing for long term. But if buying for speculation(<2yrs), then the potofolio is okay.




Hmm, why is it too big for long term?


Not sure about the value of his portfolios but my thinking is that small traders need not have more than three counters


What do you consider a small trader?

Someone who is yet to fully understand market dynamics,detail analysis of a company's financial statements.
That's all of us especially me. I am woefully short of understanding the markets and financial statements.
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
sparkly
#42 Posted : Wednesday, February 05, 2020 12:57:25 PM
Rank: Elder

Joined: 9/23/2009
Posts: 8,083
Location: Enk are Nyirobi
Swenani wrote:
sparkly wrote:
Swenani wrote:
babashuge wrote:
Swenani wrote:
Ebenyo wrote:
After going through some good beatings last year in my portfolio,i have gotten rid of some companies and now it looks like this:
1.kcb
2.Centum
3.Total
4.Carbacid
5.CIC
it's not perfect yet but I'm working work hard to improve.


As an experienced NSE trader and guru, I think your portfolio is too big if you are investing for long term. But if buying for speculation(<2yrs), then the potofolio is okay.




Hmm, why is it too big for long term?


Not sure about the value of his portfolios but my thinking is that small traders need not have more than three counters


What do you consider a small trader?

Minority shareholders in any company


Minority is anyone with less than 50%
Life is short. Live passionately.
VituVingiSana
#43 Posted : Wednesday, February 05, 2020 1:36:47 PM
Rank: Chief

Joined: 1/3/2007
Posts: 18,346
Location: Nairobi
sparkly wrote:
Swenani wrote:
sparkly wrote:
Swenani wrote:
babashuge wrote:
Swenani wrote:
Ebenyo wrote:
After going through some good beatings last year in my portfolio,i have gotten rid of some companies and now it looks like this:
1.kcb
2.Centum
3.Total
4.Carbacid
5.CIC
it's not perfect yet but I'm working work hard to improve.


As an experienced NSE trader and guru, I think your portfolio is too big if you are investing for long term. But if buying for speculation(<2yrs), then the potofolio is okay.




Hmm, why is it too big for long term?


Not sure about the value of his portfolios but my thinking is that small traders need not have more than three counters


What do you consider a small trader?

Minority shareholders in any company


Minority is anyone with less than 50%
Though some may not have 50% but may be considered the majority eg Vodafone with 35-40%.
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
Ericsson
#44 Posted : Thursday, February 06, 2020 10:49:27 AM
Rank: Elder

Joined: 12/4/2009
Posts: 10,804
Location: NAIROBI
VituVingiSana wrote:
sparkly wrote:
Swenani wrote:
sparkly wrote:
Swenani wrote:
babashuge wrote:
Swenani wrote:
Ebenyo wrote:
After going through some good beatings last year in my portfolio,i have gotten rid of some companies and now it looks like this:
1.kcb
2.Centum
3.Total
4.Carbacid
5.CIC
it's not perfect yet but I'm working work hard to improve.


As an experienced NSE trader and guru, I think your portfolio is too big if you are investing for long term. But if buying for speculation(<2yrs), then the potofolio is okay.




Hmm, why is it too big for long term?


Not sure about the value of his portfolios but my thinking is that small traders need not have more than three counters


What do you consider a small trader?

Minority shareholders in any company


Minority is anyone with less than 50%
Though some may not have 50% but may be considered the majority eg Vodafone with 35-40%.

Add Obiero with KQ shareholding
Wealth is built through a relatively simple equation
Wealth=Income + Investments - Lifestyle
Swenani
#45 Posted : Friday, February 07, 2020 9:49:35 AM
Rank: User

Joined: 8/15/2013
Posts: 13,237
Location: Vacuum
sparkly wrote:
Swenani wrote:
sparkly wrote:
Swenani wrote:
babashuge wrote:
Swenani wrote:
Ebenyo wrote:
After going through some good beatings last year in my portfolio,i have gotten rid of some companies and now it looks like this:
1.kcb
2.Centum
3.Total
4.Carbacid
5.CIC
it's not perfect yet but I'm working work hard to improve.


As an experienced NSE trader and guru, I think your portfolio is too big if you are investing for long term. But if buying for speculation(<2yrs), then the potofolio is okay.




Hmm, why is it too big for long term?


Not sure about the value of his portfolios but my thinking is that small traders need not have more than three counters


What do you consider a small trader?

Minority shareholders in any company


Minority is anyone with less than 50%


Let me say, if your name is lumped together with other masafara's as "other shareholders" you're a small trader.

Is governmeny of kenya a minority shareholder in KCB?
If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
Ericsson
#46 Posted : Friday, February 07, 2020 10:38:50 AM
Rank: Elder

Joined: 12/4/2009
Posts: 10,804
Location: NAIROBI
Market kaput today.No trading so far.
Wealth is built through a relatively simple equation
Wealth=Income + Investments - Lifestyle
Superprime1
#47 Posted : Friday, February 07, 2020 10:46:39 AM
Rank: Member

Joined: 5/2/2018
Posts: 267
Ericsson wrote:
Market kaput today.No trading so far.

Which portal are you using? I can see trades being executed. In fact, some like Fahari I-Reit have registered an intra-day high of 10/= which it hasn't touched in a long while...
Kenyan Oracle
#48 Posted : Friday, February 07, 2020 2:54:04 PM
Rank: Member

Joined: 5/31/2011
Posts: 262
Superprime1 wrote:
Ericsson wrote:
Market kaput today.No trading so far.

Which portal are you using? I can see trades being executed. In fact, some like Fahari I-Reit have registered an intra-day high of 10/= which it hasn't touched in a long while...



Also wondering coz I've loaded up on CIC a couple of hours ago.
You lose money chasing women, but you never lose women chasing money - NAS
Ericsson
#49 Posted : Saturday, February 08, 2020 2:39:21 PM
Rank: Elder

Joined: 12/4/2009
Posts: 10,804
Location: NAIROBI
Kenyan Oracle wrote:
Superprime1 wrote:
Ericsson wrote:
Market kaput today.No trading so far.

Which portal are you using? I can see trades being executed. In fact, some like Fahari I-Reit have registered an intra-day high of 10/= which it hasn't touched in a long while...



Also wondering coz I've loaded up on CIC a couple of hours ago.

The broker portal had an issue
Wealth is built through a relatively simple equation
Wealth=Income + Investments - Lifestyle
Angelica _ann
#50 Posted : Saturday, February 08, 2020 3:08:26 PM
Rank: Elder

Joined: 12/7/2012
Posts: 11,935
2020 accumulation:

1. BAT

2. Coop

3. EABL

4. Stanchart


BBK/ABSAsmile whenever there is change in the account/Odd lots.

Speculation, never never - ARM d'oh! d'oh! d'oh!
In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins - cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later - H Geneen
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