My thoughts on stocks which i consider reasonably safe investments into and to the end of 2010,may see some fluctuation with markat conditions,so timing importent but with a lttle patience i believe all will come good?

AFR 86.75p Already a producer + Ebok to come and a whole lot more
to come,also Isable.
CEY 118.5p Production due early next year with resource update expected
next week,abther isable.
CHL 106.5p Resource update promised next week also AGM (18th)
where we can expect a progress report on the 3on going bids.
JLP 30.75p Platinum miner and producer,the demand for platinum
should rocket with improving world economy.Isable
KAH 173p Owns over 40% of EXT who are proving up one of the largest
uranium fiscoveries.
GFM 36.25p Miner in China - Zinx,Gold,Silver and Lead,a cash cow for sure
and a load of money in the bank. Todays drop imo makes them
cheap?


All are take over candidates,which is why i consider them worth
holding.
AIMHO
cyril
PS I own stock in all rhe above.

Good tips niceonecyril, I'd like to add Desire Petroleum, Rockhopper,...not sure about the other falkland ones....Max Petroleum, Gulfsands, Gulfkeystone and possibly Sterling Energy (a gamble the last one) and little Aminex who could be the oil stock of 2010...in order the epics are : DES, RKH, MXP, GPX, GKP, SEY, AEX. GKP is the oil stock of 2009, if not of the stockmarket !.

Big question is ? where is my Christmas advance ?...Santa stuck in the starting blocks !?.

I'll add FDI to that list.....

RF Ny tips (all commodities) each different, so a balence(perhaps TMC 21.5p for Nichel)and all with proven assets.

Many more with enormus potential,if i had an aternative choice maybe,
GKP,PCI,SKR,MML,GCM and RXP,the list goes on AST,VOG,PRL,MXP,EML
and XTR. "Enough"

Worth entering the stock-challenge.co.uk for 2010 and see how we compare?
cyril
ps. perhaps a friendly board competition?

AVN , Avanti ... first satellite launch due Q2 2010 and if all goes well the share price will blast off with it.

DES for the drilling campaign (with ROK and FOGL etc following with what happens to DES).

XEL, major test well spud in January and a very undervalued stock.

AEX, again undervalued on other assets and has a major spud of 500m barrel OOIP well in January.

AST, oversold following the recent placing and with major upside potential from Slovenia along, ignoring Hungary and others.


Oil stocks big weighting for me in 2010. The easy money on recovery BS has been made, now you have to work to get returns on your investment again.

Yes XEL could become massive....has to be a good tip !.

MCHL. Already take-over movement as we speak.

PFC. Oil related outfits always worth keeping an eye on IMHO, a good trader this one as there's no stamp duty payable.

I hold both.

For those unfortunates who don't buy Shares Mag, their tips for 2010 as follows:
Large Cap: BEZ, BSY EAGA, MCRO, REL, STAN, VCT
Mid Cap : ALN, AVM, DEB, HICL, LOND, RHL, WKP
Small Cap: ASW, AFC, AKR, BEG, FRP, FOGL, LMR

FWIW....here's my 10 for 2010 (IMHO,DYOR)
HAWK
ANR
SOLO
PXS
RRL
NTOG
SXX
VRP
REDT
VGM

If this is where you ramp up your own stocks im going for solo & ntog.

my tuppence worth include:
Amer oilie on its way up at last
nasa computer technology hopefully becoming mainstream
lond lots of ore in multiple places
des FI oilie which may go big or not depending on how the drilling goes
cpx capacitor technology for for power sourses of which some used in new mobile phones
pog old aricom plays now coming to the fore and has gold plays too

i hold CPX, AMER, DES and when cash available am looking to buy NASA and LOND, cant afford POG at 10+ a share as only buy in 250 blocks which is a shame as i think it will do well

As always DYOR
bon chance
Alex

My picks are, larger juniors AFR, CEY, medium ranged stocks HAWK, TMC, XTR and smaller stocks BAO and WTI.

The stock of 2010 in my view is going to be SEA.

Worth a punt TAN and UVEL. All in my honest opinion and always do your own research.

Good luck to all in whatever you invest in and a happy new year.

AFR & any of the Falkland Island group, though I consider the latter to be very speculative at present! CEY, PXS, TAN is long term, VGM, and if they survive the next 6 months, LLOY & RBS.

Cyril,
have joined the stock-challenge.co.uk for 2010 and jan 10.
What's your non de plum on there?
have found Oily. any other takers?

bon chance
Alex

TMC are crap stay well clear.

My tip is PINN.

Look out for Tom --Tomco energy --about to relist soon after nearly 2 years suspended!! yippee! New board--well respected billionire ex leader of London Mining now about to wave his magic wand over Tom. Debts cleared and big plans afoot-- everything crossed for this one when it comes back. My best Christmas surprise!

BAO up 28% and SEA up 15% yesterday.

BAO up another 10% already today.

The second coming of the Dot Com....... you mark my words.

I also think that there will be a big rise at some stage next year, but we might have to wait a few months for it, oil might be on the verge of a serious breakout once again....all shall be revealed next year !.

anyone got any NASA ? due to take off shortly ;-)

Oil Oil Oil Oil

and Natural Gas.


Resources stocks are the ones to buy, the human population problem spiraling out of control continues, along with the demands of more and more energy.

Bit worrying when everyone is tipping oil stocks imo.

Not really, I think everyone understands the oil demand is increasing and supply is falling.

Therefore, its a no brainer really.


2009 was simple, nearly everything recovered as stimulus and bailouts saved the day.

In 2010 there is going to have to be reason in the madness, unless you know why something is going to rise there is no easy money as there was in 2009.

My picks are;

Churchill
Firestone Diamonds
Rockhopper (speculative, dependent on drill success)
LGO (highly speculative, depends on LGO delivering on promises!)
London Mining
Golden Reign Resources (TSX.v)

Happy New Year and good luck to all!

AMS is my tip for 2010.
I have been with them for some time, expecting us news shortly,(have been waiting for this news since September).Some recent switching amongst the investment houses,
Last year started well but a miss conceived take over caused a wobble and it has taken most of this year to recover.
We start with a very good product range and new factory and an upbeat end of year
report.

Here are my selections for 2010 with their current prices.

BBY @ 258.5p HMV @ 92.8p
LAD @ 137.5p SBRY @ 323.5P

Among the smaller caps that could do well this year :-
CRA @ 26.5p delays have taken it's toll on the sp, but this year could be different
PRL @ 3.77p sp is commodities related and has a stake in uranium miner Extract
DEMG @ 12p Could this be the year for Deltex
Finally AMER @ 15.5p retreated last 2 trading days but the prospects look compelling.
Good luck all
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Another one to tip is Gordon Brown,....should be on it come late may....

STOCK TIPS rf!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stay focused otherwise I will start with F1, MotoGP, World Cup & Golf tips!!! ;o)

what are the odds on Gordon Browm being elected as PM.

I've been building stakes in two small cap media plays Cellcast (Cltv) and Dcd Media (DCD).

Both have come out with several bits of great news recently yet both their shares
prices are now lower again after the news.

Think if both sets of management deliver then these two will easily multi-bag, Cellcast have a 37.5% stake in Cellcast Asia and that business seems to be growing
at a tremendoue pace, not often you see management use the word exponentially
but they did, with a 2.2 mil market cap for the whole company if the other part
of the company comes good then this shareprice will rocket, early days yet and jury still out with management.

"Cellcast's 37.5% associated company in India, Cellcast Asia Holdings ("CAH"), is
experiencing a strong and profitable second half performance in 2009. The scope
of its interactive format development expertise combined with its billing
network means that CAH is becoming the partner of choice for many Indian
broadcasters (for example it handled all the games and competitions for the IPL
20-20 Cricket, which is the largest sporting TV event in the Indian
subcontinent).
Total mobile penetration in India exceeds 530 million subscribers making it the
second largest market in the world after China (and 8 times the size of the UK
subscriber market). India is still adding over 10 million new mobile phone
subscribers every month which means that the market for Cellcast's applications
and services is growing exponentially as demonstrated by the fourfold increase
in revenues that CAH achieved in the period from January to September 2009.
CAH is now a clear leader in the participation TV sector in India both by
traffic volume and revenue, and the company is well positioned for significant
growth as sector leader in a market that is continuing to grow very rapidly"

Dcd have moved into the lucrative higher margin USA and have won several contracts worth almost $14 million announce with their latest results, nice
deal with their bondoholder recently to reduce debt and convert some at 10p
a share, profitable and a fantastic turnaround play.

Not the most popular sector but i'm punting on these two coming good for me.

Anyone interested in an ooffica; comp. should try
http://www.stockchallenge.co.uk

Entries in by 6 am monday.
Best of luck and a Happy New Year, as well as Properious, to all.
cyril

most of you guys like to play with amoeba stocks .... the prob with that is that they are nearly always highly illiquid and it is also next to impossible to buy a (monetary) worthwhile amount.

for myself, i'll stick to stocks that are actually worth dealing in! .... so for the time being, i'll highlight the following, though on reflection over the next few days, i may add or edit

POG - PMO - TLW - PAG (or similar) - CEY - WPP (or maybe YELL) - LAM

and more speculatively, DES - NEX and perhaps PXS

Aren't they the same stocks as you had last year??? No new sectors on the horizon for you then? :o)

Possible growth potential for GKN if the car market picks up (If Johnson Matthey performance is anything to go by)

I agree to a large extent that the serious money should be invested in larger cap co's, which would prove easier to exit in hard times, but there is a place for amoeba stocks, as by definition they are constantly changing, and if you happen to hit on one that is changing to the upside (GKP for instance) then your initial investment is multiplied several times over, not quite so easy to do for a large cap.
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i don't much care about multiples - i'm interested in making some money.

with regard to GKP, i was and am more than happy to have bought in a long way higher than the basement when it became apparent that there really was a sensible chance that they would or had found something

i don't think i mentioned either housebuilders or advertising this time last year.

on a domestic front, i don't care for financials much, and i do not see that retail or pubs or restaurants have the brightest of prospects for 2010

i confess i do have some fear that my portfolio is too commodity focussed, but find it difficult to find other areas to inspire

How about shipping Cynic? Looks like rates are blipping up for dry cargos & even though many ships are mothballed, sentiment seems to be that the bottom has come & gone, thus growth in orders & commissions.

maybe, for at least that is international and should have bottomed out, but not sure who is truly worth looking at in that sector

Not sure about the liquidity argument in smallcaps, most of them usually have
a seller so you can always pick up size if you are patient and wait for the dips
to shake out the traders.

i'm happy to leave them to you ..... and what do you think happens in a weak market when you and others want to sell?

cynic-- 'i don't much care about multiples - i'm interested in making some money'. Strange turn of phrase, contradictory.
You also imply that you have selected a housebuilder this year, which one? Apologies if I missed it, don't see the ticker for one that's all.
How about nailing colours to the mast (not just you cynic) and put current sp's of recommended co's.
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housebuilder = PAG

multiples and making money are not contradictory at all - see my comment re GKP

and to comply with your request, sp at time of writing with today's movement .....
POG (1092 +66) - PMO (1137 +31) - TLW (1317 +12) - PAG (or similar) (136 +5) - CEY (130 +8) - WPP (614 +5) (or maybe YELL - 39.7 +0.4 ) - LAM (196 +11)

and more speculatively, DES (97 +5) - NEX (192 n/c) and perhaps PXS (8.8 -0.2)

Are you going to teach us how to suck eggs cynic !

We all do this game full time, we all know how it works, we all know
the risks of buying size in small caps.

Cynic always thinks he can teach you how to suck eggs ,he knows it all...

PAG comes up as Paragon, in the 'other financial' sector.
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GEORGE - i'm a dope! you're right - was under the impression that PAG was actually a builder rather than a mortgage provider ... in that case BKG or BDEV or RDW
as choice builder

as for you other guys, i merely write as i think ..... similarly i invest as i think ..... you of course are perfectly at liberty to invest in whatever you choose, but that does not mean i have to concur with you, any more than you with me

TW. for me as a builder ,,i was at a loss averaged down and and now just in profit . Also AFR i have as a long hold ,have sold too many oil shares over the years just to watch them go up and up .Hoping some patience may reward with Afren.

No worries, thanks for sp's although you can't take credit for all the rise ha!ha! (most started strongly this morning), however I do know you've been a long term fan of POG, PMO and TLW. I was first alerted to TLW by the FSL @ 77p a few years back.
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i only quoted current sp as it was probably impossible to buy at the so-called opening price

JIMMY - i like AFR a lot too and have great expectations for them ..... not sure why i did not include that one in my choices, but would be happy to add

Nobody has mentioned the gaming stocks (SBT; PRTY; LNG; 888) As the US situation sorts itself out, consolidation will be the name of the game.

MPE did well for me last year (225p--310p) and I like businesses which make money, generate cash and pay decent dividends. Never going to top the winners lists, but sure as hell won't be bottom. This year I will go for DVO at 132p - a bit higher geared than I normally like, but in today's low interest rate environment may have more scope for profit improvement than those with lots of cash. Anyone for sausages? (And second choice would be GRG at 436p, which has no debt and makes a good value sausage roll!)

DD .... confess i have never liked gaming stocks, partly because i can never understand the apparent great draw for same .... could make a similar comment re tobacco stocks which always amaze me by performing so well

DD - I think you mean IF the U.S. situation sorts itself out. I suspect the americans have other things on their minds at the moment.
The one positive note on the gamblers is if BWIN are on the acquisition trail, but far too many IF'S imo.

A few tips which imo could make some dramtic gains are ,
PCI AT-3 well testing results imminent both a prime buy now and sell on news(1st thing)and onced settled down long yerm hold?
GCM awaiting a licence to mine in Bangladesh,they seem to be getting over the issue of re allocating the locals and it happens it will explode.Much of
it SP is in asset value(they own over 20m CZA).
MATD a drilling program started but halted due extreme weather but
come April this will fly?
aimo
cyril

cynic ,,,, from what i read Afren could be another Tullow ,here's hoping ..

don't disagree - am actually slightly o'weight with these

My picks are PIC, FTO, JRVS, INTC, CW.
Building related are good for six to eight months, then flat.

PSN was the housebuilding stock my addled brain was looking for!

Well an overall profit of 35%,roughly wirh what i aimed for ,solid not spectacular.
cyril

MY tips for 2011 are : RKH, NOP, GPX, AFR, RRL, AFC and COV.

My 2010 selections were a mixed bag as follows :-
BBY @ 258.5p (+21% @ 312.9p)
HMV @ 92.8p (-65.5% @ 32p)
LAD @ 137.5p (-10.7% @ 122.7p)
SBRY @ 323.5P (+16.3% @ 376.3p)


CRA @ 26.5p (-47% @ 14p)
PRL @ 3.77p (+105% @ 7.75p includes 3p special dividend)
DEMG @ 12p (+ 62.5% @ 19.5p)
AMER @ 15.5p + 19.3% @ 18.5p).
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My selections for 2011 are:-
LAD @ 122.7p
MRW @ 267.6p
COB @ 203.5p
BA. @ 330.5p

Small caps
FTE @ 10.75p
AMER @ 18.5p
MDC @ 3.5p
LGO @ 3.05p
Good Luck All
2517

try AV.,VODA and BG.

all of them have high yield.

Also like BA. and Diageo

apu Wrong thread,try 2011 stock tips.