Closed the last thread as it was getting top heavy and cluttered. Brought out the new thread showing carry over of stocks held from year 2003 and ones I will following this year with interest.

Please remember I am by norm a long term value investor ( and invest in tranches ) but now and again may pick some trading stocks which need to be purchased on the same day I invest in them, or the opportunity to profit may be lost. Notice will be given.

Always please DYOR and remember you are always responsible for your buying and selling timing, and actions. I do own other stocks but I have not covered them on this board and therefore dont feel its right to list them here unless I do a reco on them.

Heres the list.

Telecolm Plus Results recently were excelent and the company is just growing and growing. Next target FTSE 250.

Bema Gold A little gem of a gold miner and has surged on the back of the increasing POG, should be a very long term banker.

Caldwell Investments Nothing Spectacular here but still up on buy price. If its good enough for Jim Slater and Evil Knievil, its good enough for me.

African Eagle A play on the ever increasing POG, but this time an explorer, and hopefully good news out very soon.

Just Car Clinics A long term hold that has fought back in the market just recently. Trading was a tad dissapointing late summer, but there are whispers about everything is back on track.

Bioprogress Hoping this one is going to be a long term Bio hold and has some big names like Mike Walters tipping it. A new contract win is imminent.

Zoo Digital Another long term hold which is likely to make its maiden profit in the very near future. I see this as a take out or take over candidate based on its, DVD Extra Technology.

Healthcare Enterprise Group A small company with a big future. As acquires a couple of very well know companys in the Health Care Business and has some very big backers.

Datacash One of the World Leaders in its software security field for online payment processing, also now branching out into other areas of security for credit cards and store cards.

Pipex Communications Fantastic and proven management team have acquired the bit parts to put together a Telecolms network of the highest order. Another long term hold.

I D Data A play on the new security chip credit cards and store cards. Awaiting big orders from Banks from all over the Globe.

NEW BUYS

T T Electronics A recovery play on the world car manufacturing and mobile phone industries.

Armour Group, a company that again is in the in car entertainment market and sells all the leads and plugs that are needed for the electronics to work. Also has an in house, audio electronics division.

Service Powerthe recognised market leader in artificial intelligence based field service scheduling applications.

Patient Line Market-leading pioneer of bedside communication and entertainment services within the NHS healthcare sector. Offer a comprehensive solution partnering Trusts in delivering digital TV, telephone, free 24hr radio, internet, email and information services direct to bedside.

Scott Tod Straight swap with Cardpoint, basicaly in the same business, but this has further growth, much further growth left in it.

Mediwatch Exciting little Bio/health care company ready to break into the US market.

Imagination Technologies Silicoln chip maker. Rumoured to be the "New ARM"

Sanctuary Group Music company with divisions in Concerts, artists and Media.

2 Ergo Mobile communications company with cutting edge technology across all platforms.

CMS Webview Commodity software and Exchange software developer and servicer.

Zincox A play on the growing infrastructure of the newest industrial economy in the World China.

Anglo Pacific A coal miner who again I have invested in because of rising prices and incresed demand from China for coking coal and other metals.

London @ Associates Properties A fast rising NAV well above the stock price attracted me to this one, investing in large shopping centres.



SELLS

Top sliced Cardpoint 21/1/2004
also TT electronics and Datacash.

Top sliced ZOO 19/2/2004

Top sliced Zoo and JCR 29/02/2004

Top sliced JCR and ZOO plus some of my earlier stock
in BPRG at 50p and 60p. Wc March 1st

Top sliced Bema, Caldwell, JCR Zoo and Armour week ending, 12/03/2003.

Top sliced ID DATA, Telspec, Patient line, ZOO, Bema, JCR, Caldwell, Service power, on 28th and 29th of March.

Incite Holdings, sold 09/01/2004

Cardpoint, sold 30/01/2004

Centurion Electronics sold 12/2/2004

Avocett Miningsold 2/03/2004

Telspec sold after a few days of profit taking on 31/3/2004




I will be adding new recommendations to this list throughout the year, and at the moment I feel its a stock pickers market and one where value stocks with sound balance sheets will outperform. I cant really see that we will get the momentum opportunities we got in the last year from april to August and therefore as usual PATIENCE will be required.

Please feel free to make comments on the above list adding your thoughts and I wish everyone a prosperous year on the markets.

Regards Goldfinger.

Well the DOW closed up over 100 ppoints and there was some good news for techs in after hours trades. Could be in for a good day tomorrow.

chers Gf.

Well a mixed morning and looks like the posr xmas and new year spike is gradually slipping away. Never mind it makes it more interesting seeking out winners and value, talking of which as anybody tuned into the prospects of Patientline, looks a gem of a business to me.

cheers Gf.

African gold is up 27% - why ? answers on a post-card...

Well done to African gold, lets hope african Eagle goes the same way.

Did anybody see tonights 10 oclock news/. Shipping is booming on the back of the expanding chinese economy. What stocks to look at? J fisher which I hold, Clarkson is another and what about Braemar Seascope, food for thought.

cheers GF.

GF
Are you still confident about the long term prospects for ZOO?

B Askin, yes I am and I havent sold one share and wont do either, please see the ZOO thread.

cheers GF.

Cheers GF. Will continue to hold with more confidence.
BA.

G F-PXC are moving up again do you think tgere is some good news coming?

There is talk of a further acquisition over on adfvn, but to be honest I suppose that is just rumour. Lets hope they just keep building the network and an update would help a lot.

cheers GF.

very bad news for CUC and tragic for the family - on the wires this morning


The Board of Centurion announces with regret that Chairman and Chief Executive
Steven Cunningham was killed in a road accident on Friday 23 January.

The Board has met over the weekend and will meet again later today to confirm
the appointment of an interim Chairman.

A further statement will be issued following that meeting.

Shares taking a real knock today - but the personal tragedy also puts all this in to perspective

Certainly does BJ. But life goes on. Dont really like talking about this one at the moment but have to say as usual we have had one big over reaction on the market. Nows the time to buy these if you are a holder or a prospective holder.
Wont say anymore lets leave that to the board.

cheers GF.

Turned out to be a very good day except for Centurion and I think the MMs have really overdone this one. Mind there is a lot of speculative talk going on about a take over. Lets see what happens.

cheers GF.

Some of your tips so far aint doing very well Goldfinger. I'm not having a go at you though.
Bema gold has fallen a lot and avocet mining are stagnant. I hold avocet and Oxus gold. Do you know why gold shares in general are doing so poorly cos i think oxus and avocet are good long term plays over next few years.

Never liked the sound of Zoo so wasnt surprised in their warning last week.

Some arent scotinvestor notably ZOO ( but I have confidence in it, in fact if you look on the ZOO thread you will see that Julie has pocketed two thousand quid profit in it last week when I said sell before the warning) but a lot are.

Gold shares have been affected by POG and the relationship to the dollar which as strengthened a little of late but I still think we are going to see a softening there and gold shares going back up.

I certainly wouldnt sell avocet or Oxus or any mining share until we see an interest rates rise in the US and what impact it as on POG.

Suprised your not in African Eagle. Good luck.

cheers GF.

Never liked Zoo either. Very overhyped, not surprised at it's warning.

Dow down 141, Zoo will slide from here.

Please remember board posters ThirdEye as had a warning from the board administrators and is being carefully watched.

What a lovely reply from a real lady..........................



disciple - 26 Jan'04 - 14:21 - 157 of 164


hi goldfinger, thank you for, as ever, your very informative reply, that clears things up for me. Had a giggle about the 'women are better at controlling money bit' I don't know if I fit that description yet! but I have banked about 2 grand thanks to zoo so far, and although that may be loose change to some people I am well chuffed I can tell you, as this is the first share I ever bought. I'll continue to hold zoo long term and wait and see, but I agree the dvd extra side of things seems more promising.
thanks again
regards julie.


cheers GF

Goldfinger,

Why is it necessary for you to personally attack "thirdeye" every time he posts?

If he has a contrarian view, that's fine, these are discussion boards after all, and if we all agreed, it would be terribly boring!

Your posts are good, although I don't agree with all your selections, but that's fine too, because who's to say you're right and i'm wrong, or vice versa?

If you have a problem with thirdeye on ADVFN, I think you should address it there, and not here.

Andy, if you check out his posts you will see that 90% are directed at me and are spoiling tactics. Its not a matter of who is right or wrong. Do you wish this board to become another advfn? because I can tell you this if you leave it to thirdeye it will.

cheers GF.

Andy if your still there heres one for you and your club.

Scott Tod, very similar to Cardpoint but as a few extras thrown in.

cheers GF.