WE WAIT IN ANTICIPATION In the meantime - it's back to business UNITE GROUP : We've held shares in the Unite Group for a number of years. It has always proved a reliable and steady investment for us. Until recently when the share price has dropped 37% over the past year and this month saw a further sharp fall. 705.50 Last Month.  540.00 Today   This is mainly due to the drop in Chinese students coming over to UK. Richard Williams, property analyst at QuotedData, said: “Gr

October has witnessed three significant crashes in the history of the MSCI World Index: Firstly the Wall Street crash of 1929, then in 1987 and 2008. In October 1987, global stocks dropped by -17.0%, and in October 2008, they fell by -18.9%. This has become known as "The October Effect" Some analysts are predicting it may soon happen again From the panic of 1907 to Black Tuesday of 1929 a

After a long search for new brokers, we eventually opened an account with CAPITAL FINANCIAL...

‘We’re about to be wiped out’: why investment clubs face extinct https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/investing/stocks...

THE SOUTH COAST WAS A LITLE BUSIER THAN THIS! What a summer it has been. We've certainly enjoyed it. Back...

Soaring away over the past few months ROLLS ROYCE : Price atm 924p Shares in RR are up nearly 60% year-to-date! The growth seems almost...

LUNCH AT THE IVY IN BOURNEMOUTH - CELEBRATIING OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY Here we are, 25 years older but still standing. Well most of us! ...

The month of May is almost upon us and the old adage springs to mind: SELL IN MAY AND GO AWAY ...

Flying High this month with our decision making CRODA : Sentimentality went out the window. After last month's decision to hold on to...

CERES POWER: SOLD In October 2024, Goldman Sachs cut its recommendation for Ceres Power shares to neutral due to a correction in the...

Whilst our investment in Costain, a UK-based company that designs and builds sustainable infrastructure , is showing us a paper profit...

That's the question - but what's the answer? Looking at the China Dolls portfolio for the year 2024, we seemed to have made little...

NOT JUST THE WEATHER! A BUDGET IS LOOMING! What better way to spend a stormy day here on the South coast than to write our October ...

CERES POWER : A leading developer of clean energy technology; electrolysis for the creation of green hydrogen and fuel cells for power...

A few months ago the China Dolls invested in Costain, a large construction company. This selection was based on the new governments...

A NEW GOVERNMENT PROMISING GROWTH LET'S HOPE SO The China Dolls have been busy...

IT WAS MY TURN TO HOST THE MONTHLY MEETING OF THE CHINA DOLLS INVESTMENT...

WE'LL ALL HAVE A SAY ON JULY 4TH MAY 2024 - our 23rd AGM - giving us the oppotunity to reflect on our portfolio. Recently we've managed...

COSTAIN GROUP: An election is a definitely on the cards this year and if, as expected, the Labour Party win, they have vowed to reform...

Will someone please tell the Stock Market Spring is in the air our portfolio is looking decidedly RED today! Looking at our current...

After many months of discussion, we've taken the plunge to invest in the future of technology. The company we have chosen is RELX. RELX...

It's very interesting to look back on shares we've sold in the past to see where they stand now. In 2010 we purchased Greggs, the "food...

THE CHINA DOLLS WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS

We are fairly happy with our portfolio as it stands at the moment and made the decision to hold onto all our investments this month. So...

SHELL: Last month we invested in SHELL : This company has a policy setting out Powering Progress to generate value for their...

After much deliberation about the company Warpaint London, we finally took the plunge and invested £1500 - well we know it's not a lot of...

GENUS: SOLD - This is a share we bought into at the very beginning of our China Dolls journey. Their mission is to breed better pigs...

IF ONLY WE KNEW! The FTSE 100 has clocked up its best weekly performance since March after better-than-expected UK inflation data fuelled...

It's a tough old world out there at the moment. But all we can tell you is that our average age puts us in our 70's - which means WE'VE...

A famous investor, Gerald Loeb, once said "put all your eggs in one basket and watch the basket" China Dolls does not advocate this...

WE THINK IT MIGHT BE It is very early days, but we are looking into the possibility of investing in AI companies. As you may be aware, we...

Here is the article written by SAGA for the March edition of their magazine. We were delighted they had chosen our group to try to...

A B Dynnamics: AB Dynamics has grown steadily to become one of the world’s most trusted suppliers of automotive test systems. Today,...

LET'S KICK 2022 INTO THE ETHER AND EMBRACE THE FACT THAT THE FTSE IS NOW SITTING AT ITS HIGHEST POINT SINCE 1984. ONWARD AND UPWARDS...

THE CHINA DOLLS WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS. HERE'S TO A PROSPEROUS AND PEACEFUL 2023.

Whilst we were concerned at seeing over 30,000 attendees jetting in to the COP27 in Egypt, we are totally in support of their mission to...

OR CALM WATERS We are hoping Rishi Sunak will get a handle on the economy so we can enjoy the latter! It has been a turbulent few weeks...

ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE! What a month it has been. Since our August blog we now have a new King, a new government and this week a...

There are occasions when you just have to sit and wait for the market to recover - this is one of them. Our portfolio is recovering and...

We've received a couple of enquiries recently asking how to start an investment club. The China Dolls began meeting monthly in the year...

Well it is for us China Dolls on the south coast. AGRONOMICS: It is interesting to see the advancement in plant based foods appearing on...

THE "UPS" UNITE GROUP: is the UK's largest owner, manager and developer of purpose-built student accommodation serving the country's...

This month was a great month for dividends, boosting our coffers by over £350. Every little helps! We also received our pay off from...

THE WORLD IS DEFINITELY TURNING "GREEN" AGRONOMICS: Agronomics is the leading London listed company in the field of cellular...

At the beginning of the month Pam S. and Chris (that's me) represented the China Dolls at the Mello Events virtual meeting hosted by the...

So I imagine everyone, not just the China Dolls, has taken a hit on the stock market these last few weeks. However, our optimistic...

Our 21st Christmas gathering as a group of investors and friends. We're all quite convinced we haven't aged a bit - hmmmm.....perhaps we...

The stock market is taking a hit at the moment. Investing is for the long term, so hold on to your optimism and hang on in there. It'll...

ASOS: In 2001, when our club was only one year old, a couple of our members noticed their daughters buying clothes online with a new...

REACH: A brilliant performance by this share over the past 12 months. Reach plc is the largest national and regional news publisher in...