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THE ONLY WAY IS UP
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...
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COMBINED EXPERIENCE
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- Oct 21
- 3 min
INVESTING IN OIL
SHELL: Last month we invested in SHELL : This company has a policy setting out Powering Progress to generate value for their...
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- Sep 24
- 3 min
WARPAINT
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...
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- Aug 20
- 3 min
CLEANING UP OUR PORTFOLIO
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...
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- Jul 22
- 3 min
WHERE'S THE MARKET HEADING?
IF ONLY WE KNEW! The FTSE 100 has clocked up its best weekly performance since March after better-than-expected UK inflation data fuelled...
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- Jun 29
- 3 min
LEARN TOGETHER and STAY CALM
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...
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- May 25
- 3 min
WATCH THE EGGS IN YOUR BASKET
A famous investor, Gerald Loeb, once said "put all your eggs in one basket and watch the basket" China Dolls does not advocate this...
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- Apr 22
- 3 min
IS - A.I. - THE WAY FORWARD?
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...
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- Mar 24
- 3 min
WE HAVEN'T AGED AT ALL!
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...
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- Feb 20
- 3 min
SPRING IS IN THE AIR
A B Dynnamics: AB Dynamics has grown steadily to become one of the world’s most trusted suppliers of automotive test systems. Today,...
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- Jan 22
- 3 min
HAPPY NEW YEAR
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...
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- Dec 21, 2022
- 1 min
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
THE CHINA DOLLS WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS. HERE'S TO A PROSPEROUS AND PEACEFUL 2023.
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- Nov 21, 2022
- 3 min
CLIMATE CHANGE
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...
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- Oct 25, 2022
- 3 min
STORMY WEATHER AHEAD
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...
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- Sep 26, 2022
- 4 min
AUTUMN LEAVES ARE FALLING
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...
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- Aug 21, 2022
- 3 min
MARKING TIME
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...
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- Jul 24, 2022
- 3 min
STARTING AN INVESTMENT CLUB
We've received a couple of enquiries recently asking how to start an investment club. The China Dolls began meeting monthly in the year...
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- Jun 29, 2022
- 3 min
AT LEAST THE SUN IS SHINING
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...
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- May 24, 2022
- 4 min
THE UPS AND DOWNS OF INVESTING
THE "UPS" UNITE GROUP: is the UK's largest owner, manager and developer of purpose-built student accommodation serving the country's...
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- Apr 27, 2022
- 4 min
DIVIDENDS ARE GREAT
This month was a great month for dividends, boosting our coffers by over £350. Every little helps! We also received our pay off from...
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- Mar 22, 2022
- 3 min
SHARES FOR THE FUTURE
THE WORLD IS DEFINITELY TURNING "GREEN" AGRONOMICS: Agronomics is the leading London listed company in the field of cellular...
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- Feb 23, 2022
- 3 min
ZOOM - https://melloevents.com
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...
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- Jan 26, 2022
- 3 min
OUCH
So I imagine everyone, not just the China Dolls, has taken a hit on the stock market these last few weeks. However, our optimistic...
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- Dec 21, 2021
- 1 min
HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE
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...
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- Nov 30, 2021
- 3 min
KEEP YOUR SPIRITS UP
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...
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- Oct 24, 2021
- 3 min
FASHION TO THE FORE
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...
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- Sep 26, 2021
- 3 min
REACH FOR THE SKIES
REACH: A brilliant performance by this share over the past 12 months. Reach plc is the largest national and regional news publisher in...
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- Aug 22, 2021
- 2 min
CRODA OUR SHINING STAR
Smart science to improve lives Croda: Is the name behind the high performance ingredients and technologies in some of the biggest, most...
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- Jul 19, 2021
- 4 min
SUMMER IS HERE AT LAST
Enjoy the sunshine whilst it lasts. Following on from last months blog - here is a resume of the rest of our share portfolio. Morgan...
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- Jun 21, 2021
- 3 min
HIGH DAYS AND HOLIDAYS
It's the Summer Solstice today, so we are hoping the weather may improve enough for us to enjoy some of these treats! June was a great...
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- May 23, 2021
- 4 min
SELL IN MAY AND GO AWAY!
SELL IN MAY AND GO AWAY: is an old share adage which many people still adhere to. But not us China Dolls. We tend to buy for the long...
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- Apr 25, 2021
- 3 min
BUILDING ON A BETTER FUTURE
MORGAN SINDALL: One our Dollies has been following this company after it was recommended by Questor in September 2020: since when this...
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- Mar 19, 2021
- 3 min
SPRING IS IN THE AIR
There appears to be an optimism that we are gradually coming out of the pandemic situation. It won't be long before things start to open...
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- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
POWERING ONWARDS
This months focus is on the "energy" field. ITM Power: This is a British manufacturer of polymer electrolyte membrane electrolyzers for...
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- Jan 22, 2021
- 3 min
2021 - A NEW DAWN AWAITS
So here we are, January 2021 and still in lockdown. Things can only get better. They certainly are in the stock market with our...
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- Dec 18, 2020
- 2 min
CHRISTMAS CHEER
CODEMASTERS: At the beginning of lockdown we invested in this company anticipating a lot of online games may be played by people stuck...
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- Nov 22, 2020
- 2 min
Untitled
One advantage of being in an investment club is that you can invest in innovative companies that you may be cautious of if a singular...
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- Oct 25, 2020
- 3 min
OCTOBER MINUTES
China Dolls are keeping up with the times. One of our new investments is a company called AB Dynamics This is a small company based in...
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- Oct 19, 2020
- 1 min
MELLO EVENT THIS EVENING
Log on to https://www.tickettailor.com/events/melloeventslimited/431869 to get your ticket for the zoom meeting of Mello Events. ...
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- Sep 20, 2020
- 3 min
WEATHERING THE COVID STORM
Looking at our portfolio we are pleased that most of our shares are doing well in the current stormy times. Let's look at some of them....
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- Sep 2, 2020
- 3 min
PHARMACEUTICALS
This month we discussed investing in a pharmaceutical company. There are many large companies out there where your money will be quite...
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- Jul 28, 2020
- 2 min
CLEAN FUEL IS A WINNER
This month we invested in a company called ITM. ITM Power, the clean fuel and energy storage company, is proud to be continuing to play a...
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- Jun 30, 2020
- 2 min
WAREHOUSE WINNER
SEGRO: This company owns and manages a portfolio of warehouse and logistic facilities throughout UK and Europe. It recently purchased...
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- May 25, 2020
- 3 min
POSITIVE THOUGHTS
THIS MONTH WAS OUR 20TH AGM! However, non of us feel much older than when we started in the year 2000. We are a very positive group of...
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- Apr 18, 2020
- 5 min
THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER
The share market has improved hugely since our last "chat". Many shares are recovering well and in this current, uncertain, climate that...
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- Mar 28, 2020
- 1 min
HANG ON IN THERE
Nobody could have predicted the coming of this virus and the effect it would have on our lives AND OUR SHARES! But here we are in the...
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- Mar 4, 2020
- 1 min
piworld.co.uk interview with Tamzin
Pam (at the head of the table) sitting with Virginia and Mary were interviewed by Tamzin from piworld.co.uk Here is the video for those...
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- Feb 21, 2020
- 3 min
FILMSTARS THIS MONTH!
Tamzin and Tim from piworld.co.uk took a trip to the seaside to interview the China Dolls at their February meeting. The afternoon was...
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- Jan 23, 2020
- 2 min
JANUARY MINUTES
I live on the west coast of Ireland and we've been having some pretty wild weather! But all is calm now. So, having just received the...
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- Jan 18, 2020
- 1 min
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE
2020 here we come. We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. The China Dolls celebrated a Christmas lunch at the Chewton...
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