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Nov 243 min read
WHAT NEXT?
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...
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christine
Oct 203 min read
STORMY WEATHER AHEAD
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 ...
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christine
Sep 293 min read
ELECTRIC POWER
CERES POWER : A leading developer of clean energy technology; electrolysis for the creation of green hydrogen and fuel cells for power...
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christine
Aug 243 min read
WHAT TO INVEST IN?
A few months ago the China Dolls invested in Costain, a large construction company. This selection was based on the new governments...
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christine
Jul 213 min read
GROWTH
A NEW GOVERNMENT PROMISING GROWTH LET'S HOPE SO The China Dolls have been busy...
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christine
Jun 233 min read
JUNE MEETING IN THE SUN
IT WAS MY TURN TO HOST THE MONTHLY MEETING OF THE CHINA DOLLS INVESTMENT...
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christine
May 262 min read
MY MONEY'S ON ???
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...
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christine
Apr 213 min read
LET THE BUILDING COMMENCE
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...
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christine
Mar 153 min read
SPRING IS IN THE AIR
Will someone please tell the Stock Market Spring is in the air our portfolio is looking decidedly RED today! Looking at our current...
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christine
Feb 253 min read
THE FUTURE BECKONS
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...
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christine
Jan 203 min read
ON REFLECTION
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...
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christine
Dec 19, 20231 min read
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
THE CHINA DOLLS WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS
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christine
Nov 18, 20233 min read
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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christine
Oct 21, 20233 min read
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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christine
Sep 24, 20233 min read
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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christine
Aug 20, 20233 min read
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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christine
Jul 22, 20233 min read
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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christine
Jun 29, 20233 min read
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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christine
May 25, 20233 min read
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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christine
Apr 22, 20233 min read
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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christine
Mar 24, 20233 min read
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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christine
Feb 20, 20233 min read
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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christine
Jan 22, 20233 min read
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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christine
Dec 21, 20221 min read
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
THE CHINA DOLLS WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS. HERE'S TO A PROSPEROUS AND PEACEFUL 2023.
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christine
Nov 21, 20223 min read
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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christine
Oct 25, 20223 min read
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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christine
Sep 26, 20224 min read
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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christine
Aug 21, 20223 min read
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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christine
Jul 24, 20223 min read
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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christine
Jun 29, 20223 min read
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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christine
May 24, 20224 min read
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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christine
Apr 27, 20224 min read
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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christine
Mar 22, 20223 min read
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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christine
Feb 23, 20223 min read
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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christine
Jan 26, 20223 min read
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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christine
Dec 21, 20211 min read
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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christine
Nov 30, 20213 min read
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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christine
Oct 24, 20213 min read
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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christine
Sep 26, 20213 min read
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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christine
Aug 22, 20212 min read
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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christine
Jul 19, 20214 min read
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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christine
Jun 21, 20213 min read
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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christine
May 23, 20214 min read
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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christine
Apr 25, 20213 min read
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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christine
Mar 19, 20213 min read
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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christine
Feb 19, 20213 min read
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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christine
Jan 22, 20213 min read
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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christine
Dec 18, 20202 min read
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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christine
Nov 22, 20202 min read
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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christine
Oct 25, 20203 min read
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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