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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:23:25 +0000Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:40:23 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/personal-finance/my-portfolio(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/f1e2f93a-d609-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Fmyportfoliohttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f1e2f93a-d609-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlWhen it comes to the shares of industrial engineers, I pay attention to directors' dealings – and my gut feelingsFri, 20 Nov 2009 19:23:25 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/aeeff2c6-d088-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Fmyportfoliohttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/aeeff2c6-d088-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.html I have been focusing on emerging markets as a possible investment opportunity, although my track record has not been good.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:14:33 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/e4cf32de-caf8-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Fmyportfoliohttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e4cf32de-caf8-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlI first became aware of property shares 50 years ago, on reading an investment newsletter – I think it was written by a man called Beveridge – which my father used to receiveFri, 6 Nov 2009 17:22:48 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/aa257fc0-c58b-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Fmyportfoliohttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/aa257fc0-c58b-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.htmlFT Money's My Portfolio columnists deliver progress updates on their portfoliosFri, 30 Oct 2009 19:39:43 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/4c9f6400-bffb-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Fmyportfoliohttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4c9f6400-bffb-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.htmlI have undergone a profitable conversion from equities to permanent-interest bearing shares – I now believe in 11 per cent incomeFri, 23 Oct 2009 18:42:26 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/f6bac882-ba77-11de-9dd7-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Fmyportfoliohttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f6bac882-ba77-11de-9dd7-00144feab49a.htmlI wish I had followed a friend of mine who has been "in and out" of Tesco shares for many years – instead of getting into African gold minesFri, 16 Oct 2009 18:19:19 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/dd3a0b9e-b4fe-11de-8b17-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Fmyportfoliohttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/dd3a0b9e-b4fe-11de-8b17-00144feab49a.htmlRises in share prices tend to produce floods of rights issues to soak up the available liquidity – and it happens in the rare coins market, tooFri, 9 Oct 2009 19:11:07 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/68300c7e-af7a-11de-ba1c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Fmyportfoliohttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/68300c7e-af7a-11de-ba1c-00144feabdc0.htmlAs a small cap devotee, to have recently purchased BP, Cadbury and Vodafone needs explanation. Fri, 2 Oct 2009 18:40:22 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/ec67ce3a-a9f5-11de-a3ce-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Fmyportfoliohttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ec67ce3a-a9f5-11de-a3ce-00144feabdc0.htmlWarehouse developer Raven Russia has swooped on new business, but Ukranian farming group Landkom has harvested a $2m legal bill Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:10:10 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/bea440d8-a47c-11de-92d4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Fmyportfoliohttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bea440d8-a47c-11de-92d4-00144feabdc0.htmlOn September 10, I was overwhelmed with Desire. The reason for my warm glow was that the share price of small, Aim-listed Desire Petroleum rocketed 25.5p to 90p on the company's announcement that it had "exchanged a letter of intent" with Diamond Offshore Drilling (UK) Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:00:47 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/e6ace182-9eed-11de-8013-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Fmyportfoliohttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e6ace182-9eed-11de-8013-00144feabdc0.htmlDoes the extraordinary price strength in shares in recent months mark the start of a new bull market, or simply a colossal rally in an ongoing bear phase? Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:13:49 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/92254bb8-996b-11de-ab8c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Fmyportfoliohttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/92254bb8-996b-11de-ab8c-00144feabdc0.htmlOn the back of the encouraging recent interim report from Nichols, the soft drinks company, was the strap line "Vimto – seriously mixed-up fruit", which is used in its new advertising campaign.Fri, 4 Sep 2009 17:00:56 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/7af2d9fe-8e78-11de-87d0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Fmyportfoliohttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7af2d9fe-8e78-11de-87d0-00144feabdc0.htmlIn spite of my large cash holdings, I've kept pace with the rising market thanks to two Aim-quoted Indian shares: property company Hirco and Bollywood film-maker ErosFri, 21 Aug 2009 19:46:20 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/70d8a7b6-88f4-11de-b50f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Fmyportfoliohttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/70d8a7b6-88f4-11de-b50f-00144feabdc0.htmlI wonder if companies are using the internet as a "green excuse" to provide less permanent information to easily distracted shareholdersFri, 14 Aug 2009 18:05:25 +0100