I consider CFD gambling. But investing. No definantly not.
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My recommendation is to stay with stocks, cfd after 2 3 years of practice
Is it gambling really though? Choosing companies for CFDs is the same as choosing companies for regular shares in my eyes. You just have access to leverage. As long as youre not leveraged to the tits, itās fine.
Whats the goal here? Just keep it in forever?
Why not stay invested for the long term? Now starting to retire, I am very glad that I started investing just upon finishing as a student and have never pulled out.
in my view, there is no better way to save. I just calculated today (to some chagrin) that in 2015 my partner and I bought a flat to let. Five years later, the rent received plus capital gains are about half what we could have had by putting the same money in a share portfolio and sitting on it - without the effort it takes to furnish, repair and be good landlords.
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Iām in invested in companies that I see shooting for the moon this decade, so probably at least 10 years for most of them.
Those investing over Ā£85k, isnāt there a danger if something happens to Trading212 as the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) limit is Ā£85,000?
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Thatās my plan yes I want a dividend income
I too was looking at going down the landlord route until I was introduced to T212ā¦ couldnāt believe how easy it is to invest and make money. As you say, way less hassle!
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As it is not completely off topic, indulge me by letting me say that we have a beautiful one bedroom available in east London, with easy access to Stratford, Liverpool St and Canary Wharf. Message me if interested!
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$GRWG solid! Like its debt, market cap, PS and rev growth and especially the sector. Thanks for the share, will be investing in this one as well after some more DD.
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Why not do both? I would never sell my properties to float on the markets. Certain level of security in bricks and mortar.
Admittedly the private sector is not my flavour but commercial in the current marketā¦ buyers market, and many new businesses will shine from this.
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Properties also fluctuate in value, constantly, economic environment, new schools in the area, a new polluting factory built a few miles away, etc.
Just because it is extremely difficult to track updated prices of properties does not mean they cannot vary. They do and a lot.
Stocks have the psychologycal effect of showing their real time value. And some people cannot ser their ābelongingsā going up and down all the time. But it is basically a mental attitude.
Firstlyā¦ Congrats on the gainsā¦ More importantly, whats your next hot tip please? 
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Your forgetting the income reinvestment aspect, its not all about the property value as CGT kicks in but the income received from it.
I would always say diversity is the best route.
A lot of commercial properties are leased for long periods and the rents are 10% yields or more, with the right lease agreement the lease is often more valuable than the property
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TSLA would IMO be a safe bet and expect another 50% share price increase in the next 12 months. I would expect NIO to double its share price before end of next year. Green Power Motors (GP) , FUV and BOXL are also stocks i see doubling in the next 12 months.
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To make enough so that i can retire early 
I agree on tesla and nio, I havenāt researched the others so canāt say.
Power companies are my thought as theyāve suffered so much but are solely responsible for our electric/hydrogen future
Iām already tired Iām just trying to earn the re
the āinvestedā number is wrong, Iāve been with trading 212 for 3 years, and the legal maximum I couldāve contributed cannot be over 60K. They might be adding dividend returns to invested or something else.
for those who are interested, that āreturnā number will become more and more meaningless the longer you keep continuously investing.
there is a difference to how good you are doing if youāve invested this 60k over 3 years piece by piece, or if you invested 60k lump sum in 3 months ago.
Especially this year, if youāve just invested in a nasdaq tracker on 12 march, youād be up 56% today, or if on an SNP500 tracker 34%.
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