Are you looking for fresh share ideas? Here's a taster for three free share tips.
2006 has been a good year for equities. London's flagship index, the FTSE 100 is up 9% this year*. I don't know whether 2007 will be as good, but if you'd like to dip your toe into the stock market, The Motley Fool could help you out. We'd be delighted to give you three free share tips if you sign up for a guest pass to our Champion Shares investment service.
Here's a taster for those tips:
Recommendation No 1 (tipped in February 06):
You've almost certainly heard of this share. It's been a corporate disaster area in recent years but Champion Shares editor, Maynard Paton, reckons this company is beginning to recover.
Admittedly, the share price is currently lower than when Maynard first recommended this company, but on the plus side, the company's chairman said in September that a reorganisation should lead to "a substantial improvement in the value of the business to its shareholders." An investment bank has been appointed to help with that process.
This company has a rotten track record, so you can't rule out further bad news. But overall, I think it looks like a promising recovery prospect.
Recommendation No 2 (tipped in September 2006):
This is an AIM-traded small-cap which has doubled sales and tripled operating profits between 2002 and 2006.
Maynard reckons "the immediate outlook seems bright as well, with each of the group's three main divisions expected to progress during the current year." What's more, the company currently trades on a price/earnings ratio of around 15 which looks attractive given the potential for further growth.
However, on the downside, this company is now expanding overseas; the opportunity looks tempting, but moving outside the UK does increase risk somewhat.
Recommendation No 3 (tipped in November 05): Maynard thinks this share is a Champion Shares "Quality Leader." In other words, he believes it's an industry-best company with sustainable competitive advantages.
Not all investors agree with Maynard, however. This is an "old media" company which is arguably threatened by the increasing popularity of web-based content. Still, management has successfully grown turnover and reduced costs in recent years, and the company is now publishing more content via the web.
So I think there's a strong chance that this share will prove to be a long-term winner too.
What now?
Sign up for a free 30-day trial to Champion Shares and you can discover the names of all three shares at no cost whatsoever. Just go the "buy" table at the bottom of Maynard's latest update, published on October 27, entitled Bad News.
In fact, you'll notice that more than three shares currently have buy ratings on our service. I've just given you a taster of the three shares that appeal to me most.
Remember, if you sign up for the trial you can read Maynard's in-depth write-ups on all of his recommendations. On top of that, you'll have access to the next tip as soon as it's published later this month.
And if you then decide to subscribe at the end of the trial, we've reduced our annual price to just £99 for a limited period only.
So go on, start your trial now!
* The FTSE 100 index opened at 5618.8 points on January 3rd, 2006. It closed at 6129.2 points on October 31, 2006.
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