Iām similar - the majority in global trackers, with a bit of UK bias as Iām based here plus bonds and cash.
I mess with a proportion to teach me that I shouldnāt!
I keep one stock in my portfolio as a memento mori - RBS, lost >95% of its value. It sits there keeping me grounded.
thatās what the cryptos are for.
HL investment is a short position I suppose 
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SMT is a growth investor. There will be little
to no
dividend in that puppy.
What will be the 1st US stocks you will buy when available ?
Berkshire Hathaway for me.
I think thatās not on the list
Actually BRK.B is on the list
Iām thinking Disney to start with or Amazon.
Feel so jeleous of everyone able to use the app.
Still stuck in the identity check , but I guess someone had to go through this in order for the next users to have a more streamlined experience 
Iāve requested Mercado Libre 
I was thinking of regularly buying BP with a view to the quarterly dividends paying for my Diesel 
Didnāt you put in the wrong nationality? They might have thought you brought in a fake passport then
Please do request those here, if you havenāt already.
I have some SSE, they do pay good dividends, but the price has come down quite a lot in the last couple of years. the plus side to this is the divi yield is now over 8%. the minus is the shares are worth quite a bit less than I paid for them. Of course if you buy now youāll get them cheaper than I did
This is not a recommendation 
The other thing to consider with SSE is how the splitting off of the retail energy business and merging it with NPower will affect the dividends/share price. I think uncertainty over this might be depressing the current share price
A divi yield of 8% should be a huge red flag - why on earth is it that high? Usually because they are going tits-up or they are about to slash it.
Mostly itās that high because the share price has dropped for various reasons while the divi hasnāt. they might cut is as part of the merger type stuff. Iām holding onto mine, but I would be a bit cautious about diving in now if I didnāt already have them.
as for other dividend stocks, Without recommending individual stocks Oil Coās have been doing well recently and some of them have a decent yields, also look at some insurance companies. Utilities have decent yield but share prices have slumped a bit recently and may drop more, especially if Jeremy Corbyn starts talking about nationalising them
(I quite like JC except when he mentions nationalising a company I have shares in )
Itās great to hear about everyoneās orders & your thoughts on these securities in general but just a quick reminder -
You planning on branching out into US trackers or stock when they are available?
If itās being kept as a long term investment the quarterly yield isnāt a factor for me, same amount in total over the year.
