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April 2009

Investing in shares may lose you all or some of your money. Past performance is no indication of future performance. Some of the shares recommended here may be small company shares, which can be relatively illiquid and hard to trade and this makes such shares more risky than other investments.

  • Epic Code:
  • JPR
  • Price:
  • 6.7p
Taking a trip down memory lane, we remember the first time Sharewatch featured a company in the regional publishing industry. That was in the early 90s when your young Editor drove down to Canterbury to meet the chief executive of Adscene, one of the few quoted local newspaper publishers at the time.It was a fascinating business - most notable for the very strong franchise the group’s largely free papers attracted in their communities. This in turn created a positive feedback loop as a stable and rising readership led to increased investment into the paper (including colour print and improved editorial) and attracted more advertising. It didn’t take long for others to spot the attractions and within a couple of years A ...

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With small companies there is an above average degree of risk compared to buying blue chips. Please be aware that we have not assessed the suitability of any of these investments for you. The newsletter simply states a personal view and diarises the editor’s investment decisions. Please speak to your stockbroker or other qualified individual to ascertain whether any of these companies mentioned would form useful additions to your own portfolios. Past performance is no indication of future success.

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