Good afternoon! The celebrations continued well into the night here in North London, and the sun is streaming though the windows. I couldn't be more delighted that Scotland has voted decisively, and once in a generation to stick with us sassenachs! It makes sense for everyone, and if anyone finds my Tweets on the matter too hot to handle, then I understand there is a button you can press to "Unfollow"! They tried in vain to silence me on Quindell, Naibu, and Globo, but they'll never silence me on the integrity of our nation! I'm nearly always right in the long run. Although I think we could all do with a break from this stuff for a good wee while! I don't want to hear any more from Salmonds, Sturgeons, or any other type of miserable fish!! Let's hope the incalculable damage from this ill-advised, and ugly matter can be gradually repaired. Nationalism is an ugly thing, which releases the most base and negative human instincts, in my opinion.
Maybe we only appreciate things when we consider what life would be like without them? I shall certainly look forward to planning my next trip to Scotland.
Mello 2014
I understand that 3-day tickets are selling like hot cakes for the new investor event of the year - this is a quality investor event, being organised by the redoubtable David Stredder - a highly successful investor, and all round nice guy - with the key point of difference being that he's eschewing commercial sponsorship and only inviting interesting companies and speakers that he wants to see and hear from.
So instead of the usual motley collection of hopeless junior resource stocks, we will be able to meet small caps which are hand-picked by David, with an emphasis on profitable and dividend paying small companies. We often hear that AIM is a casino, populated with poor quality, and ethically-challenged companies & advisers. To a large extent those criticisms are valid, and it's appalling that such a lamentable situation should have been allowed, indeed encouraged, to pertain. Light regulations, which are not really enforced at all, are going to be a magnet for spivs, as indeed AIM is.
However, amongst the dross, there are perhaps 300-400 good companies on AIM that are worthy of our consideration and support.
Tickets to the Mello 2014 conference in Derby (1h 25m from London by train) are selling like hot…
