AlanJenkins2

This is a pet concept/theory of mine that I would like to throw open for discussion.It is unfortunately true that when a share looks particularly cheap there is quite often something wrong with it - bad news around the corner,etc.I have fallen victim to this on three occasions recently - Alco Holdings in Hong Kong,Bergman and Beving in Sweden,and earlier Crown Crafts in the USA.…

Thanks,Steve.

Regarding the proposed 'B' share scheme return of 30p by Redrow,I read in Moneyweek that these have been disallowed by HMRC and the return would likely be treated as income ?

There was nothing suspicious about the various officers' failure to buy shares,given the fact that they were generally expensive.The only cause for suspicion without hindsight is how well the company appeared to be doing,given that other high street retailers were struggling.

Any view on the news from Safecharge SCH ?

Dividend payers outperform non-dividend-payers because bad companies can't afford to pay dividends. Dividends are okay strictly in moderation.