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A list of the Very Few Firms Who Passed My Toughest Test.

By Malcolm Stacey

24 April 2015 00:56

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Hello Share Shockers. I’ve regaled you in this modest column before with some of the best advice you could ever pick up. That is: to track down and invest in those star companies which grow their profits every year that comes round.

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wildrides

24 April 2015, 01:28

great post Malcolm ………..seems you cant go wrong with those if your a “divi” investor.
Malcolm Stacey

24 April 2015, 04:22

Thanks, Wilders. And you’re quite right, if the profits rise year on year, so do the divis. Lovely Jubbly. I enjoyed your post on the jackdaws. Great birds. Very intelligent. We had one in the garden as a kid. It used to sit on your shoulder. It also spoke a few words, like Hello and Goodbye, so it was probably somebody’s pet. They used to keep them like parrots in the’fifties. They could probably pick shares better than us, too. By the way our favourite Tertiary Minerals is up 8% today.
J P Spaghetti

24 April 2015, 06:30

Seems POS would qualify Malcolm based solely on operating profits (I’ll stop prattling on about them now but I love the ticker – not invested, by the way!)
Malcolm Stacey

24 April 2015, 09:17

You’re dead right, Spaggers. Plexus (POS) also pass the test with flying colours. I may have a small punt next week.