UK 13:38 Sunday, 27 September 2026
Breaking news and expert analysis on fast-moving AIM and LSE listed shares
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from ShareProphets). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.
I’m sorry it’s been a while that I’ve written. I have been doing lots of other things, mainly to get more money to invest in shares, but I still should have written more. I’ve been doing lots of ‘active research’ including travelling to shareholders meeting and more ‘in depth’ personal research into companies that I own, but that’s still no excuse. I’ve kind of had a bit of ‘writers block’ but there’s something interesting on my mind now which hopefully I can express.
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Mark Howitt
Hi Tom,
I don’t think anyone’s accused me of being a crook for writing about shares that I own, but I accept that some people could possibly think there might be some ‘bias’ in writing about them. That’s up for them to decide, but part of my research has been talking directly to employees of the companies I partly own. I always try and give an honest opinion on them, and it is important for me to see the weaknesses as well as the strengths in my shares. I do think you can be taken seriously on Quindell and that’s what I said in the article- I did make the point that you could perhaps have made more money by shorting them but I guess for you the thrill and the pleasure of writing about them is more important which is pretty cool, and gains you good exposure!