MJWARD UK LTD

So here we are 2011! Another year of digging deep, working extremely hard and watching the pennies! Owning my own business 2010 was pretty much dedicated to developing our brand; re-investing what money I could into marketing, and monitoring the company’s cash flow. If you have a business then these things are vital, I mean if you don’t re-invest then who will? The long and short of it is 2010 was not a stock market kind of year for me, due to the economic climate I thought my time / money better spent on other things.

You will see from the ‘Our Business’ tab on this website that we are involved with several different sites / projects… As well as these I am really interested in all kinds of investments! Like everyone, my investments are dictated by how much money I have available at any given time… I did not receive a cash handout in order to setup my business; I worked for someone whilst establishing the company in the evenings / weekends… Likewise, with personal investments I saved / used credit cards (and lots of them) to buy various assets to date such as land, stocks, Bulgarian real estate etc… These cards got paid off ASAP, but sadly money makes money! And if like me you start off with nil, then you do have many challenges ahead… But these are exciting ones, I mean it is better if YOU personally save up or work hard towards something!

Anyway, I have decided that 2011 is going to be my year for stocks and shares… Having a diverse investment portfolio is so important when thinking ‘long term’. Rather than putting all your money into say gold or silver, why not invest in different assets such as stocks and shares, land, property, websites, bonds, art, business, currency etc

Over the festive period I spent a few evenings sipping a glass or two of red wine, laptop on, browsing stocks and shares that interest me on the web… I thought early Jan would be a good time to post my 2011 stock market predications for the year! Please note I am no expert on stocks and shares, also my goal is not to make a quick buck buying and selling! Like land investment, I aim to buy and hold onto as many shares as possible over the years, building up a larger and larger stock portfolio that can be sold or passed on later in my life. I do not have massive capital to invest so who, when and what I invest in will be a well calculated gamble. Let’s face it, all stocks and shares you invest in do come with some risk!

So who will I be investing in this year? What companies stand out to me as possible sound long term investments? Please note I am not suggesting that you go out and invest in these companies, however if you do, then this will be at your own risk!

Here are my top 5 companies to invest in 2011

I selected the above companies by reading various reviews, news and reports on the web, looking at past share prices and taking into account our current economic climate and needs… As well as these X5 companies I have pencilled down several others that I will be keeping my eye on in 2011. My plan is to wait for a good share price, invest what I can afford to loose, and then forget about them for 12 months or so… Maybe posting another blog this time next year with a summary of how well (or bad) I did!

And on that note, I hope you enjoyed this blog post and my predictions for 2011. I would love to hear your thoughts on the stock market and how you see things going this year… Let’s end this post with a quote by Mr Warren Buffett “I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years.”