Used to go to school with a lad who claimed his dad bought shares in Man United meaning he owned the Stretford End penalty spot and could in theory stop a penalty kick being taken if he needed to. In hindsight i’m a bit disappointed i didn’t press him more on the logistics of this.
I bought some cheap shares a while ago, one company shot up through the roof and I sold it taking the cream off the top, the others plummeted and I still own them but they are worth very little. In conclusion I am about even if not a little bit up. But I had to keep my eye on them and could have just put my money in a ISA.
My second conclusion is the corporate fat cats make there money out of the independent traders like us, they have faster update info and can buy and sell much more quickly. I used X-O.co.uk - Execution Only Share Dealing