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Portfolio Review 2024 – Mark Bentley
Post Date: January 25, 2025
Introduction
This is now my fifth annual comprehensive portfolio review. See my 2020 review for an explanation of my investment objectives, strategy, "asset types" and investment accounts. My 2023 review can be found here.
In 2024 my portfolio's underperformance of my FTSE All-Share total return benchmark continued, albeit more modestly. My total return was 7.7% vs 9.8% for the benchmark. I may have to review my strategy if this underperformance continues in 2025 - but it may simply be a consequence of the ...
Portfolio Review 2023 – Mark Bentley
Post Date: January 23, 2024
This article reflects the opinions of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc.
Introduction
This is now my fourth annual comprehensive portfolio review. See my 2020 review for an explanation of my investment objectives, strategy, "asset types" and investment accounts. My 2022 review can be found here.
2023 was again a difficult and disappointing rollercoaster year. For the second consecutive year my results underperformed my FTSE All-share total return benchmark. See "Results Breakdown" below for the gory details.
At least this year my aggregate ...
AGM Reports
Endeavour Mining plc (EDV) AGM Report 2025
Post Date: May 28, 2025
Background
This was the second of two very different AGMs in London that I attended today (Judges Scientific being the first).
I have held shares in this gold mining company since 2012 and, like Judges, it has also produced excellent returns over that period. Endeavour’s Q1 results for the current financial year show that it is firing on all cylinders, with strong gold production, low costs and benefiting from the current high gold price.
Judges’ AGM lasted somewhat longer than I was anticipating, so ...
Endeavour Mining AGM Report 2024
Post Date: June 11, 2024
Introduction and Background
Despite having been in the FTSE100 until recently (and likely to re-enter in the not too distant future, in my opinion), it appears that few individual investors have an interest in Endeavour Mining, judging by both physical and remote attendance at the company’s AGM today.
I have been an investor in the company for 12 Years, i.e. since long before it redomiciled to London in 2021 and was previously listed principally on Canada’s TSX market. It has been a highly ...
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Attending AGMs Using AJ Bell’s Voting Service
Post Date: June 4, 2025
How their service works in practice
Relatively recently, AJ Bell introduced an electronic voting service for clients, which can be accessed from the Account menu (Voting Instructions) when viewing your portfolio. The technology used for this (Broadridge) is the same as that which interactive investor (ii) use for their service. It also offers the option of requesting attendance at a general meeting, which can be found at the top of the form for completing voting instructions.
When I use that option with ii, ...
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