Free investment resource + tips

HelloStocks provide a free list of potentially good investment holdings here.

I cannot vouch for their accuracy or integrity, but it does seem to provide lists of companies suitable for investment depending upon different criteria.

P.S. I have added some extra companies to my 'nuclear' blog article here - see the 'Other possible candidates' section. Some of these have shown +400% and +600% gain in the last year! I have made an 'SMR Pie' in Trading 212 and invested in most of these for the long term as I foresee a desperate need for large amounts of electricity to supply AI and data farms as well as EVs in the next 10 years. In 2027, some SMRs should finally be working and demonstrating their cost effectiveness and efficiency. More SMRs will follow. There will be a need for Uranium and the special fuels that are needed, so no matter which SMR designs win the race, the companies supplying and making the fuel will rocket in value as demand will exceed supply - at least that's my theory!

Trading 212 Update 2025-09-27 + tips

This week has been down overall for me. The first few days started well but there was a small correction on Thursday and Friday.

T212 Accounts

Deposit     Age       12 Sept.   19 Sept.   26 Sept.     Results(week) (IRR since start)      

£20,000    6mnths     £24,700    £25,083    £24,619      -£463         (24% - 20k lump sum in April)

£70,000    14mnths    £76,474    £78,574    £78,415      -£159         (37% - DCA in chunks - 26k added Aug.)

Overall loss this week -£622.

Trading 212 update 2025-09-20 + tips

What a week! After the Fed 0.25% rate cut announcement on Wednesday which everyone was expecting, US shares started to gain (Fed indicated two possible further 25 bps cuts before end of year). Nvidia announced a $5billion investment in Intel and the USD/GBP rate fell 1.5% from 1.36 to 1.34 which also increased the value of US stocks for UK investors.

Is Pawn good for you?

It is projected that the cost of living in the U.S. is projected to continue its upward trend in 2026 and 2027, with the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) expected to reach approximately 333.85 and 341.87 points, respectively, according to Trading Economics. In the UK, it is expected to peak in early 2026 and then very slowly decline.

During these times, credit lenders such as banks, buy-now-pay-later companies like Klarna, credit card companies, discount stores (BME, etc.) can all do well.

A previous favourite of mine had been the pawn shop business H&T Group plc (HAT). I look at buying shares in this company during recessions and when the gold price was high because many people would pawn their gold jewelry and as the value of gold went up, the value of their stock would go up too.

$USD begins to strengthen + my early progress report on hot share tips

My portfolios went down by 1-2% over the last few days despite the S&P 500 being at an all-time high. The dip was due to the weakening $USD. However, today (Thursday 18th Sept.) it seems to be gaining strength and both T212 portfolios have bounced back up again.

The Fx change however, did mean that I could buy more with my £GBP on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Investing in Nuclear SMRs - get in now before it is too late!

Introduction

The world needs green electricity - especially electricity that does not depend on the weather (i.e. neither wind nor solar). Unlike the USA, who are drilling for oil and gas with no regard for global warming, the UK have adopted a Net Zero policy.

In November 2024, the UK and 30 other countries signed a global pledge to triple their nuclear capacity by 2050.

I couldn't make this up - soon you may be able to invest in Trump ETFs!

I am not making this up - honest. Here's the timeline of events in Lalaland the USA.

Why cash is not king for investors!

Around 17th February 2025, Tech shares began to fall. Some people were afraid that the over-priced tech. bubble was finally popping. Others were reacting to the Trump effect and USA instability.

Some investors feared the worst and sold up and converted their portfolios to cash or bonds - especially those with portfolios in tax free wrappers such as ISAs or SIPPs.

Is Defense a good area for investment just now?

Russia has sent drones over NATO (Poland) territory. This has caused some concern amongst the West.

Oana Lungescu, a fellow at the Royal United Services Institute think tank and a former NATO spokesperson, said NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte "has said that NATO needs a five-fold increase in air and missile defense capabilities, so that’s an urgent priority. It’s also important that all NATO countries clarify their national legislation about downing aircraft entering their airspace."

Defense stocks and shares had increased in price over the last 8 months due to the Ukraine/Russian war, but this latest incident has shown that more spending on defense (from drones) is immediately required.

Trading 212 Portfolio Update 2025-09-13

Here is a status report of my two Trading 212 accounts which have performed very well this week (it probably won't last :-( ).

• My £20K ISA account was opened on April 7 2025 with a £20K lump sum.
• My £70K GIA Invest account was opened with £1K in Feb 2024, by June 2025 I had deposited £40K, July 2025 £60K and by Sept. 2025 £70K

Note: I have other SIPP, ISA and GIA accounts which I tend not to touch and only look at occasionally. These comprise of safer, longer term ETFs such as HMWS, XLKQ, IUCM, IITU, EQGB and Artemis Global Income Fund. I use my Trading 212 accounts for more active trading as they have a great app. and web site and very useful search/research features plus alerts, etc. They make investing fun!

I have been investing for over 20 years and have made many mistakes along the way!

My philosophy for these two Trading 212 accounts is to have some fun but never make a large loss by taking big risks. If I buy risky/volatile stocks, it will only be in small amounts that would not seriously harm my whole portfolio. That is why I have 40-50 holdings in each account. Using a wide diversity of stock types is thus spreading the risk. That is why I do not invest large amounts in such trendy, highly tipped companies like FuboTV, HIVE, Crowdstrike, Vertiv, Fortinet, etc. Large losses can seriously affect portfolio performances.

Just use THIS LINK to sign up and get Trading 212 free shares once you have put some money into your account. I will also get some free shares too :-)