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thecompoundingmachine.substack.com
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The Compounding Machine | Simon | Substack
In Pursuit of Financial Independence. Click to read The Compounding Machine, by Simon, a Substack publication. Launched 3 days ago.
https://thecompoundingmachine.substack.com/
22 days ago
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The second part in the series of Building a Compounding Machine
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Adding Satellites
Building a Compounding Machine: Part Two
https://thecompoundingmachine.substack.com/p/adding-satellites
about 12 hours ago
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NEW ARTICLE: Novemberās Share Watch
shareknowledge.blog/2025/11/29/o...
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On a Dark Road to Who Knows Where
After 3 months of endless kite flying, the UK budget was not as bad as many feared. But to paraphrase fellow private investor ātopvestā, it will undoubtedly hinder the nationās prosperity as we folā¦
https://shareknowledge.blog/2025/11/29/on-a-dark-road-to-who-knows-where/
9 days ago
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New Substack: Laying Global Foundations - Building a Compounding Machine: Part One
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Laying Global Foundations
Building a Compounding Machine: Part One
https://thecompoundingmachine.substack.com/p/laying-global-foundations
17 days ago
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The Cheat Code
How to Compound Returns on Autopilot
https://thecompoundingmachine.substack.com/p/the-cheat-code
18 days ago
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I started a new substack
thecompoundingmachine.substack.com
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The Compounding Machine | Simon | Substack
In Pursuit of Financial Independence. Click to read The Compounding Machine, by Simon, a Substack publication. Launched 3 days ago.
https://thecompoundingmachine.substack.com/
22 days ago
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NEW: Iām developing a new podcast idea called Market Eye. It is a summary of the key weekly news driving markets, a deeper dive into selected companies (usually those with earnings releases) and a summary of key news expected in the week ahead.
youtu.be/5l1GyqVwZhI
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The Market Eye w e Friday 14 November 2025
YouTube video by Generating Alpha
https://youtu.be/5l1GyqVwZhI
24 days ago
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Robin Wigglesworth
about 2 months ago
Here at Alphaville we like writing about weird, surprisingly big or influential-in-an-interesting-way companies, eg Valve
www.ft.com/content/f4a1...
or Games Workshop
www.ft.com/content/3692...
. But what other odd companies/industries deserve a deep dive? Open to ideas.
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Warhammer is weird. Thatās why it works
Making sense of Londonās latest blue-chip stock
https://www.ft.com/content/369279f5-6f44-4248-a0f1-5347864eacf7
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Published: My Share Watch article for August
shareknowledge.blog/2025/08/30/t...
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The Summer Malaise
It seems as though this yearās summer malaise could prove to be the calm before the storm, on both a UK and global level. In the UK we are faced with what might prove to be a sovereign debt crisis ā¦
https://shareknowledge.blog/2025/08/30/the-summer-malaise/
3 months ago
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My Share Watch article for July
shareknowledge.blog/2025/07/31/r...
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Robbing Hood
Having filled an imaginary black hole with an increase to Employersā National Insurance contributions, the addition of VAT on private school fees and the means testing of the winter fuel allowance,ā¦
https://shareknowledge.blog/2025/07/31/robbing-hood/
4 months ago
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I have published my Q2 portfolio review (excluding Monday as I am taking next week off)
shareknowledge.blog/2025/06/27/b...
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Big but not so Beautiful
Who names a piece of legislation, The One Big Beautiful Bill? Iāll give you one guess and no, itās not little Jackie from the kindergarten. It is of course the Trump administrationās budget reconciā¦
https://shareknowledge.blog/2025/06/27/big-but-not-so-beautiful/
5 months ago
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You've been kidnapped a character from the last tv show you watched is trying to rescue you who is coming to save you.
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6 months ago
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My Share Watch article for May
shareknowledge.blog/2025/05/30/t...
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The Tariff Okey Cokey
May started well with an agreement between the US and China to suspend most of the reciprocal tariffs so that more in-depth negotiations could take place. At one point during the month President Trā¦
https://shareknowledge.blog/2025/05/30/the-tariff-okey-cokey/
6 months ago
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Age yourself with a movie you saw in the cinema
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7 months ago
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My Share Watch article for April
shareknowledge.blog/2025/04/30/s...
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Swimming Naked
Warren Buffett once famously said, āOnly when the tide goes out do you discover who has been swimming nakedā. He was of course referring to the risks associated with leverage and last week presenteā¦
https://shareknowledge.blog/2025/04/30/swimming-naked/
7 months ago
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My Portfolio Review for Q1
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Trumped!
In my annual review I wrote that āTrump 2.0 brings unpredictability and volatility.ā While that might be true, things are unfolding in ways many people, myself included, had not imagined. From a diā¦
https://shareknowledge.blog/2025/03/31/trumped/
8 months ago
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Share Watch for February
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Share Watch ā February 2025
For reasons I shall not trouble you with, I am time poor at the moment and therefore, this is an abbreviated version of Share Watch for February. Company News News this month came from Warpaint (W7ā¦
https://shareknowledge.blog/2025/02/28/share-watch-february-2025/
9 months ago
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New Diary Note: The Boy Who Cried Wolf
shareknowledge.blog/2025/02/20/t...
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf
I am sure most readers are familiar with Aesopās fable about the shepherd boy who cried wolf. For anyone not familiar with the tale I asked Grok to help me out. Letās talk about Gold I hate gold. Iā¦
https://shareknowledge.blog/2025/02/20/the-boy-who-cried-wolf/
10 months ago
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Share Watch - January 2025 featuring
#GAW
#GAMA
#IGG
#FOUR
#FNX
#PAY
#TPFG
and introducing Screen of the Month which is a new feature for 2025
shareknowledge.blog/2025/01/31/s...
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Share Watch ā January 2025
The start of 2025 has been like an episode of The Golden Shot ā left a bit, right a bit, up a bit, down a bit, fire! Readers of a certain age will get the reference and if you are too young to remeā¦
https://shareknowledge.blog/2025/01/31/share-watch-january-2025/
10 months ago
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My annual portfolio review
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Two Halves
It has been a funny old year. The bull was in fine fettle for the first six months of 2024 with my Compound Growth & Income portfolio (CGI) delivering a return of 16% by the halfway stage. The ā¦
https://shareknowledge.blog/2024/12/31/two-halves/
11 months ago
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12 months ago
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MGM were a client of mine once and at the time were the UKās oldest registered company (number 6) but were dissolved in 2018 after being acquired in 2015
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12 months ago
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Without downloading any new pics, where are you at mentally?
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12 months ago
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I have pre-launched a new section of my site, The Compounding Machine. Feedback is welcome
shareknowledge.blog/the-compound...
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The Compounding Machine
āCompound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it ⦠he who doesnāt ⦠pays it.ā ā Albert Einstein Introduction As regular readers of this site will knā¦
https://shareknowledge.blog/the-compounding-machine/
about 1 year ago
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This monthās Share Watch looking at company news and some ramblings
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Share Watch ā November 2024
Trump 2.0 I am not American and therefore, will not express a political view on the result of the American election. However, it is likely to have a meaningful effect on markets over the next four ā¦
https://shareknowledge.blog/2024/11/29/share-watch-november-2024/
about 1 year ago
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I have lots of new followers overnight following a post at the other place. Thank you and welcome. If youād like a follow back please fill in your profile to let me know youāre into investing or something else interesting like how to sell orphan bananas š¤£š¤£
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about 1 year ago
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This monthās Share Watch article contains a bit of a rant about the budget. Normal service will be resumed next month
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Share Watch ā October 2024
As the saying goes, you can put lipstick on a pig but at the end of the day, it is still a pig. And so it was that Rachel from accounts tried to dress up a massive tax and spend budget as investingā¦
https://shareknowledge.blog/2024/10/31/share-watch-october-2024/
about 1 year ago
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A dumb question for all you social media gurus. Where do you get your memes from?
about 1 year ago
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šÆ This should be high on your roadmap
@bsky.app
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about 1 year ago
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I think yesterdayās share price reaction to the
#MONY.L
trading update was an overdone. It is a high quality business, growing, cheap and paying a significant dividend š
about 1 year ago
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#XPS.L
YoY revenue growth of 23% with full year expected to be ahead of expectations despite tough comparatives
about 1 year ago
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My quarterly portfolio review and Share Watch for September
shareknowledge.blog/2024/09/30/a...
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AIMing for a Nightmare on Downing Street
My usual approach to budgets is to ignore the rumours until the facts are known and then decide if any action is required on my part. However, Rachel Reevesā first budget as Chancellor feels like iā¦
https://shareknowledge.blog/2024/09/30/aiming-for-a-nightmare-on-downing-street/
about 1 year ago
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#FNX.L
Another set of outstanding results
about 1 year ago
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#W7L.L
āā¦lots of built-in growth for the next few yearsā
www.directorstalkinterviews.com/warpaint-lon...
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Warpaint London Achieves 75% Profit Surge and Expands Market Reach (VIDEO)
Warpaint London Achieves 75% Profit Surge and Expands Market Reach (VIDEO)
https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/warpaint-london-achieves-75-profit-surge-and-expands-market-reach-video/4121171436
about 1 year ago
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#TPFG.L
a 30% increase in interim dividend and full year to be āat least in line with expectationsā
about 1 year ago
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#GAMA.L
solid interims
about 1 year ago
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Just picked this up courtesy of Monevator on X. Itās an industry report on whatās required for the UK to build world class capital markets of the future.
capitalmarketsindustrytaskforce.com/wp-content/u...
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https://capitalmarketsindustrytaskforce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Capital-Markets-Of-Tomorrow-report.pdf
over 1 year ago
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My Share Watch article for August
shareknowledge.blog/2024/09/02/s...
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Share Watch ā August 2024
In truth I have spent more time during August focused on my Fantasy Premier League team than I have my investment portfolio. As I recall there was a bit of a selloff earlier in the month from which my...
https://shareknowledge.blog/2024/09/02/share-watch-august-2024/
over 1 year ago
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Here is the
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CT PRIVATE EQUITY TRUST PLC - CT Private Equity Investment Trust interim update.
YouTube video by Investor Meet Company
https://youtu.be/4jhhKmn68y8?si=RXQSGGs1omDf1Zy5
over 1 year ago
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Happy Friday everyone. I have lots of new followers this week but many without profile info. If you would like a follow back please reply to this post confirming you are here for investment chat. Thx
over 1 year ago
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reposted by
Simon
Mbabane
over 1 year ago
some have been trying various ticker arrangements to get more specific results.
#TICKER.L
works. New platform = opportunity
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My half year portfolio review
shareknowledge.blog/2024/06/29/a...
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Against The Odds
Despite the best efforts of our government and the Bank of England, corporate UK actually seems to be performing pretty well. I could probably spend a whole article unpicking that sentence but for now...
https://shareknowledge.blog/2024/06/29/against-the-odds/
over 1 year ago
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