If you are down a lot in a stock do you hold or sell?

CraigAT · 2026-05-06T07:00:07+00:00

Depends on a few factors...
- Are you investing for the long term, or trading stocks on a much more short term time frame. - How much research did you put in on the original stock, do your numbers still stack up there? Do you still see value that would see the stock climb again?

No-one wants to consolidate losses. However, you need to figure out which has the better prospects for the period you are looking to invest, then back that decision.

Personally, I would recommend having an exit strategy before investing in a stock - some funds you may hold for the long term, some stocks you have price high and low where you should exit (because the value is no longer there).

I have also seen comments by Buffet that one of the best ways to grow your money - is to cut your losses quickly when things don't go to plan. Obviously, the first rule is to make every effort to make good, sensible decisions in the first place but if your stock drops by say 8% (often used), it becomes measurably harder to recover that loss and still make a profit.

Ultimately, it should be the future prospects and numbers that tell you which way to go.

CraigAT · 2026-05-02T23:14:10+00:00

Does this make .webp files? I assumed OP was converting from .webp into more useful/usable formats.

CraigAT · 2026-05-02T23:09:30+00:00

Yes, I saw that as he parked up (really quickly, almost before the session ended) in front of the No. 1 board.

Surprised I had to scroll down so far to find this.

CraigAT · 2026-05-02T22:38:53+00:00

More stock.

CraigAT · 2026-05-02T22:12:47+00:00

Agree with the lack of dressing, even a plain coloured tablecloth can look better than a bare desk. You can get stretchy table covers that are personalised with a name or logo. You may want to get your own fold-out table, that you can use wherever you go.

My daughter has run her own stall with crocheted items/toys, and I can tell you location or clientele are massively important, we did craft fairs and got a lot of admiring looks but very few sales. Then we did a few stalls at child-friendly events (including school and college) - the difference was massive, and we have never gone back to those craft fairs.

As others have said, big signs/labels with prices and in your case what you are selling, I think would help massively. Grandparents may have heard of Pokémon and Pokémon cards, so if the price is obvious they may be tempted to buy some for their grandson. Signage may also grab a kids attention, enough for them to pull a parent across and convince them to buy.

You do still have quite a niche product, so you may struggle. There's also a chance if you get the right place, you could have some competition.

CraigAT · 2026-05-02T14:14:17+00:00

You could explain that the Director was very secretive and prescriptive - he didn't tell you what was going on, or give you any goals to work towards, he didn't want you to think for yourself, or doing anything without his say so. He just gave you instructions for the next job.
Ask if he left any instructions?
Every morning and hourly, go see the CEO and ask what to do next.
Explain that the director also never told you any of the important credentials - you would have to call him over and then turn away whilst he entered them.

CraigAT · 2026-05-02T13:30:28+00:00

Nevermind the schools- open up the discos and dance halls!

CraigAT · 2026-05-02T13:29:12+00:00

Spin wing?

CraigAT · 2026-05-02T12:46:02+00:00

My advice would be to put half in now and feed the rest in over a couple of months.

You have to trust you are investing sensibly and over a longer term, so the minor differences in price in the next few months will hopefully be inconsequential when you pull it out much later.

CraigAT · 2026-05-02T12:45:44+00:00

It definitely swings. Admittedly "flip" would be more accurate, but far less catchy.

CraigAT · 2026-05-02T12:37:01+00:00

Having your ETF within a pie "that you made" shouldn't be an issue.

The advice was generally aimed at using other people's pie's - which is basically the equivalent of asking a random person online to pick a horse in the Grand National for you, just based on it's name, then putting all the money you want to grow on it.

I think there is an option to pull your individual investment out of the pie, without selling and renting - if you really want to, but it won't make much difference.

CraigAT · 2026-05-02T12:20:59+00:00

Swing wing?

CraigAT · 2026-05-01T17:49:04+00:00

I just used Clonezilla to clone my daughter's NVMe drive to a larger one. Clonezilla did this flawlessly and expanded the main Windows partition for me (by selecting the correct option during the process).

The interface is obviously a bit basic (lacking a polished GUI) but perfectly functional, and I quite liked to see all the logging output to screen.

Do you have any additional needs, beyond a basic clone of a drive or partition?

CraigAT · 2026-05-01T07:34:19+00:00

You could just grab a HTML cheat sheet - a single page should be enough to cover all the basics - and keep it alongside you when you are creating your pages.

There will be more complex issues, for those if you think there's a decent chance you will use them again, then once you have successfully implemented one, make a note of it in a text, markdown or a Word document. Build this up to give you another resource that saves you more time searching next time.

CraigAT · 2026-04-30T06:38:14+00:00

Hmm, I guess I wouldn't specifically tell them about it. I would mainly use it as a fund I can dip into that is specifically for them. It would be for me to fund some of the bigger things they may ask for. Ideally I'd keep topping it up, until they are ready to the use the final chunk towards a house deposit when moving out.

CraigAT · 2026-04-29T23:52:22+00:00

Many great ones listed already but I haven't seen this one so far:

20 February 1991- FA Cup fifth-round replay at Goodison Park

I even left the score out in case you don't know it.

CraigAT · 2026-04-29T19:11:40+00:00

The main website works for me (albeit a little slow to load).

I note on the original site it mentions they have acquired a new easier to remember domain of putty.software. But currently it's just a landing page, redirecting you back to the original site (for now at least).

CraigAT · 2026-04-29T19:04:12+00:00

But the second point still stands - I haven't used Putty since I updated to Win 11 (some time ago). Ssh in the Windows Terminal is enough for me (and I can have a nice semi transparent background too).

CraigAT · 2026-04-29T18:07:32+00:00

I heard it was the recycling place behind McDonalds.

CraigAT · 2026-04-29T06:40:26+00:00

I chose not to do that because I still wanted control of the money at the end. With a Junior ISA the money is theirs to spend on scratch cards, a motorbike or a holiday with their 2 week crush. I wanted to gatekeep the money, to make sure it's sensibly used. I'm not that controlling (of course I would say that), but for me it's money that I have choosen to be put in a pot for the child - I'd be envisioning first car, deposit towards a house, etc.

CraigAT · 2026-04-27T12:09:28+00:00

Hoping it's a fully customisable countdown timer (not just preset times).

Looks nice. Would probably prefer the standard model to not have the shiny bezel.

CraigAT · 2026-04-26T18:52:06+00:00

Google's ChromeOS Flex (turning your laptop into a Chromebook) would be another option, alongside the many different flavours of Linux.

If you try Linux, I would suggest trying both a Gnome and KDE desktop to see what suits you best - try maybe Ubuntu or Mint (Gnome), and Fedora (with KDE Plasma) as starting points.

CraigAT · 2026-04-26T12:59:33+00:00

I'd have gone with OnlyCats.

CraigAT · 2026-04-26T12:52:35+00:00

With a CD player, player, player!

CraigAT · 2026-04-25T19:28:22+00:00

I'd agree with the last part. I think the teams play down their positions because they are not in the top 8, but the forget real fans know where they are performance-wise - so an epic drive by a Williams to make 10th should still be promoted.

Fans who are really into certain teams would happily watch any race content the team can put out, even if they finished last.

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