Shares in focus: How our tips have fared this year

It's been a tough year for stocks. Phil Oakley looks back over the share tips he made in 2014 to see how they have fared, and what investors should do next.

A disappointing 2014 for UK stocks has meant few big winners, says Phil Oakley.

After two years of gains, 2014 has not been a stellar year for the UK stockmarket. Between 1 January and 19 December, the broad market represented by the FTSE All Share Index fell by 2.3%.

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Pepsico28/02/2014$78.22$95.4422.0%Hold
Friends Life04/04/2014300p372.5p24.2%Hold
Booker12/09/2014119.75p157.25p31.4%Take profits
BATS17/01/20143,066p3,500p14.2%Hold
Home Retail08/08/2014166p191.75p15.5%Hold
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Morrisons10/01/2014263p176.25p-33.0%Avoid
Rolls-Royce24/01/20141,246p864p-30.7%Buy
BHP Billiton07/02/20141,768p1,348p-23.8%Avoid
N.Brown09/05/2014460p349.75p-24.0%Avoid
Standard Chartered28/03/20141,206p927p-23.1%Avoid
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Mothercare23/5/2014139p172p23.7%Buy
Cadiz20/06/2014$8.28$11.4938.8%Take profits
Dart Group25/07/2014208p285p36.9%Take profits
Ted Baker01/08/20141,708p2,220p30.0%Take profits
Moneysupermarket13/06/2014180p216.6p20.3%Take profits
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IGas31/01/2014134p37.5p-72.0%Risky buy
Tullow Oil07/02/2014795p424.25p-46.6%Risky buy
Netplay TV08/08/201412.25p7p-42.6%Risky buy
Afren15/08/201496.25p47.5p-50.6%Risky buy
De La Rue04/04/2014814p518p-36.4%Avoid

Phil spent 13 years as an investment analyst for both stockbroking and fund management companies.

 

After graduating with a MSc in International Banking, Economics & Finance from Liverpool Business School in 1996, Phil went to work for BWD Rensburg, a Liverpool based investment manager. In 2001, he joined ABN AMRO as a transport analyst. After a brief spell as a food retail analyst, he spent five years with ABN's very successful UK Smaller Companies team where he covered engineering, transport and support services stocks.

 

In 2007, Phil joined Halbis Capital Management as a European equities analyst. He began writing for MoneyWeek in 2010.