Not took a penny out yet, I am expecting a dividend increase hopefully in December as FI will need to do something then to encourage traders not to withdraw for Christmas. Also I expect yields to be lower with higher prices so would seem the perfect time.
If that happens and prices jump I may look to take back my £20,000 stake then.
Hi All,
I looked back on my now 8 month old post and thought an update may be in order as I have today reached a significant milestone. By posting this update it will hopefully help new and old traders alike who may be thinking about strategy.
Through the last 8 months I have not changed dramatically in how I invest and the type of players I invest in - yes there has been a share split and dividend changes but the fundamentals have not changed. I still invest in top players and look out for lower priced players who I believe can earn dividends.
I continued to drip feed deposits (a further £5,000) and reached £20,000 of deposits a few months back and do not currently intend to deposit any further funds.
Today my portfolio has reached £40,000 so I have now doubled my investment . Of the £20,000 profit, £3,700 has come directly from dividends and there is now a constant stream of dividends coming in which allows me to grow the portfolio or maybe in the future withdraw as a tax free income.
My current portfolio is 46 players and is made up of the following:
500 Futures in Neymar, Salah, Kane, Sterling & Rashford
400 Futures in Sancho & 350 in Havertz
300 Futures in each of, Pogba, Kimmich, Mbappe, Jesus, Tah, Brandt, Goretzka, Nandez, Zaniolo, Foden, Rodrygo, Neves, Trent AA, V Junior, VVD, Carrasco, Hudson-Odoi, Dembele
150 Futures in each of, B Silva, B Fernandes, Chrisante, Eriksen, Pulisic, Ballo-Toure, Bamba, De Bruyne, Messi, Jovic, Verratti, Greenwood, M Gomez, N Pepe, Nelson, Brewster, Mahrez, R Vieira, Loftus-Cheek, Castagne,Kroos
My cautious approach has not changed and the majority of the portfolio are proven dividend winners alongside some future potential divided winners. Lots of the lower priced players which I own 150 shares in were bought in batches of 1000+ but sold down as soon as profit could be taken and then profits reinvested in higher priced players.
I do not look at the Index as a get rich quick scheme but more of a get rich slow process. Personally I do not now see much value at the lower end of players as I really cannot see them winning dividends in the next couple of years so what is there real value!
I believe the higher priced players are actually good value as the majority do earn you money and FI will have to increase dividends in the future (I believe mid December) and then these players will grow the most. Therefore they are a low risk bet in my opinion.
Finally when I joined people said I had missed the boat but obviously I had not - so if your new I would not worry - the top players may look expensive but they are not because FI will always need to underpin there value by increasing dividends or by share splits. New young stars will emerge and grow dramatically in price, however avoid the dross in the middle, they may look cheap but they are cheap for a reason!
Good luck to all for the rest of 2019
£10 more Timothy Castagne for me
I have just downvoted this thread as there is absolutely no need to post the same thing in more than 1 thread - also why not choose a date 3 years ago to compare there returns if bought then - I believe a completely different answer would emerge!!
Yes he won dividends last season - I do not have the figure to hand as not at home but if I remember correctly he won PB and Star player
Look up Timothy Castagne of Atlanta - produced several good PB scores last year and won dividends.
I think his % return next year will be well into double figures and looks like a no brainier for the bottom end of portfolios
I understand that in an ideal world you would want all 22 players to have an equal chance of winning but unfortunately due to the mechanics of FI this is nearly impossible and as an investor (gambler) you just need to look at the platform as it is and make informed decisions.
The reality is that the only real reason for buying goalkeepers since the inception of FI is in the hope they get there own category which seems a high risk investment decision.
It would be no different to say punters in American Football if they did a NFL index!
Having been on here for a while now I can testify that historically some of the decisions and how they were implemented by FI have not been ideal but more recently they have been more professional and less controversial.
I imagine tonight’s announcement will not dramatically effect the current structure but will hopefully iron out a couple of wrinkles and improve the platform.
Some possible announcements could be:
GWG reduced to say 20 points
Assist increased to 20 points
Successful dribble followed by completed pass 5 points
Completed pass in own half 1 point
Completed pass in opposition half 2 points
These changes may enhance some players but probably not at a detriment to many others and deal with quite of the issues brought up in the survey.
It is possible we might also get the following:
Date for new website
Introduction of a 2nd place dividend for PB on triple match days
Introduction of a 2nd place MB on triple match days
Update on order books
These are the sort of changes a progressive company like FI needs to make to keep a growing customer base happy and involved.
Anyway good luck tonight and I hope the changes boost your portfolios - I am on a flight and do not land until 8.05pm so hope all goes green!!!
I really do not understand the obsession with goalkeepers, they are such a small percentage of the index that I find it easy to just discount them from all my decisions. With literally 1000’s of outfield players to select from why obsess about them. It is obvious they cannot have there own category due to limited numbers of match days with few fixtures and changing the scoring matrix to enhance there chances would in effect make all defenders less valuable and I guess the vast majority of traders own more defenders than goalkeepers so this would have a negative impact.
Personally I think the people who craze a goalkeeper category are either after another quick fix (gambler) or just after a quick win in the short term by buying them before every announcement.
My advice is just ignore them and focus on all the opportunities that already exist - life is far too short to stress about them!
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It all depends on if you think he will be a regular challenger/winner of the midfield PB dividends if the answer is yes he will continue to increase in value if the answer is no sell now.