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    John Lee

    Private investor columnist

    Lord Lee of Trafford is an active private investor, and became the UK's first Isa millionaire in 2003. He is the author of How to Make a Million... Slowly, and the children’s book “Yummi Yoghurt — A First Taste of Stock Market Investment”.

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    • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
      Advice & Comment
      Investors, keep faith even in the darkest times

      For those who take a longer view, excellent buying opportunities always arise

    • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
      Advice & Comment
      Slim pickings on the markets and the river

      An unexpected profits warning from my biggest holding — but I still have faith

    • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
      Advice & Comment
      How to engage your grandchildren in investing

      I’m setting up junior Isas filled with names that they will relate to

    • Thursday, 3 March, 2022
      Advice & Comment
      Takeover boost lifts the investment gloom

      Keep calm and hold on to high-quality shares

    • Wednesday, 1 December, 2021
      Advice & Comment
      How patience paid off in 2021

      Key stocks in my portfolio have risen by an average 35 per cent this year

    • Thursday, 2 September, 2021
      Advice & Comment
      Stock market investment needs more television promotion

      Onerous rules limit broadcasters and hamper financial education

    • Thursday, 3 June, 2021
      Advice & Comment
      A dark year has been kind to my portfolio

      Sticking with some old favourites has paid off

    • Thursday, 4 March, 2021
      Advice & Comment
      Private investors lose out in corporate bids

      Takeover Panel must change rules to compel companies to disclose acquisition approaches sooner

    • Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
      Advice & Comment
      Treatt is a standout in a tough year for my portfolio

      It’s time to take stock, withdrawing future dividend income

    • Thursday, 1 October, 2020
      Advice & Comment
      Scottish Mortgage makes a strong case for investment trusts

      Solid performance for those who want others to do the stock picking

    • Tuesday, 28 July, 2020
      Private investing
      Rise to the challenge of building a stronger portfolio

      I’m putting my investment strategy to the test with a friendly competition

    • Wednesday, 10 June, 2020
      Advice & Comment
      Investors should keep faith with good businesses in rough times

      Dividend cuts aside, there are bright spots amid the gloom

    • Thursday, 23 April, 2020
      Private investing
      Private investors hit by dividend drought

      A payout passed leaves a scar on a company’s record that can never be erased 

    • Wednesday, 1 April, 2020
      Private investing
      Reflections on the stock market downturn

      My portfolio is down about 35 per cent, but I’m sticking with my small-cap heroes 

    • Friday, 6 March, 2020
      Isas
      You too could become an Isa millionaire 

      John Lee and others reveal their stocks and shares Isa investment strategies 

    • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
      Advice & Comment
      Patience is the best tonic for my portfolio 

      Fevertree is my latest purchase — but why didn’t I hold on to Avon Rubber?

    • Wednesday, 4 December, 2019
      Advice & Comment
      A tale of two takeovers

      Isa holdings have held up well in 2019 in spite of political uncertainty

    • Wednesday, 2 October, 2019
      Advice & Comment
      Patience is a virtue in investing — and salmon fishing

      Be ready to cast your net for a takeover deal, whenever it occurs

    • Wednesday, 3 July, 2019
      Advice & Comment
      Passing knowledge to the next generation of investors

      I’ve polished my strategy through my daughters’ portfolio

    • Wednesday, 29 May, 2019
      Advice & Comment
      Takeover bid for Tarsus makes my long wait worthwhile

      The proceeds should be double a previous investment and arrive tax free in my Isa

    • Wednesday, 3 April, 2019
      Advice & Comment
      Mystery of insurer’s dwindling share price

      It’s perplexing, but sometimes you just have to take the long view

    • Wednesday, 6 March, 2019
      Advice & Comment
      Isas have triumphed across the generations

      I love tax-free saving so much, I suggested naming my first granddaughter ‘Isa’

    • Tuesday, 29 January, 2019
      Advice & Comment
      Opportunities for stock buyers in the slipstream of 2018’s correction

      A small-cap investor’s view on the year ahead

    • Thursday, 1 November, 2018
      Investments
      Time to change my ‘buy and hold’ mantra?

      My strategy remains intact — though I’ve been spurred into selling action

    • Thursday, 30 August, 2018
      Private investing
      Gone fishing, while casting an eye over investments

      The salmon — largely — got away, unlike most of the investments

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