How the value of our investments has increased

Report for November 2006

We held our own last month despite a modest reversal of the recent rise in the FTSE100. Our Unit Value firmed to 108.4 and our total worth is now £22,878. We currently hold 10% of our assets in cash and 90% in the stock market.

We purchased 170 shares in Experian, the Nottingham credit-rating agency that was recently demerged from GUS. Our recent purchases in BP and our demerged Biffa slipped a little, but the China Growth Unit Trust is forging ahead. The best performer this month was African Platinum, up 20% and so recovering somewhat from falls this autumn. Island Oil & Gas is still seriously below par, but we are holding our breath there hoping for a new gas strike in the Celtic Sea!