In the article Other sources of investment ideas I mentioned Richard Beddard and his Interactive Investor blog. Richard is without question the best source of investment ideas for small UK based companies on the internet. And best of all… His ideas, portfolio and analysis is all completely free. This article is an exclusive interview with Richard Beddard where he explains his investment approach, his biggest investment mistake and life as an investment blogger. I trust you will gain as much from the interview as I have.You can find Richards blog here: http://blog.iii.co.uk/. His column in the Money Observer magazine can be found here.
How did you get started in investing?
Richard Beddard: One of us had to work out what to do with our savings, and my wife wasn’t showing much interest so back in the mid nineties I subscribed to ‘Successful Personal Investing’, a correspondence course. It was on paper, and I believe it still is. Soon after, I set up an investment club at work with friends, and although we stopped investing together in the dot.com meltdown some of us still meet once a month. We even talk about investing occasionally!
Can you talk about your investment approach and how it has developed over time?
Richard Beddard: It’s…
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