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Its Not Harry

Comment and opinion for retail investors in the UK

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Search and you will find

30th May 2019 by Mark Potter Leave a Comment

No, I have not gone all religious!

I just want to remind users that this web site has a powerful search facility which can be the quickest way of getting to the article you want, or just to find out if I have ever written about a particular investment fund.

The search box will appear on most devices at the top right above the Recent Posts list.

At this time, I am experiencing a problem with accessing menu items on an iPad (irrespective of the browser in use) and my IT guru and I have been trying to work out why. It appears not all Ipads are effected and the issue may relate to the latest IOS update from Apple, 12.2 and later (in which case it will only be fixed when they issue another one, as usual with Apple!).

If you are an iPad user and you find the drop down menu you want just flashes on the screen and vanishes before you get to access what you want, then you have the same problem as me! The temporary solution is to touch the back arrow at the top of the browser and you will then see the page as normal with the extended menus. Repeat the process if you need to go down another level.

The other option is to search for the article as recommended above, if you have some idea of the words in the title or even a guess at the content and you will have it presented to you in a list on the left of the screen.

If all else fails, get in touch with me.

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January Watching Brief now available (m)

7th January 2019 by Mark Potter Leave a Comment

I have added my commentary for January to the site and subscribers can access it here.

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New low cost membership option

4th November 2018 by Mark Potter 1 Comment

As a result of feedback from people who have looked at the site and say they are happy to pay a smaller amount for the more current and focused content that is reserved for members, but who don’t want to pay for the full service with personal access to my thinking on demand, I will now offer a new membership option.

This will cost just GBP20 per month and will permit access to the whole site and the email updates when a new blog post is made.  It will also allow commenting on blog posts but so far no-one has used that option!

What it won’t include is the option for more personal service and one to one contact with me that full service subscribers get.

As always I welcome feedback or suggestions on this new offer.

 

 

 

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Update to Important Information

11th July 2018 by Mark Potter Leave a Comment

This is just to advise site users that the Important Information page has been slightly updated following feedback from users and some further familiarity with the latest data protection rules (GDPR).  The changes cover situations where we are temporarily supplied with data for analysis and also include contact information for subscribers as this was not otherwise shown on the site (as part of the anti-spam and anti-hacking tactics!).

 

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April Watching Brief (m)

4th April 2018 by Mark Potter Leave a Comment

This has been added to the Member Only content. It is written in a different short format just making a few succinct points. 

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