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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, 2 December, 2020
    Personal Finance 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
    Personal Finance 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
    Personal Finance 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
    Personal Finance
    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
    Personal Finance 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
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    A tale of two takeovers

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

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  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2019
    Personal Finance 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
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Passing knowledge to the next generation of investors

    I’ve polished my strategy through my daughters’ portfolio

  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2019
    Personal Finance 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
    Personal Finance 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
    Personal Finance 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
    Personal Finance 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

  • Tuesday, 10 July, 2018
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    The value of patience for long-term investors

    It can be difficult to hold your nerve, but you need to look at the big picture

  • Tuesday, 27 February, 2018
    Equity valuation
    Sixty years of investing, with many ups and downs

    2018 looks very uncertain, I’ll be happy to maintain my 2017 values

  • Tuesday, 28 November, 2017
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Treatt is coming up roses in my small-cap portfolio

    Investments have blossomed, but it’s time to prune a few holdings

  • Thursday, 2 November, 2017
    Growth investing
    John Lee’s Small-Cap Heroes: James Halstead

    From flooring to share price ceiling in 28 years

  • Tuesday, 3 October, 2017
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Investing in Aim companies is not without risk

    My portfolio has seen impressive dividend increases, but I fear political change

  • Wednesday, 30 August, 2017
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    John Lee’s Small-Cap Heroes: Accesso Technology

    Why David Stredder invested in the Aim-listed queue-busting company

  • Wednesday, 28 June, 2017
    Equity valuation
    Dipping in and out of stocks can access value

    One sale and three buys in my portfolio

  • Wednesday, 3 May, 2017
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Too many investors are chasing the latest hot tip

    Short-term performance has never overly concerned me, I prefer long-fused stocks

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