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Hi, I’m James. An Entrepreneur, Youtuber and  Investor.

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Important Ratios

The P/E Ratio

Used to compare the Earnings to the Share Price

Earnings Per Share [EPS]

Calculated by dividing net income by the outstanding shares in any given Company.

PEG Ratio

Calculated by dividing the EPS growth rate into the P/E Ratio

Let's Talk About Me!

I'm James...

(aka the lean trader)

I’m James, An entrepreneurInvestor, trader and youtuber, having also worked extensively in the film industry. I grew up in a working class Neighbourhood in south east London in the UK, 

My parents owned of a few local pubs. They worked hard and made sacrifices and sent me off to be educated at a private boarding School, an experience I feel very fortunate about, this I believe gave me a rare insight into how the rich and the poor make their money!

An example was when a friend invited me over for the weekend, as his parents had just bought a new house, I really didn’t take a much notice, however when I arrived, I understood why my friend was excited… as it was in fact a mansion accompanied with stables a tennis court and big enough it needed two stair cases.

When I enquired how his family had acquired so much wealth he proceeded to inform me that his father had his own business and had also invested in many other businesses. This was in huge contrast from my experience back home where most people worked a normal job or two to make ends meet.

 I  realised, there wasn’t really much separating my new friend from the old ones, except how they made their money. One group worked for their money using their time, while the other made their money work for them!

I first started trading the market during the financial crisis of 2008 when all the major indices were in free fall, however due to a lack of experience I kept getting stopped out.  A few messy years with the

Usual rookie mistakes entailed, so in around 2011, I reluctantly paid out for a seminar, this wasn’t the usual razzmatazz up sell type of gig, it was just a normal chap with a laptop and some slides, however

I came away with some very useful information, I also read a very informative book called beyond the Zulu Principle. I new I was on the right path…I just had to make some tweaks. This is where things finally started to come together!

The Aim!

My aim is to achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +30%, I have had some very good years with 2024 being no exception, with many short term winning trades as well as some fantastic longer term holds while keeping losses to a minimum. few examples of the portfolio were ME Group ( MEGP) +100%, +200% on Yu Group and a more recently Good Energy (Good) that was brought out at a 66% premium to the last trading price. 

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