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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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  • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
    Advice & Comment
    My Isa has suffered — but I’m still a firm believer

    Some favourite holdings struggled in the past two years

  • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
    Advice & Comment
    Investors, keep faith even in the darkest times

    For those who take a longer view, excellent buying opportunities always arise

  • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
    Advice & Comment
    Slim pickings on the markets and the river

    An unexpected profits warning from my biggest holding — but I still have faith

  • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
    Advice & Comment
    How to engage your grandchildren in investing

    I’m setting up junior Isas filled with names that they will relate to

  • Thursday, 3 March, 2022
    Advice & Comment
    Takeover boost lifts the investment gloom

    Keep calm and hold on to high-quality shares

  • Wednesday, 1 December, 2021
    Advice & Comment
    How patience paid off in 2021

    Key stocks in my portfolio have risen by an average 35 per cent this year

  • Thursday, 2 September, 2021
    Advice & Comment
    Stock market investment needs more television promotion

    Onerous rules limit broadcasters and hamper financial education

  • Thursday, 3 June, 2021
    Advice & Comment
    A dark year has been kind to my portfolio

    Sticking with some old favourites has paid off

  • Thursday, 4 March, 2021
    Advice & Comment
    Private investors lose out in corporate bids

    Takeover Panel must change rules to compel companies to disclose acquisition approaches sooner

  • Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
    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
    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
    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
    Private investing
    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
    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
    Advice & Comment
    A tale of two takeovers

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

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

    I’ve polished my strategy through my daughters’ portfolio

  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2019
    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
    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
    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
    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

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