[Alan Rogers]

Hi SB.

TDL is too important to close, but there it is.

One way of discerning the level of cynicism in the system is to take care to notice the extent to which dependable solid honest things of real value to people in their lives are somehow caused to be made unavailable by those terribly sensible-sounding people with decision power. They invariably go for their jugular if cynicism is the real mode, the honourable course actually being to strongly promote such things, not knife them and dump them in an alley.

I am unaware of any evidence that shows that the organisation tried to sell TDL widely, if you were me then you were lucky to be aware of its existence at all thanks to them so how could new people come to know, let alone subscribe as they would have done in droves if they had.

SB is a provider of advice in the plainest and most transparent form that cannot but aim to help those who are not knowledgeable which means the deisign of the service is unquestionably self-anchored in integrity and professionalism – no story-telling or manipulation of fears.

Of course in a bad economy things might go wrong, but SB is a clarion over that and nobody should say that they took any risks without fully opened eyes and that they wanted to take those risks because they were managed in the most honourable and open way by the helmsman.

May I use a literary metaphor to describe this even more cynical position than expected? In this kind of real world Tom Brown doesn’t actually defeat Flashman, it is the reverse, but Flashman writes the story just as we know it and controls things away from our vision whilst pulling the strings of the deceased and stuffed Tom Brown mouthing all the comfort of the story whilst working the mugs over in the byways. This is a symptom of the same mentality.

I think Southbank Research is in that world SB warned us about from the beginning – they all want the investor to believe he should play the game of chasing growth, because that’s the game that the Market and it’s compliant commentators get the moast for themselves from playing. Its where they want to encouter you, so keeping them away from SB type solutions is how they do it.

Southbank Research could have promoted TDL and given the necessary editotial commitment and column inches over to organs such as Money Week with explanations as to why a huge number of people who are simply unaware would; in all candour and honesty: be best advised to follow the path SB points down, but they do not wish to be involved in giving them this advice – so guess what happens next.

I saw SB at the Money Week Conference some years ago and it was plain to me that compared to the general huffing and puffing and sensationalising and people trying to make personality cults of themselves his steady hand and common sense rather exposed it for what it was, albeit inadvertently.

TDL is a thing of great value to me personally, because without the help it gave my wife and I we would have been struggling and now we are not – that’s the difference. I am willing to bet a lot that many subscribers can say the same.

Frankly I have no idea where to turn and neither have any of us SB

If you could promote your service it would help enormous numbers of people to get away from greater financial danger towards something balanced and sensible that would be their salvation; not absolutely as their of course beacause there are no guarantees, but by comparison.

SB don’t go, please, think again, because you could represent what is a really important movement; ending up at a national scale: towards the well-being of your fellow men and women.

It is hard to see how Bill Bonner would allow this to have happened, if indeed he has influence.

Warmest Regards and Felicitaions.

Pete Rogers

[Alan Rogers]

Hi SB,

BP seems to be wrong for the same reason. May be worth checking all foreign currency declarations.

Kind Regards

Pete Rogers

[Alan Rogers]

Thanks SB,

I wasn’t sure what had happened is all. By the way, the schedule has BHP Billiton Dividend as 43p, not 43c as I think you said.

Kind Regards

Pete Rogers

[Alan Rogers]

Hi Stephen, I follow you knowing that occasionally there will be a set back, but think the set forwards, so to speak, see them off and your performance information shows that, so I am not discouraged by the fact that you are human and must expect unknown unknowns to visit you. I don’t do any research myself so I bought Carillion on the positive commentary. I was surprised to learn they were in a big hole on contracts and pensions, though I understand this was the reason for all the shorting and well known some time ago. My only thought is that you might have informed us and perhaps seen evidence for Hold earlier when the problems were apparently clear. Were you aware of those income problems and extent of pension shortfall, or only post crash?

Kind Regards

Pete Rogers

[Alan Rogers]

Thanks for that. Pete Rogers

[Alan Rogers]

I suppose the correct description for what is required is “The Current Forecast Yield”

[Alan Rogers]

Thanks. Which is the one you use please?

Pete

[Alan Rogers]

Thanks Stephen, When topping up from the “Buys” we obviously want to make the best decision though, so how do we work out which of the “Buys” is offering the best dividend forecast? It is not the only consideration; of course: but it is a necessary one. Kind Regards Pete Rogers

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