Stockopedia at the UK Investor Show 2018
Stockopedia was back at the UK Investor Show last weekend, and despite a few moments of controversy (more later) we came away feeling pretty happy with the result.
We’ve always been keen to attend investor shows. For the team, it’s hard to beat getting face-to-face with our users, as well as those that don’t know us so well. We can answer questions, talk about plans and reach out to new potential users as well. Overall, these events have got us closer to our members and helped shape some important decisions about what we do.
After skipping a year in 2017, we returned to find a much more buzzing UKIS this year. It was kicked off by the hugely impressive Nigel Wray, whose family bought the show outright last year. Wray himself is an incredibly successful investor and he clearly has a huge passion for the mechanics of business and management.
The main thrust of his message in a lot of what he talked about through the day was the importance of high quality management with skin in the game. Thereafter, he’s a patient buy-and-hold investor with almost no interest in trading in and out of stocks. In fact, his wealth gives...