Anybody into them on here at the moment.... Argo blockchain seem to be looking good.
Never really been a share buyer or trader, although I have had some as a result of windfall type shares in demutualised companies.
However, last I year I became aware of the stock market dropping and in particular that J D Wetherspoon had halved in price. With interest rates at zilch, I went for it and bought some via Hargreave Lansdown. I then looked at others, looked at what the share price had been, what it was at the time, and whether I felt that the company would survive and thrive. At present I have shares in 13 companies, I hasten to add that total cost is not vast. I am not simply interested in if the share price goes up or down, equally interested in the possibility of dividends etc. So, medium - long term.
Some shares have been amazing in particular Reach(.62p up to to £3). Some just pretty good, Nat West, Wetherspoons, Carrs. Others ok-ish Marstons, N Brown, Aston Martin (It is lovely to say you have shares in AML). And others are quite recent so way too early to tell. At present I'm showing about £2,800 gain before tax on total spend just over £5k. I do not have these in a stocks & shares ISA. My wife is deeply suspicious of all this, sees it as just plain gambling. I try very hard to be sensible, but I am a bit cross that I did not invest quite a lot more.
I avoid trendy investments. As they say, if it sounds too good to be true . .
I don't see myself as a seasoned or experienced investor, but so far so good. Besides, I'm retired and in lockdown it gives me something to do.