Zombie Companies
Posted: March 28th, 2024, 2:26 pm
I remember reading some years back about the failure of Maplin - the electronic component retailer - either here on Lemon Fool or Motley Fool (uk).
A comment was made that it had been a "zombie" company for some years, but I don't remember much about why the contributor was of that opinion.
There could be other listed zombie companies with little prospect of recovery.
How might one reduce exposure to them? Or will that impact returns in other ways?
I think of myself as a largely passive investor who has a few index trackers as well as Vanguard lifestrategy.
Can my investments be tweaked to avoid zombies?
A comment was made that it had been a "zombie" company for some years, but I don't remember much about why the contributor was of that opinion.
There could be other listed zombie companies with little prospect of recovery.
How might one reduce exposure to them? Or will that impact returns in other ways?
I think of myself as a largely passive investor who has a few index trackers as well as Vanguard lifestrategy.
Can my investments be tweaked to avoid zombies?