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**That's a wrap for my second week in the stock markets, and it's still going good.** **I ended just a little in the red. But I know why that is and I've learnt my lesson well.** **Now it's all about consolidating and getting ready for a move on cryptos.** --- --- Today's Additions I've added half a dozen new stocks today. All small positions but helping to build the diversity. My renewables group was bolstered with [Enphase Energy](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ENPH) and [Canadian Solar](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CSIQ), and I've got a couple more I hope to add next week. One on my radar is [Beam Global](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/BEEM) - but I am not quite sure about the viability of the tech. Any solar engineers out there who would care to comment on what Beam is offering... * https://beamforall.com/ --- I also decided to get a little foothold in the chip sector. They are in short supply at the moment and EVs need lots of them. My first point of call was [Nvidia](https://finance.yahoo.co[m/quote/NVDA) and [AMD](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AMD). --- Ecommerce is another area that I am taking a little position in. [PayPal](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/PYPL) was an obvious first buy for this, but I will be keeping an open mind for other opportunities in this sector. --- A couple of other small legacy dividend stocks completed my purchases for the week. I will be covering these in a separate post. --- --- Getting All Ethical Alongside investing in mainstream stocks I am also allocating part of my funds to full-on 'ethical investments'. I am keen to use part of my annual tax-free ISA allowance in an Innovative Finance ISA. The two main options seem to be from Ethex or Triodos... * https://www.ethex.org.uk/investing * https://www.triodoscrowdfunding.co.uk/ifisa Both have pros and con. Both also have the issue of a shortage of available IFISA eligible investments at present - particularly before the end of the current tax year. I started the process of setting up the Ethex IFISA - but it wasn't the slickest setup I have encountered. My understanding is that I can have a different IFISA each tax year so I may run with the Ethex one now and then swap to the Triodos offering after April when they will have some new investments available to put money into. --- I have also been dipping a toe in with a couple of tiny investments on the Seedrs crowdfunding platform this week... * https://www.seedrs.com/investment-opportunities These are rather speculative as the exit strategies are generally not well defined - but hopefully one or two them will pay off in good measure in the long term. Crowdcube is the other similar UK based crowdfunding site... * https://www.crowdcube.com/investments I am undecided which of these platforms I prefer but I believe they are planning a merger soon so I will be able to get the best of both of them. --- --- That's it for another day and another week. I'll be deep in the research over the weekend to find a few more stocks to round off my first ISA portfolio. Then I will be switching more attention to the crypto half of my investment strategy. Good night Pennsif --- _Please note, I am not a financial expert and this is not financial advice. Do your own research and seek professional advice if needed._ --- _[ image from pixabay.com ]_ Posted Using [LeoFinance ^Beta](https://leofinance.io/@pennsif/diary-of-a-noob-investor-12-feb-21-week-two-in-the-bag-and-getting-into-the-ethicals)

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