Інвестиції у виробників ліків для схуднення: чи можна заробити на тренді.

Як повідомляє The Sun: FAT jabs can shrink your waistline but can they turbo-boost your bank balance?

Rookie investor Megan Norman reveals how she made over £600 in 16 days after investing in a weight loss giant – and we take a look at whether you can jump on the fat jab boom.

Aesthetics practitioner Megan Norman, who administers Botox, decided to invest in the pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, which manufactures weight loss injections Wegovy and Ozempic, in December last year.

The 30-year old from Bedfordshire noticed a huge rise in interest in the jabs and decided to jump on the trend, investing £3,700.

“I believe these types of industries have the right fundamentals due to their high demand,” she says.

“We have a nation with rising diabetes and obesity due to highly processed foods, combined with a lack of education and affordable access to healthier food.”

But after just 16 days she realised her investment was too risky and feared the share price would fall.

The company has warned on its profits for this year, and in the United States, reports have been circulating that Novo Nordisk has been losing its dominant market share in this class of drugs.

Although the company’s share price has rocketed by 67.57 per cent over five years thanks to the boom in demand for fat jabs, performance has lagged over the past year.

Its share price has dropped 60 per cent over a 12 month period.

Megan’s £3,700 investment had grown to £4,322 – so she decided to cash in and make a quick buck.

“I decided to sell and made a quick profit on it,” says Megan.

“I could see it was in a downtrend so I prefer to look for quick entry and exits when that is the case.”

Instead, Megan has branched out to other companies to invest in and focused on spreading her investments so that she could stash her cash away for at at least five years.

This is a wise investing strategy – locking your cash away for at least five years – as it protects you from any falls in the stock market and gives you time for you investments to grow.

She has invested in eight companies, including the chipmaker ASML, the bitcoin mining company CleanSpark and the cyber security firm Crowdstrike.

“Rather than a ‘get rich quick’ approach, I look for areas that are strong and that I believe in. Iwant companies that have been around for a while, have good financials, and whose services will always be in demand,” she says.

Should YOU invest in fat jabs?

Fat jabs are soaring in popularity – so is now the time to cash in?

Susannah Streeter warns that there is “volatility” in the market right now, due to uncertainty caused over American tariffs and price rises for customers.

But investing in pharmaceutical companies making weight loss injections could still be worth considering. So, which companies are there to invest in?

Firstly, looking at Novo Nordisk, who Megan invested in, Susannah points out that the company has warned on its profits for this year.

Rival Eli Lilly could potentially be a better option. The company is looking into treatments for diabetes which can be used as a weight management tool too.

“Its medications stack up well against the competition, which is helping the company grow its market share,” she says.

Susannah warns that you shouldn’t put all your eggs in one basket and invest solely in weight loss jabs.

The key is to invest in a  mix of assets, including not only different company shares, but bonds, property and gold too.

If you want to start investing in weight loss companies, your first step is to open a stocks and shares ISA.

You can open one with a regular high street bank, or with an investment platform like AJ Bell.

Many investing apps let you open an account with £25 or less.

Read reviews and check the fees you will be charged before selecting your ISA.

For example, NatWest charges a fee of 0.55% of the value of your investment, which works out at 55p for every £100 of your investments.

While Barclays charges 0.25%, which works out at 25p for every £100 you invest.

The return you make will depend on how much you invest and where.

As we have seen recently, the stock market can dramatically fall.

The American stock market saw its biggest drop since the start of the Covid pandemic after US President Donald Trump announced plans to introduce punitive tariffs on goods imported to the US from other countries.

The UK’s own stock market, the FTSE 100, fell by more than 10 per cent after the news. 

Ideally before investing you should’ve built up some cash savings that you can access. Three months’ worth of salary is the rule to follow.

Then you must be prepared to lose it all – so only invest money you can afford to lose.

You need to be willing to invest cash for at least five years to mitigate any dips and allow your money to recover. If you can’t afford to lock up your money for this long, investing may not be right for you.

It’s usually better to drip feed money into your investments instead of putting down a big chunk of money in one go.

How do you spot a golden investment opportunity?

It’s every investor’s dream to spot an investment trend before it’s happened.

If you invest in a company before it’s share price rockets, you can make thousands of pounds.

So what are the tricks to spotting a golden egg? Susannah says it’s risky to try and time the market, but there are some general rules to follow.

“If you can keep your eye on long-term horizons and keep watch for demographic, health and social trends, you may be able to spot potential for companies,” she says.

“However, in any rapidly growing industry there will be winners and losers.

“Time in the market, rather than timing the market is more important.

“It’s also wise to spread your investment across different companies and sectors to ride out the ups and down.”

Після успішного вкладення грошей у компанію, що виробляє ін'єкції для зниження ваги, Меган вирішила розширити своє портфоліо. Вона розмістила інвестиції в восьми компаніях, зосереджуючись на роздрібненні інвестицій для максимального ризик-менеджменту, а також на довгостроковому зростанні капіталу. Стратегія Меган демонструє важливість дбайливого аналізу ринку та постійного вивчення потенційних тенденцій для успішних інвестицій.