If you want to beat the financial markets then this is the place to start. Founded at the height of the dot com frenzy the ConsettNo1 shareclub has consistently outperformed the markets ever since. Going on in depth research, an intimate understanding of the workings of the markets and a vast intake of alcohol, we have managed to fall further and faster than even the most bearish markets.

When Consett No1 talks, the markets listen. After buying Marconi when it couldn't possibly go any lower we decided to fill our boots again when it then halved in value again. Not so much catching a falling knife, more the whole guillotine.

In depth research has included such gems as buying stock that nobody knew the name of but vaguely remembering that they made syringes and referring to them throughout that months meeting as, "the needle people," and somehow still getting the club to vote for them.

The club thrives on democracy and what we like to refer to as," the blame culture." If a share you pick falls then it is your fault and nothing to do with the other people who voted for it. if a share you have proposed rises then you are a smart a*se and nobody likes a smart a*se.