I’ve been refining my strategy over the past couple of months to incorporate some trading elements into my existing, investing focussed framework. The reason for this is to limit potential downside risk and ensure I take profits when I earn them, rather than giving them all back due to a declining share price. Both of …
October was a challenging month. On the whole most of the stocks in the portfolio held up reasonably well, though there were a few that took a kicking. Luckily I sold them when they hit their stops so damage was limited. Still, a negative 3.27% for the month of October is not something I want …
So to start with can I just say that investment trusts are one of my favourite forms of investment. They’re what my wife and I started out investing in and to this day still more than half of our portfolio is spread across various investment trusts. So what actually is an investment trust? An investment …
Right so this is actually my first ever portfolio update on here, so for the first one I’ll start by simply doing a quick breakdown of my portfolio, it’s performance so far and the make up of my total investments. So the portfolio I’ll be documenting I have rather originally titled my ‘Public Portfolio’. This …
One of the biggest killers of long term investing gains is the tax man. A stocks & shares ISA is a great way to avoid this problem. This tax advantaged investment vehicle has gained a huge amount of popularity in recent years. So why should you open one and what are the advantages? Tax efficiency …
Hello, I hope everyone’s doing well today. I recently made a YouTube video running through my top five books for beginner investors. I think it’s great so you should definitely check it out if you have time. Though I know not everyone does, so here’s that same list in blog form, but without as much …
What is the difference between investing & trading in the stock market? I think these two terms often get mixed up and though there can be some overlap there are definitely some core fundamental differences. I’ve spent a lot of time doing both and here are some of the main differences in my opinion: Time …
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Hello and welcome to my blog. This is my first ever post so bear with me while I find my footing. I thought I’d do a post kicking things off to set the scene. Who am I, why have I decided to put stuff on the internet & what are my goals? Who am I? …