Although John Bogle is a relatively unknown name outside of the finance industry, the legacy he has created since the foundation of the Vanguard Group in 1975 and the impact on ordinary investors has been remarkable. His idea behind Vanguard was simple, create an investment firm whose primary focus was to ensure the fees charged … Continue reading The Importance of Vanguard
April 2019 Update
In April we missed our monthly target by £555, despite this our portfolio still increased in value by £5,331 due to strong growth in both cryptocurrencies and the stock market. In April we took our first big holiday of the year, one-week skiing in the French Alps, our saving rate took a big hit as … Continue reading April 2019 Update
March 2019 Update
In March our positive momentum continued as we invested £748 more than our monthly goal, this led to our total portfolio value climbing to over £77,000. We were able to invest an additional £748 this month due to lots of overtime. We also continued to transfer our savings into Vanguard funds, investing £3,625, further reducing … Continue reading March 2019 Update
February 2019 Update
February was a blockbuster month as we managed to grow our portfolio by more than £5,200 despite falling short of our £3,000 a month investment target. This month the stock market bounced back in style resulting in our investments increasing in value by £2,756. The disappointing performance of the cryptocurrency market offset some of this … Continue reading February 2019 Update
January 2019 Update
Welcome to our first monthly update! Each month we will document the ups and downs of our portfolio on our journey towards FIRE. Our goal is to invest at least £3,000 per month. In January we not only achieved this but surpassed it by £202. The stock market had a turbulent month, strongly impacting our … Continue reading January 2019 Update
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