This month for the first time in our investing lives our total portfolio size decreased, albeit only by £34. The decrease came despite still contributing an additional £3,196. This is the sort of month which we have been begging for as stocks finally went on 'sale' as the stock market dropped 3% verses September. We … Continue reading October 2019 Update
Q3 2019 Portfolio Update
2019 has seen our portfolio radically transform, not only in its absolute size but also in its make up. At the start of the year we held 35% of portfolio value in cash and a further 20% in a company share scheme with just 39% of our total portfolio held in Vanguard low cost index … Continue reading Q3 2019 Portfolio Update
September 2019 Update
Crack open the champagne - we did it! We hit our very first milestone of £100,000, 10% of the way to our ultimate goal of Financial Independence. Thanks to hitting our target contribution and the markets rebounding, we were able to grow our total portfolio by over £4,200 and in the process pass through the … Continue reading September 2019 Update
August 2019 Update
In August our monthly contribution recovered after two subdued months but our hopes of reaching £100,000 were cruelly taken away from us. After two months of strong growth, this came to an end as both our Index Funds and Cryptocurrencies suffered significant losses. Despite recording some of our largest monthly losses to date, we still … Continue reading August 2019 Update
July 2019 Update
For the second month running our monthly investment contribution was below target as we were still paying off our holiday from June and spent a week hiking in Slovenia. Nevertheless, our portfolio still grew by £4,000 to a new grand total of £96,000, putting us within touching distance of £100,000! July's strong stock market growth … Continue reading July 2019 Update
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