Market tanked so hard last night it hit my latest investment's Stop Loss. Was 50% up at peak and came out with 20%.

Onto the next one.

Diluted Dante wrote:

I've got the VANGUARD INV UK LT U.S. EQUITY INDEX GBP ACC

I have this too (as part of a wider VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY 100% EQUITY fund).  Heavily diluted, but all stocks. Over time I will drop down the lean towards equity. 80%, then 60% etc when approaching retirement. Assuming the fund itself is still a good performer.

It's ridden out the last year or so well. Crashed. Recovered. I kept on putting in when it was down, so in theory I bought some units cheap.

Sorry, new to this thread, so another one from me. Just some more ideas for "light" investing.

eToro has worked well for me. I put some money into a CopyTrade and it's performing well. Realistically the minimum investment is probably a few hundred £. Crucially, there is exposure to both stocks and crypto (as well as currency swaps I think), so if that floats your boat, it's a winner. It's not ISA wrapped though, but since capital gains is only payable after a lot of profit, it's no biggie.

A CopyTrade is a bit like investing into a fund. You put money into your account and then "copy" someone. For every trade they make, you will automatically make the equivalent trade. This is a really nice feature.

Also, for something that feels a bit more real, I've used Crowdcube to invest in a couple of start-ups. You can put in a really small amount (or a lot!) and you actually own a piece of a private company. You will get your share documents and can actually buy into something you believe in that could change the world. It's more interesting than just buying the latest pump stock.

https://www.crowdcube.com

drumbeg wrote:

Dark Soldier wrote:

You can also get multiple articles and feedback from peeps pro NFTs. Like any new space, there are of course scam artists out there. There's been multiple rug pulls in crypto, just a couple months ago there was a $35 mil rug pull.

I mostly see pro stuff from Twitter hashtag idiots, so just tempering it with some well written and researched words.

I have some Crypto btw. I don't believe in most of the projects at all. Just riding the wave along with 99% of other investors.

Can you give me a positive contribution for NFTs that isn't gambling and speculation?

Not really, just as I can't really give a positive contribution for art investments bar 'it looks pretty'. Like that market, NFT desire sets price.

Its a new space that has taken off literally two months ago and will have kinks to be ironed out. Similar to art and forgeries. Sure NFTs have been around for years but the concept has inly recently gone big.

Dangerous game though as once the bubble bursts you're fucked. Or, the bubble doesn't burst.

As for believing in crypto projects, I held my last one for weeks and ignored other potential profits as its truly doing some good in the space, in conflict stricken countries.

I dunno, two NFT tokens made me insane gains. Fine by me if rich people wanna buy jpegs for hundreds of thousands.

Dark Soldier wrote:

Not really, just as I can't really give a positive contribution for art investments bar 'it looks pretty'.

Art is really interesting. I consider art as a market to pretty much be about status and speculation. I think of it as being pretty different to just "creating stuff". So yeah, I don't really think NFTs have changed that (other than you don't actually own any art in a meaningful sense).

Diluted Dante wrote:

What did you sell?

Eehh

FTSE Developed World ex-U.K. Equity Index Fund - Accumulation

Is this what I want to just whack money into every month for the next few decades, then? All the lingo is baffling and I'm really tired. Looks right.

tigersgogrrr wrote:

FTSE Developed World ex-U.K. Equity Index Fund - Accumulation

Is this what I want to just whack money into every month for the next few decades, then? All the lingo is baffling and I'm really tired. Looks right.

Go back to page 1 and read SG's lengthy post dude.

Actually yeah it's not bad but I would say it's quite expensive for a passive tracker. Seems ok though.

I mean it's fine really, but I'd maybe try something around 0.06% for the fund charge. Those costs really do add up over time.

On average they're a waste of money - see start of thread. DIY means you can just cut him out but be careful, if it's not a tracker fund then you will need help managing it. The beauty of trackers is you can 'set and forget' as they automate for you.

Hello. I don't think I've really contributed much to this rather lovely forum but this thread is the exception and I feel a sense of responsibility to those who've invested. As always do nothing rather than something if in doubt, except to add more money on a regular basis. 

Don't forget Fidelity will start charging more soon (if Cavendish) so look into swapping platforms. If really panicking then really try hard to ignore it, barring a nuclear war, but if you must [email protected].

SG, hey!

I assume you went all in on GME as well?

Let me know when you’ve done the hard work Poppo. I didn’t realise the fees were going up.