Since I started to invest, fund charges have generally headed in a southerly direction. Thanks to the popularity of index funds, Vanguard and the late, great John Bogle, more of my returns are finding their way into my pocket rather than someone else’s.
Investing can be simple but it’s rarely easy. Our monkey brains are constantly playing tricks on us and taking mental shortcuts that can undermine even the best investing decisions.
Let’s start small in 2019. One of my investing ‘themes’ at the moment is to dedicate a slice of my portfolio (roughly 10% or so) to smaller company investments. I feel that I’m pretty well covered UK-wise, so the next stop is global small-cap funds.
I don’t consider myself to be an active trader. In a normal year, I’ll reinvest some dividends every few months and add some fresh money to my ISA in April or May. That’s usually it.
If I am feeling particularly energetic, I might sell a holding that doesn’t seem to cut the mustard anymore and reinvest the money elsewhere. Then I might need to lie down for a few years to recover!
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