Tag: Portfolio reviews

Here’s my latest portfolio review showing my returns for 2021 and over the last four years.

I doubt any of us will look back upon 2020 with much fondness and this year hasn’t got off to the greatest of starts either. But purely from an investment point of view, 2020 was a pretty good year.

It’s difficult to know what to make of this year from an investing viewpoint.

I decided to take up running on my 30th birthday after realising my 20s lifestyle, though not overly excessive, had given me a bit of a paunch.

After a few decades of investing, it’s tempting to think that you’ve seen it all. But the stock market, not to mention the real world, never fails to surprise.

With two young kids at home for a week already, this blog is going to be a lot more sporadic over the next few months. But I wanted to set out some thoughts on how the bear market has impacted me so far and what I’m planning to do.

I matched the global indices last year with a return of 21.9% and a solitary losing position of just 1.2%. But few years are likely to turn out this well, so it’s important not to get carried away.