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.

H1 2020: Running Up That Hill

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.

Q1 2020: Holding On Tight

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.

Collecting My Thoughts

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.

2019 Review: Bumper Year, Bumper Decade

Some memories stick with you. I was working for a few weeks in Zimbabwe in the late 1990s and I still recall the events of one afternoon in particular. We were there with a small local team and I remember the shocked look on their faces as they trudged back into the office after lunch. “What’s the problem?”, we asked.

Q3 2019: One Eye On The Pound

Stock markets never fail to surprise. The heavy fall at the end of 2018 seems to be long-forgotten, and global markets have been making all-time highs again. In pound terms, they rose 16.5% over the first six months of the year (and a further 3% in the first three days of July). My 2019 Half-Time Report

I last did a portfolio review at the end of 2018, so the end of the first quarter seems like a decent time for another catch-up and some more pithy observations.

Q1 2019: Are You Sitting Uncomfortably?