All, it has been a pleasure playing with you. I’m going to be a new dad in Feb, so I’ve cashed all but one investment (GDWN). I’ve also bought a house, which, owing to a mixup with my partner’s property (down valued by 20k), means that I’m due to pay most of the £150k deposit needed for the new one.
My stats overall were OK. Probably walking away with £+10k over the last few years which, while better than the bank, was not worth the research and time spent. Really it has been fun, to a degree, but (all jokes aside re: Greggs!) I just can’t be arsed with it. Listening to the constant news flow and how ‘bleak’ things are out there, I feel lucky to even have a job at this point. I’m not a doomsday prepper, but I think the markets are going to destroy people over the next few years. Worthless companies being pumped up; the world and its dog in index trackers; bankruptcy and so on.
I hope you all make good returns. I will still be around, and may get back in the game at some point, but at the moment the world is too crazy - and my future too unpredictable - to feel comfortable with anything more risky.
My best investment over the last few years? Vanguard Life Strat 80/20. Make of that what you will.