QUESTION 1 – “Why do you prefer to work with USD and not GBP or even EUR? Is it because of the Bonds, Stocks and Reits you choose?”
ANSWER – There are a few reasons:
1. The first is that I lived in the USA... Read more
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Misc. Investing StuffTowards the end of the last post on Wolfe Waves back in December, we identified a weekly bullish Wolfe Wave in the TLT (Long Term US Treasury Bond ETF). The wave completed just last week, then interestingly enough, turned back down. If you... Read more
Growth PortfolioAs expected, December was a very volatile month in the US markets. We saw the biggest point loss in the Dow on a Christmas Eve ever, then we saw the biggest point gain ever on the day after Christmas
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P2P LendingDecember was an interesting month. I decided to exit Zopa and distribute the capital to other lenders. You can read in more detail why I decided to do this further down in the Zopa section of the update. I also added some more information to... Read more
Misc. Investing StuffOn the 9th of December I posted about a potential bearish wave in the S&P 500 & VTI ETF. Yesterday (17-12-18) it hit the target line exactly in Both!
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Growth PortfolioThe US market has bounced back a bit due to a rumor that the US and China were about to agree a trade deal. We’ll see what happens there
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Misc. Investing StuffI noticed a bearish Wolfe Wave that looked like it was about to reach point 5. I continued to watch, and sure enough it looks like it may hit the target line!
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P2P LendingPeer to Peer Lending Portfolio Update for November 2018 The update for November 2018 is a little late this month. I was away traveling in Spain with some friends for a week so I didn’t get the time to provide the full update. I did... Read more
Misc. Investing StuffWolfe Waves Many years ago when I was still finding my feet with investments and looking to “get rich quick”, I took an interesting trading course by a gentleman called Bill Wolfe on an investment strategy called... Read more
Growth PortfolioThe Growth Portfolio took a dip in October, mostly due to some uncertainly about the US midterm elections, which will be held in November (6th). That, added to the trade war situation with China really shook things up a bit. It may calm down... Read more
P2P LendingPeer to Peer Lending Portfolio Update for October 2018. Live versions of these charts are always available here. Overview Portfolio growth is plodding along as expected. A little over £833 income for the month which really isn’t... Read more
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