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I'm probably just 1% down in my largest very mixed fund from where I was in February and 4% down in the second fund that is heavily invested in US stocks

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The best monthly performance of the 21st century for the Nasdaq

After rebounding by over 20% from its low in early April, with five consecutive sessions of gains this week, the Nasdaq 100 has ended its best quarter of the 21st century. Its rise has wiped out all... -May 19, 2025 at 08:28 am - MarketScreener UK
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west didsblue said:
Gold is now over $3000 an ounce and with Trump doing his best to trash the world economy I don’t think it will be going down any time soon.
I’m invested in a company (GGP) that’s evolved from explorer to producer, and I’m up over 80% in the last year or so. I’ve no intention of selling any time soon as I believe it’s got a long way to go up still. Worth a look but like any investment you need to DYOR.
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I invested £5000 of my pension fund in GGP a few years back and have been in the red virtually since I bought them. I'm still in the red but getting close to parity now. I'm going to keep it invested in there
 
M18CTID said:
I invested £5000 of my pension fund in GGP a few years back and have been in the red virtually since I bought them. I'm still in the red but getting close to parity now. I'm going to keep it invested in there
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They’re about to cross list on the Australian ASX exchange which opens up the company to a lot more institutional investors which should push up demand and the price. They are also due to release their second quarter results in July which will hopefully also help, but the big event that could make them really take off will be in December when they release the Definitive Feasibility Study about the Havieron mine which will provide investors with a much clearer picture about future revenues. Indications so far are very promising.
Good luck.
 
west didsblue said:
They’re about to cross list on the Australian ASX exchange which opens up the company to a lot more institutional investors which should push up demand and the price. They are also due to release their second quarter results in July which will hopefully also help, but the big event that could make them really take off will be in December when they release the Definitive Feasibility Study about the Havieron mine which will provide investors with a much clearer picture about future revenues. Indications so far are very promising.
Good luck.
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Cheers mate. I had a message off Hargreaves Lansdown about the exchange listing with an invitation to buy some more so I've requested a relatively modest £500 worth to go with my £5k investment
 
M18CTID said:
I invested £5000 of my pension fund in GGP a few years back and have been in the red virtually since I bought them. I'm still in the red but getting close to parity now. I'm going to keep it invested in there
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I have a similar holding in Palantir. Nothing for years and then....... up, up and away!
 
dickie davies said:
I'm probably just 1% down in my largest very mixed fund from where I was in February and 4% down in the second fund that is heavily invested in US stocks

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The best monthly performance of the 21st century for the Nasdaq

After rebounding by over 20% from its low in early April, with five consecutive sessions of gains this week, the Nasdaq 100 has ended its best quarter of the 21st century. Its rise has wiped out all... -May 19, 2025 at 08:28 am - MarketScreener UK
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Very similar here, 1% down on a very diversified portfolio with Low-Moderate risk.
 
dickie davies said:
As the 90 day tariff suspension is looming, are we expecting a couple of very turbulent weeks?
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Who knows? Whatever happens I suspect/hope it won't be as volatile to the markets as it was in April. My portfolio had made all of the losses up and now at an all time high too. The US fund is suffering a bit because of the $ weakness.
 
hampshireblue said:
Who knows? Whatever happens I suspect/hope it won't be as volatile to the markets as it was in April. My portfolio had made all of the losses up and now at an all time high too. The US fund is suffering a bit because of the $ weakness.
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seriously considering selling the lot and just holding cash for a few weeks, not sure i've got the balls though
 
flook said:
seriously considering selling the lot and just holding cash for a few weeks, not sure i've got the balls though
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I'm no expert but that's a bad idea. When do you go back in? If you'd done that in April would you still be in cash today? If so, you would have missed out on the recovery and then some. If you're properly diversified, whatever happens, it'll come back as it always has.
 
west didsblue said:
Almost hit 9000 today for the first time.
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Given it’s more international basket of companies it is rare you can ever point towards a domestic governments actions to the FTSE100 (outside of taxation on dividends or trading) however on this occasion it does appear to be benefitting from Trump tariffs hitting EU markets and seen as a slightly safer harbour.
 
hampshireblue said:
The FTSE has just hit a record high. Good news for pensions.
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Scary considering where we were when Trump started his tariff wars. One note of caution for pensions though, the govt are looking to outlaw upward-only rent reviews in leases to help SMEs. It's an ill-thought idea no matter how well intended it is. Pension funds rely on certainty of income from their real estate holdings, so having leases that may have the ability for future rental income to fall is a bad thing for the funds.
 
I wasn't aware of that. I had a property fund in my pension. It was suspended for 2 years during C19. Once it was activated again, we sold it and no longer have a property specific fund as it proved to be too illiquid.
 
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