The FTSE

[flook]

Barely blinked at the peace talk failure and the blockading of the Strait of Hormuz. Even the financial markets have given up taking this **** seriously

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Remarkably the S & P 500 has hit a new all time high despite everything that is going on.

 

[west didsblue]

Anyone got ITM?
Up around 40% today after announcing a partnership with Rheinmetall.

 

[East Level 2]

Can the high value be maintained?

Global stock markets are too high and set to fall, says Bank of England deputy

It is unusual for a senior figure at the Bank to be so forthright on market movements.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Fred_Quimby]

Looks to be the time to sell?

 

[blueparrot]

Looks to be the time to sell?

Not if your investments are for the long term.

 

[Fred_Quimby]

Not if your investments are for the long term.

It’s not. They are my late BiL S&S ISAs.

 

[117 M34]

Looks to be the time to sell?

I've just withdrawn about 40% of my stocks and shares isa.
Will put it back in after a few months hopefully when everything has died down.

 

[flook]

Things like this tend to be self-fulfilling prophesy's unfortunately. She should keep her mouth shut

 

[Worzel Gummidge#9]

I’m self employed so never had a pension as such, for the last couple of years I’ve been consistently putting money into a stocks and shares ISA and starting to see some good growth now, financial literacy should be a lesson in schools 100%. I only got into it because a bloke at work always told me the sooner you start the better and it’s so true, You don’t have to put massive amounts of money away, just setup a direct debit and automate it.

I bought into the below fund last year,
Artemis Global Income, Class I accumulation
It’s up 57% + in a year.
It’s invested in banks, aerospace, precious metals and mining etc.

You will thank your future self the sooner you start that’s for sure.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

Remarkably the S & P 500 has hit a new all time high despite everything that is going on.

I've just withdrawn about 40% of my stocks and shares isa.
Will put it back in after a few months hopefully when everything has died down.

Feels like a big drop could be round the corner. Nothing good has happened since the war started yet markets in the US are back to all time highs. In politics temporary solutions often become lasting arrangements.

I don't believe this stalemate with Iran can last without markets taking a big sustained dump at some point.

 

[dickie davies]

Feels like a big drop could be round the corner. Nothing good has happened since the war started yet markets in the US are back to all time highs. In politics temporary solutions often become lasting arrangements.

I don't believe this stalemate with Iran can last without markets taking a big sustained dump at some point.

 

[flook]

Feels like a big drop could be round the corner. Nothing good has happened since the war started yet markets in the US are back to all time highs. In politics temporary solutions often become lasting arrangements.

I don't believe this stalemate with Iran can last without markets taking a big sustained dump at some point.

Another peddler of self-fulfilling prophesy

 

[Fred_Quimby]

My accounts are about where they were prior to this lark starting.

 

[flook]

My accounts are about where they were prior to this lark starting.

I must be doing well then because I'm 0.22% up in the last 8 weeks or so :/

 

[I'm With Stupid]

I’m self employed so never had a pension as such, for the last couple of years I’ve been consistently putting money into a stocks and shares ISA and starting to see some good growth now, financial literacy should be a lesson in schools 100%. I only got into it because a bloke at work always told me the sooner you start the better and it’s so true, You don’t have to put massive amounts of money away, just setup a direct debit and automate it.

I bought into the below fund last year,
Artemis Global Income, Class I accumulation
It’s up 57% + in a year.
It’s invested in banks, aerospace, precious metals and mining etc.

You will thank your future self the sooner you start that’s for sure.

Half you age when you start the pension is what I was told, and that's how much of your salary as a percentage you should be putting away.

 

[One Fan Clapping]

^2.23%.

 

[RobMCFC]

Half you age when you start the pension is what I was told, and that's how much of your salary as a percentage you should be putting away.

I went to a few pensions presentations at work in the early years and the figures they were telling me I should put in were laughable, so I switched off and ignored them after this point.

The fact is, very few people can afford to put in 12, 15, 20% of their salary whilst they are paying off a mortgage, bringing up kids, and just as importantly, living life whilst they are young and healthy.

 

[Ho Chi Man City]

I’m self employed so never had a pension as such, for the last couple of years I’ve been consistently putting money into a stocks and shares ISA and starting to see some good growth now, financial literacy should be a lesson in schools 100%. I only got into it because a bloke at work always told me the sooner you start the better and it’s so true, You don’t have to put massive amounts of money away, just setup a direct debit and automate it.

I bought into the below fund last year,
Artemis Global Income, Class I accumulation
It’s up 57% + in a year.
It’s invested in banks, aerospace, precious metals and mining etc.

You will thank your future self the sooner you start that’s for sure.

Was self employed also last few years of my working life, I’ve got similar, Artemis US Select and despite dropping in April it’s now showing an increase of 5.51% in the past 3 months.

My draw down pension which is invested in a SIPP, is 10.2% up from last July but before the Iran conflict started was knocking on over 12%. Could take that interest completely tax free, transferred the pot from a defined benefit but it ain’t an easy process and quite expensive to do so.

 

[dickie davies]

^2.23%.

It dropped by 1.8 yesterday