The FTSE

[Wafty Cranker]

Buy the dip and reap the rewards later.

Feels like chucking money on a bonfire at the moment!

 

[Quad]

Just put 30k in sip and isa funds this week, I’m twitching a bit , going to wait till April to more in

 

[Kompany Car]

The stock market for most people who can't afford to lose money should always be a long term investment. Its not a get rich quick scheme unless you accept that the probability of you losing is not much better than the flip of a coin.

 

[Quad]

The stock market for most people who can't afford to lose money should always be a long term investment. Its not a get rich quick scheme unless you accept that the probability of you losing is not much better than the flip of a coin.

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Yea I’m keeping mine 15 to 20 years got a broad range of funds from all over the world

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

The stock market for most people who can't afford to lose money should always be a long term investment. Its not a get rich quick scheme unless you accept that the probability of you losing is not much better than the flip of a coin.

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This does not apply to the kind of speculative pump and dump investing that people are mad for.

As a rule of thumb if there is lots of people talking on the internet about getting in quick to some stock or crypto then you need to treat it with a lot of caution. Its so easy to manipulate crypto via social media and so much money can be made by the scammers. Sitting on such stuff over time does nothing for you. Low market cap stocks are also vulnerable.

If you have invested in a good company then yes, over time it should at least track the market and do better than bank interest rates.

 

[Bluemanc100]

Feels like chucking money on a bonfire at the moment!

I feel like that.. Bought shares in Arrival, an electric vehicle company and they're currently around 85% down on where I started..

Seriously tempted to buy some more while they're on their arse as they start vehicle production in Q2 so they surely have to go up....

 

[zerox]

Yea I’m keeping mine 15 to 20 years got a broad range of funds from all over the world

good luck with that, 22 years ago in Jan 2000 the ftse was 6600

jan 2022 it was 7400 at the start of the month.

 

[Cheer Up Peter Reid]

good luck with that, 22 years ago in Jan 2000 the ftse was 6600

jan 2022 it was 7400 at the start of the month.

Don't forget dividends. I think typical yields are around 3-4% per year, so compounded over 22 years that would roughly double the original investment.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

good luck with that, 22 years ago in Jan 2000 the ftse was 6600

jan 2022 it was 7400 at the start of the month.

 

[I'm no cynic but...]

do you really think inflation is only 5%?

Anyone with a William Rees Mogg income will hardly notice inflation. Many people in Moss Side will see lnflation around 20% I would think.