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Ahleckz said:
Should I be selling all my shares or ride this out?… it’s all funds and ETFs rather than anything individual but things aren’t looking good.
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I can’t give you any advice, only the possible options

You can be long term bullish and keep it all and keep buying more, you’re getting bargains.
You can be in the middle, and cash out half and keep half of that half in USD and the other half in GBP, preferably in an interest bearing account.
You can get scared, because all your net worth is in it in which case cashing out now means at least you know where you stand.

If you’ve not overstretched, wait it out. Investments can go up as well as down :D
 
Ahleckz said:
Oh come on, I’ve not got any money!
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Same. It just keeps sliding and sliding.

I looked at the 5yr ftse 100 chart today. Overall down. And generally flat.

I keep questioning is there even any point? Is it better to pay off mortgage? Safe, defined, no stress. Because I think I'm down overall even with my "safe bets" which now are not safe.

Starting to think (as I like to keep in not trade) I'm better off in savings accounts and mortgage
 
413x said:
Same. It just keeps sliding and sliding.

I looked at the 5yr ftse 100 chart today. Overall down. And generally flat.

I keep questioning is there even any point? Is it better to pay off mortgage? Safe, defined, no stress. Because I think I'm down overall even with my "safe bets" which now are not safe.

Starting to think (as I like to keep in not trade) I'm better off in savings accounts and mortgage
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Paying off the mortgage should be a goal under these rising interest rates anyway. For me the S&S stuff is useful for the pension where you won't get any "highstreet" savings interest
 
413x said:
Same. It just keeps sliding and sliding.

I looked at the 5yr ftse 100 chart today. Overall down. And generally flat.

I keep questioning is there even any point? Is it better to pay off mortgage? Safe, defined, no stress. Because I think I'm down overall even with my "safe bets" which now are not safe.

Starting to think (as I like to keep in not trade) I'm better off in savings accounts and mortgage
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IMO FTSE 100 is a poor investment, look at VWRL or VUSA. Up 40 and 60% over 5 years. FTSE 100 has a returned about 10% over 5 years, don't forget its yield. Maybe volatility is not your thing.
 
Bloomberg breaking :
UK Officials Are Working on a U-Turn for Truss’s Tax-Cut Plan

UK officials at No. 10 and the Treasury are discussing how they can back down from Prime Minister Liz Truss’s plans for a massive unfunded package of tax cuts, according to a person familiar with their conversations.

The officials are drafting options for Truss but no final decision has been taken and they are waiting for Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng to return to London from Washington, where he has been attending meetings of the International Monetary Fund, the person said, asking not to be identified commenting on private discussions.
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CapitalOne said:
Worst since 1982. We're breaking records!
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Putting the spectre of nuclear war aside....this was always going to be the worst period in the US as inflation bites hard prior to the apex of interest rates starting to take effect. I'll hold out a bit longer before making any more buys, but I think the next month or two is going to be in hindsight, the right time to buy.
 

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mid_gen said:
Putting the spectre of nuclear war aside....this was always going to be the worst period in the US as inflation bites hard prior to the apex of interest rates starting to take effect. I'll hold out a bit longer before making any more buys, but I think the next month or two is going to be in hindsight, the right time to buy.
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Rather poetically, fear index in 1982

1) Nuclear war
2) Inflation

Fear index in 2022....
 
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