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Exactly, safer to buy funds, not the individual stocks. I buy a few different funds these days rather than individual company stocks. I mostly invest into low fee, relatively low risk & safe global funds, but also some higher risk funds in specific sectors or geographic regions (e.g. Mining, or Asia, or small-caps). But I suspect , over the long term , the low fee global funds will perform the best.
 
So coinbase surged yesterday on the stable coin news.
Coinbase is quite a big holding for me me and it's one I buy/sell.

Usually sell some above 300 and buy below 200.

Why? Because now crypto has loads tax implications I just effectively use coinbase as a crypto Etf.
 
Hmm I thought I was getting a bargain on BYD @ $99, but it's dropped another 2%!

Luckily I made 5% on BHAT yesterday so that takes a bit of the sting off dropping 2%.
 
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I got back in to navitas semi conductors , was £50 down within an hour, a little up now,seems US markets shut today , nothing worth reporting otherwise
 
RxR said:
Hmm I thought I was getting a bargain on BYD @ $99, but it's dropped another 2%!

Luckily I made 5% on BHAT yesterday so that takes a bit of the sting off dropping 2%.
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Slightly related to this, I've started selling some of my poor performing shares to use the money to buy a domestic battery storage system. After some number crunching I realise the savings on our bills from spending the money on a battery will likely far outperform the stocks over a 5 year period.
 
Anyone bothered with Junior ISA? Or is it easier to just add the money into my own ISA? I was thinking of getting my little ones set up and start putting in now so they're sorted a when they leave school/college which is years away yet :p
 
Minibiker said:
Anyone bothered with Junior ISA? Or is it easier to just add the money into my own ISA? I was thinking of getting my little ones set up and start putting in now so they're sorted a when they leave school/college which is years away yet :p
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We use junior ISAs for the kids, its nice to have a separate pot and doesn't use your own ISA allowance.
 
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We use junior ISAs for the kids, its nice to have a separate pot and doesn't use your own ISA allowance.
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I've looked at Hargreaves Lansdown, £25 per month minimum deposits I think, is it basically the same, putting into a fund you choose and deposit monthly?
 
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Minibiker said:
Anyone bothered with Junior ISA? Or is it easier to just add the money into my own ISA? I was thinking of getting my little ones set up and start putting in now so they're sorted a when they leave school/college which is years away yet :p
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If your kids are little, maybe start a pension up for them too, they will definitely thank you later.
 
Uther said:
If your kids are little, maybe start a pension up for them too, they will definitely thank you later.
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Yep. Even very small sums compounded for 55 years gives them a huge advantage in life.

The problem with the ISA route is them blowing it on something stupid like a car when they turn 18.
 
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