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[The Council Estate Economist @CncIEstateEcon]

*Thread*

What £100 in each stock 10 years ago is worth today:

1. Nvidia → £23,379
2. AMD → £10,863
3. Shopify → £5,257
4. Tesla → £2,723
5. Broadcom → £2,704
6. Micron → £1,464
7. TSMC → £1,234
8. ASML → £1,078
9. ServiceNow → £954
10. Netflix → £946
11. Microsoft → £917
12. Apple → £912
13. Alphabet → £770
14. Intuit → £672
15. Amazon → £670
16. Oracle → £570
17. Meta → £555

Total spent: £1,700
Total today: £55,626

[The Council Estate Economist @CncIEstateEcon]

£600 turned £603.73 after 6 weeks, ~£10/month income showing (~1.67% monthly / ~20% annualized).

Capital not dented so far despite the tech tilt.

Still observing...

What do you expect compounding to look like year 2+, once weekly deposits build?

And NAV erosion if the tech market crashes (possible ai bubble)?

Thanks for the transparent figures 🇬🇧

[The Council Estate Economist @CncIEstateEcon]

BORE OFF ROB. We all know.

Must be the 50th alteration of this original masterpiece.

Same generic shit every time, botted followers, weasel face, definitely still calls his mum "mummy" and probably strokes cats in a weird way.

Proper creep energy.

Guaranteed grass at school as well.

Anyone else see Rob Moore and feel that deep urge to just smack his face? Cant be just me?

[The Council Estate Economist @CncIEstateEcon]

Bottom line: public side solid, private side done a course of test5000.

When someone keeps pulling this off consistently, any new door that opens (SpaceX 2026 IPO talk feels credible) deserves a serious look.

Tesla is still the main one we can access right now.

Spot the unique characters who actually deliver, move when it makes sense, stay patient.

*Rough estimates, markets move fast—always do your own research, not advice. Just sharing what the figures show.*

[The Council Estate Economist @CncIEstateEcon]

People ask me regularly: “what stock(s) should I buy"

The stock matters, but who’s actually running the company often matters more.

When someone has a track record of turning fucking mental ideas into things that actually work—and keeps doing it—that’s worth noticing.

@elonmusk is currently the clearest example.

I ran the numbers on what £1,000 invested in his public companies at their first public availability would be worth today (mid-Jan 2026).

The companies us peasants could invest in would have changed your life.

The private ones just reaffirm to go balls deep if any crop up in the future..

1/9

[The Council Estate Economist @CncIEstateEcon]

X/Twitter (bought private 2022 at $44B): valuations dipped then recovered, now roughly $33–45B depending on who you ask.

Flat £1,000 today, but we all know hes changed the game. Number 1 news app across a shit load of countries. And he gave us back @KTHopkins and @Cobratate

Hypothetical full run from £8k across everything? Over £11m.

9/9

[The Council Estate Economist @CncIEstateEcon]

From “what’s an ETF?” to actually having an ISA ticking along every month.

Biggest takeaway: time beats timing. Don’t let excitement override a researched plan. Stick to the discipline—excitement clouds judgment, patience pays.

I broke my own rule on Polestar—excitement got me in, bitched out, lesson learned.

@Ryanseagroatt

[The Council Estate Economist @CncIEstateEcon]

Mate messaged last year: “What even is a Stocks & Shares ISA?” Had never touched one.

Told him straight: £20k tax-free a year. Start small— Stick aside£100 a week from cash jobs. Buy and hold. Time in the market beats timing the market.

He opened Hargreaves Lansdown, started chipping in. No drama, just steady deposits.

[The Council Estate Economist @CncIEstateEcon]

Then panic-sold on a rough dip a few days later. Down 30%. Absolute kick in the dick.

Now Polestar’s up 60%+ since I got out. If I’d stuck to the original plan (wait mid-Dec, research-backed entry)? Roughly £3,000 extra on the £5k.

My friend hasn’t made a fortune yet—small ups and downs—but he’s building the foundation: consistent deposits into a tax-free wrapper.

[The Council Estate Economist @CncIEstateEcon]

Picture this momentum rolling on: If these trends held (hypothetical—markets aren't linear), that 5.12% over 2 months could mean ~30.7% in 12 months. Your £1,700 snowballing to ~£2,222, tax-free.

Don't wait for "tomorrow"

[The Council Estate Economist @CncIEstateEcon]

Remember my thread from Nov 19, 2025? If you'd acted then—opened a Stocks & Shares ISA and put £100 into each of those 17 stocks (£1,700 total, tax-free)—here's what it'd be worth today (Jan 14, 2026).

Up 5.12% overall. That's ~£87 earned in just 2 months. Not life-changing overnight, but crushes a standard UK savings account (~0.75% in the same time = £12-13).

Your spare cash growing real value—beats inflation eating it away.

[The Council Estate Economist @CncIEstateEcon]

Your next wage is coming this week or next.

You’ll have £50, £100, £200 spare again.

You can spend it on the same things you always do (gone in a weekend)
…or you can start buying tiny pieces of the companies that run the world.

Ten years from now you’ll thank (or hate) the version of you making the decision right now.

*Not advice — just what actually happened.*

[The Council Estate Economist @CncIEstateEcon]

On the flip side, short-term dips hit a few:

- Netflix (NFLX): -17.89% (£-17.89) – Streaming rivals turning up the heat.
- ServiceNow (NOW): -15.37% (£-15.37) – Broader tech sector wobbles.
- Oracle (ORCL): -10.3% (£-10.30) – Cloud competition intensifying.

Markets swing, but the overall +5.12% shows resilience. Winners outweigh losers when you diversify smart.