@Steve1827828@edwinhayward Sure let’s do that. So from 1st Dec 1999 until now we get a total return (including dividends) of 294%. 5.29% annual return . Not great but still not stagnant. As I said one way to improve this is to be in a global index etf.
@Steve1827828@edwinhayward Let’s consider ftse100. Bought at top of market in 2007. by 2013 you have had a total return of 23% (including dividends) . Rubbish return but you aren’t invested in this for 6 years. It’s a 50 year investment . That same investment now would have returned 228% about 6.5% pa.
@Steve1827828@edwinhayward Low cost vwrp etf will solve the cost problem and be invested in global equities. Market will go up and down but over a long investment horizon we benefit.Quite often we over complicate investment decisions (I am very guilty of this as well).
@SpencerHakimian If they drop China tarrifs to pre - Trump then that will make UK look like a fools for having folded to trump! Also well done Trump on shafting your closest ally while bending over for china!
@SpockResists I feel it will be death by thousand cuts. Americans are used to cheap goods. To completely alter the supply chain suddenly would require a lot of sacrifice and war like effort. Talk is cheap but when you feel poorer then even MAGa will be looking for handouts.
@judahrhodie Don’t worry. We did it first in UK. We have full experience of our lettuce PM. Took only 100bps+ move in gilts and parity on cable to kick her out
@BillAckman This reminds me of a piece written by Dan hannan on Brexit benefits. It was a fairytale with no grounding in reality. Just surprised even bill ackman is doing it. NTB’s are not coming down between all these nations and EU is not going to take shite American products.