You Can't Beat The Market
AlexThis is my personal investing journey, trying to beat the S&P. I'll chronicle my actual investment decisions as I make them. I'm UK-based, and so my currency is GBP, and hence I'll measure my performance against the Vanguard VUSA (non-accumulating).
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Stock Updates
I’m going to start splitting these and possibly posting individually on stocks in the future, as my posts are getting very long. I’ll probably only update on performance once a year going forward as quarterly is just noise. So, here are a f...
Year 2, Q2 2025, March 2025
There’s no sugar-coating it – my two biggest positions have seen me underperform quite a bit. All numbers are up to May 12th.
This update uses simple returns and will be slightly off the mark — I’ll move to a money-weighted model in the fu...
February 2025
Returns from 12th November 2024 to 12th February 2025
After a rally that took me to touching distance with the market, I had a bit of a crash. Lovesac took a dive in December after 3rd quarter results came in weaker than expected. Then LCM...
Y1 Stock Updates
The performances below are based on the 1-year price (13 November).
From Best Performer to Worst
Nexxen International - ↑98%
Nexxen International now has its lengthy acquisition spree behind it. Keep in mind they paid huge sums o...
Year 1 Update
YCBTM vs The S&P 500 (GBP, non accumulating)
I was off to a good start, but there were some bad prints last Jan/Feb that caused my portfolio to take a prolonged dip while the rest of the market rallied. It happens. Interestingly, GBPUSD is...
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Individual investor. Background in technology and SaaS. I am interested in companies with high net yield potential, mostly through discounted pricing. Long-term view: 5 to 7 years+.
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