I was right on the verge of investing money in the markets via a financial advisor before this all kicked off. If I had, I might have lost most of it. This round makes the 2008 crash looks like a picnic. By God, procrastination has its uses. I am making sacrifices of lemon drizzle cake to the Gods of Dithering.
That's me and you both Fire. I was just about to do the same. I'm sticking with the Premium bonds methinks.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
I was right on the verge of investing money in the markets via a
financial advisor before this all kicked off. If I had, I might have
lost most of it. This round makes the 2008 crash looks like a picnic. By
God, procrastination has its uses. I am making sacrifices of lemon
drizzle cake to the Gods of Dithering.
I used to manage my own pension, when I could afford one, my advice to you would be not to try timing the market. There’s a lot of volatility now, and guessing what is “low” is a mug’s game - wait until the dust settles then invest slowly, for example, decide how much you want to put in and buy a portion each month over the following year. This way you should avoid the peaks and troughs of market speculation and get a reasonable return on your investment.
Deep joy this morning - I have just found a very large, very old bar of Chanel No.5 soap in my undie drawer which I'd forgotten about. It had been a gift from friends many years ago (10?) but was so highly perfumed I couldn't use it then. Now there's no perfume left, it will be jolly useful, the quality is lovely.
Someone who deals with Chinese investments told me today that since China are months ahead of the world in dealing with the economic slump caused by the virus they are now in recovery and happily investing in our markets while the prices are low.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Did anyone see the Gin maker in Bristol on Channel 4 news last night? He's making sanitiser gel and giving it away in return for a donation to a children's hospice . Brought tears to my eyes.
Just popped to the local shop. They were out of some things but stock wasn't too bad. I got some great reduced price fresh items too as I guess no one has been buying them. The bonus of living in an unhealthy area. For some reason they were all out of lemons though. No one seemed to be worried about social distancing, especially the guy breathing down the back of my neck in the queue for the tills I even saw people bringing their toddlers in to help with the shopping.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I was in Sainsbury the other day to collect something, @wild edges and they seemed to have a plentiful supply of lemons. It's not in the middle of gin drinking country, so perhaps that's the reason....
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I am not a financial adviser, though
Ditto with French apéritif Pernod-Ricard: https://www.archyde.com/coronavirus-ricard-donates-70000-liters-of-alcohol-to-make-hydroalcoholic-gel/
It's not in the middle of gin drinking country, so perhaps that's the reason....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...