Comments on: My Investments Update – January 2023 https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-january-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-investments-update-january-2023 A UK blog covering personal finance and much more from an over-60 perspective Sun, 15 Jan 2023 13:20:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Nick https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-january-2023/#comment-16695 Sat, 07 Jan 2023 16:08:19 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=10229#comment-16695 In reply to Jenny.

Thanks, Jenny. Yes, investments in stocks and shares should be regarded as long term (at least five years). During that time they will certainly go up and down. In the longer term, though, equities have usually outperformed cash savings, often by a considerable margin.

]]> By: Jenny https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-january-2023/#comment-16694 Sat, 07 Jan 2023 15:24:44 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=10229#comment-16694 I find the monthly updates interesting between your investments fluctuate month to month, definitely need to see them as a long term investment.

]]> By: Nick https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-january-2023/#comment-16692 Thu, 05 Jan 2023 15:07:34 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=10229#comment-16692 In reply to Rachel.

Thanks, Rachel. I do try to make my monthly updates as readable as possible even for novice investors, but I guess I shall have to try even harder in future 🙂

]]> By: Rachel https://www.poundsandsense.com/my-investments-update-january-2023/#comment-16691 Thu, 05 Jan 2023 12:17:26 +0000 https://www.poundsandsense.com/?p=10229#comment-16691 I find the figures so daunting to read over, though I am a complete and utter novice at anything like this and perhaps don’t understand as much as many.

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