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  • StrikerFirmani
    StrikerFirmani Posts: 2,746
    Pleased my prediction of 6250 was way low, hope it keeps going up to the highest prediction.  
  • WishIdStayedinthePub
    WishIdStayedinthePub Posts: 648
    StrikerFirmani said:
    Pleased my prediction of 6250 was way low, hope it keeps going up to the highest prediction.  
    +1
  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,622
    edited December 2020
    Over the New Years lockdown weekend i'm going to review my SIPP funds/investments,

    Any new tips on funds to look into that people have found this year?

    EDIT; here's my split currently, a but overweight in Americas although thats done me OK this year.




  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,196
    Nothing happening now to FTSE, Dow expected to open modestly up, I think its all over for those of us below 6500.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,926
    PragueAddick said:
    Nothing happening now to FTSE, Dow expected to open modestly up, I think its all over for those of us below 6500.

    I was above 6500 - does that mean I win?


    Wibble.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,807
    bobmunro said:
    PragueAddick said:
    Nothing happening now to FTSE, Dow expected to open modestly up, I think its all over for those of us below 6500.

    I was above 6500 - does that mean I win?


    Wibble.
    Depends on whether, they are paying out on an extra place.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,926
    guinnessaddick said:
    bobmunro said:
    PragueAddick said:
    Nothing happening now to FTSE, Dow expected to open modestly up, I think its all over for those of us below 6500.

    I was above 6500 - does that mean I win?


    Wibble.
    Depends on whether, they are paying out on an extra place.

    They will need to pay out on about 8 places for me to cash out.
  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,622
    PragueAddick said:
    Nothing happening now to FTSE, Dow expected to open modestly up, I think its all over for those of us below 6500.
    Looking like CharltonKerry but still half a day or so to go so could drop to you or go up to Golfie (and we'll never hear the end of that if it does :D ).
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,090
    Rob7Lee said:
    Still in the running but fear I’ll fail at the last hurdle:

    Daarrrzzettbum

    6750

    Covered End

    6700

    golfaddick

    6666

    CharltonKerry

    6649

    PragueAddick

    6450

    Rob7Lee

    6420

    6583 atm.
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,196
    @Rob7Lee

    Re funds, apart from the Baillie Gifford funds, three of which I went into thanks to @golfaddick kind reccos, I bought these two funds in several bites in the last 18 months and they have been outstanding:

    Janus Henderson Global Sustainable Equity 
    Rathbone Global Sustainability

    also in the bond sector Rathbone Ethical Bond has been doing well.

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  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,196
    edited December 2020

    So going back to the competition, and since its so close, and with my dog still in the race, I just want to (again) show up front how I'm going to do the calculation. I'll calculate % vs the final index, either optimistic, currently @Charlton Kerry is the closest, or pessimistic, currently I'm closest. 

    Based on 6583, Kerry is exactly 1% optimistic, whereas I am exactly 2% pessimistic. Golfie is 1.3% opt. and @Covered End 1.8% opt @Daarrzzetbum 2.5% opt. 

    So on that basis it would be Kerry winning, followed by Golfie, CE, and then me in 4th  and @Rob7Lee just edging out  Daarz in 5th. 

    That all good? 

    It's not really possible to compare the first competition, as then people plumped for different indices, and some opted for more than one index, a dodgy practice we clamped down on this time. But based on the current top 5, the predictions are much more accurate this time, and I think a bit of a collective triumph for the thread
  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,622
    All sounds good, closed today at 6569.04, down 33.61 on the day so getting mighty close! We need a full table mind for the wooden spoon prize :-) heh @bobmunro

  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,926
    Rob7Lee said:
    All sounds good, closed today at 6569.04, down 33.61 on the day so getting mighty close! We need a full table mind for the wooden spoon prize :-) heh @bobmunro

    Too bloody right - I will accept the prize (any prize) with grace and humility.
  • WishIdStayedinthePub
    WishIdStayedinthePub Posts: 648
    Rob7Lee said:
    All sounds good, closed today at 6569.04, down 33.61 on the day so getting mighty close! We need a full table mind for the wooden spoon prize :-) heh @bobmunro

    Are you in a time machine, Rob?  If so, I think you're disqualified!

    FTSE just about to close ...
  • WishIdStayedinthePub
    WishIdStayedinthePub Posts: 648
    Printed 6552.59 on my screen and futures continuing to slide.  Can't see it getting down to 6232 in a half day session though ....
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,196
    WishIdStayedinthePub said:
    Printed 6552.59 on my screen and futures continuing to slide.  Can't see it getting down to 6232 in a half day session though ....
    Could be setting up for a cliffhanger result though..surprised it's drifting down when Dow is on the way up, but I'm just a mug punter... ;)
  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,622
    WishIdStayedinthePub said:
    Rob7Lee said:
    All sounds good, closed today at 6569.04, down 33.61 on the day so getting mighty close! We need a full table mind for the wooden spoon prize :-) heh @bobmunro

    Are you in a time machine, Rob?  If so, I think you're disqualified!

    FTSE just about to close ...
    lol, i can predict the future, or is it a bank holiday  :D

    Just need the same drop tomorrow and I could be a winner........
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,817
    FTSE closes around 6552. Now looks like it could be between @CharltonKerry and @PragueAddick. I don't think it's going to climb almost 2% for me to win. Never mind but good comp. 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,817
    Rob7Lee said:
    Over the New Years lockdown weekend i'm going to review my SIPP funds/investments,

    Any new tips on funds to look into that people have found this year?

    EDIT; here's my split currently, a but overweight in Americas although thats done me OK this year.




    A bit more in China I would say. JP Morgan, Allianz and our old friend Baillee Gifford run pretty decent funds. 
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,196
    golfaddick said:
    FTSE closes around 6552. Now looks like it could be between @CharltonKerry and @PragueAddick. I don't think it's going to climb almost 2% for me to win. Never mind but good comp. 
    Right now our (you and I)  % accuracy is separated by 0.1% !! 

    I'd say that with the Dow looking fairly solid Kerry has this in the bag.

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  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,622
    golfaddick said:
    Rob7Lee said:
    Over the New Years lockdown weekend i'm going to review my SIPP funds/investments,

    Any new tips on funds to look into that people have found this year?

    EDIT; here's my split currently, a but overweight in Americas although thats done me OK this year.




    A bit more in China I would say. JP Morgan, Allianz and our old friend Baillee Gifford run pretty decent funds. 
    Agree, I have the equivalent of nearly 20% cash incoming from another SIPP so wanted to use that to balance up a bit.
  • CharltonKerry
    CharltonKerry Posts: 2,967
    PragueAddick said:
    golfaddick said:
    FTSE closes around 6552. Now looks like it could be between @CharltonKerry and @PragueAddick. I don't think it's going to climb almost 2% for me to win. Never mind but good comp. 
    Right now our (you and I)  % accuracy is separated by 0.1% !! 

    I'd say that with the Dow looking fairly solid Kerry has this in the bag.
    Disagree, need a bit of luck to win this, my feeling we are in for another small fall tomorrow. To try to a football twist to it, it’s all to play for and we need to take each hour as it comes and each share must perform 110% for me to prevail, or any other load of cobblers that manager come up with.
  • Daarrzzetbum
    Daarrzzetbum Posts: 1,236
    Still willing to delay for a couple of weeks 🧐🤔🤔
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,090
    I'm declaring myself the winner.
    If it's good enough for the POTUS   :smile:
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,196
    Covered End said:
    I'm declaring myself the winner.
    If it's good enough for the POTUS   :smile:
    "This is a fraaauud...on the Charlton Life public"
  • WishIdStayedinthePub
    WishIdStayedinthePub Posts: 648
    PragueAddick said:
    WishIdStayedinthePub said:
    Printed 6552.59 on my screen and futures continuing to slide.  Can't see it getting down to 6232 in a half day session though ....
    Could be setting up for a cliffhanger result though..surprised it's drifting down when Dow is on the way up, but I'm just a mug punter... ;)
    5505 at the US close.  Pound continuing to rise and the lockdown extended to pretty much anyone outside of the Scilly Isles!

    So, will it be last minute window dressing to push things up or some more Covid nerves .....
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,817
    WishIdStayedinthePub said:
    PragueAddick said:
    WishIdStayedinthePub said:
    Printed 6552.59 on my screen and futures continuing to slide.  Can't see it getting down to 6232 in a half day session though ....
    Could be setting up for a cliffhanger result though..surprised it's drifting down when Dow is on the way up, but I'm just a mug punter... ;)
    5505 at the US close.  Pound continuing to rise and the lockdown extended to pretty much anyone outside of the Scilly Isles!

    So, will it be last minute window dressing to push things up or some more Covid nerves .....
     Used to be that dealers would be "squaring their books" on the last day of the year and would often see the Index rise. Not so sure this year though. 
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,306
    Just found out that Baillie Gifford funds are available on my Saxo offshore platform. I have a bit of money sitting in Natwest earning nothing and just doing some basic research they really do seem to outperform the market very well and certainly better than the Brooks MacDonald funds where most of my pension sits. They're a little bit expensive to buy compared to an ETF but it looks like the results will be worthwhile, unless the market collapses. Thanks to those recommending and although the growth has been high, there's definitely potential for further growth. Wish I'd looked months ago!

    So, first job for 2021 is to top up the Saxo account and invest. Hopefully I can enter the FTSE competition for 2021 to join in the end of year fun.


  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,622
    Just got a whole lot more interesting...... 6455....,
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,196
    Actually, looking forward, punters, what about the next competition? I guess we are settled on FTSE100 as the index, but what about the question of 6 months vs one year as the time span? Good arguments for either..

    Meanwhile, looking at the opening today...err.... ;)

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