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Lokolo

Radiantsoul wrote: »

The thing for me is that it is probably easier for the layman to analyse the performance and prospects of individual companies than the performance of active funds.

How active funds invest is hidden and the personnel move around so it seems to me it is rather difficult to see what they are doing. Whereas companies disclose quite a bit in their releases, to the media, etc.

Where active funds invest in is not hidden. They also have an objective, and platforms like HL give commentary on what's invested in, and how that's effected the funds performance.

And personnel is not difficult to follow with the invention of this thing called the internet. (really, are you honestly saying its more difficult to go onto trustnet, search for the fund, find out the fund manager compared to finding the latest company results?)

Lokolo

gadgetmind wrote: »

BTW, I don't claim to be contradiction free, and play host to a veritable menagerie of demons regards my investing style, particularly my well-researched tech share investing and my knee-jerk plays on subordinated bank debt!

Don't worry I don't judge you by it, I don't particularly like cars but I invest in a car company.

I'm also still holding some active funds in two old ISAs, and there's about £75k between the two, so I'm not entirely active averse. However, these are on the list to move and ... and I'm actually going to find it hard when it comes to sell some of the funds that have done well for me. But all I will need to do is look upon the once-promising dogs that inhabit the same pot and I'll press that sodding button without hesitation!

I don't think anyone with common sense wouldn't do the same!

gadgetmind

Lokolo wrote: »

I don't think anyone with common sense wouldn't do the same!

I actually meant that I'd flog the lot prior to switching to trackers! Flogging just the dogs would be missing the point.