How goes your Greek Fund?

Apodemus

racing_blue wrote: »

Ha

Yes I do still have rather a large supply of Aluminium and am in little danger of running out of virtual kitchen foil.

As you may recall, 50% of my portfolio consists of a joyous tableau of disparate punts. The other 50% is split between a world stock market tracker and cash. I'm deliciously happy with that. It perfectly balances my irrational need to make a smorgasbord of dubious and potentially self-impoverishing investments, with my more pragmatic need to actually have some money in the future.

It took me quite a few years to get to this point. But now I can look at my asset allocation and say "Ha!" in the face of whatever misfortune. Greek crisis? Ha! Commodities crash? Ha! Global conflicts? Ha! (Actually I wouldn't say those things out loud, but you get my drift)

Since finding this Zen-like inner harmony, I have been trying hard to slow things down. So I have not checked my portfolio since 31st March, and am due to check it in 9 days time. Will report back then, spoilers notwithstanding. I have however made a couple of punts in the last three months. One was in the Greek shipping company Hellenic Carriers, just 2% of portfolio, what could go wrong.

Can I nominate this for "Post of the Year"? It perfectly sums up for me the balance between the serious protect-your-future aspects of money and investment with the it's-also-all-a-bit-of-fun, wild optimism aspects of money as part of our lives. :beer:

Bazofts_Revenge

ps2659 wrote: »

Whats a mime

At least you read it right, I read it as 'a mine'! and thought there sure will be a noise...