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  • bostonerimus
    bostonerimus Posts: 5,617 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 1 May 2018 at 8:56PM
    Asghar wrote: »
    The pound has fallen almost 5% against the dollar over the last few weeks.

    Yes I just took a look at the exchange rates....the pound fell off a bit of a cliff vs the $ in April.

    FYI April was a standstill month.....value of my portfolio in $ is now $103530......so I'm up 3.5%.
    “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
  • A_T
    A_T Posts: 975 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper
    A_T's British Bulldog Portfolio

    £104,193.10 (4.19%)
  • Linton
    Linton Posts: 18,540 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Hung up my suit!
    Linton Growth £106166
    Linton Wealth Preservation £100222
  • ams25
    ams25 Posts: 260 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 100 Posts
    AMS25 60:40: 102,454 +2.45%
    Vanguard 60:40: 102,015 + 2.01%
  • TBC15
    TBC15 Posts: 1,525 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Well finances cheered up a bit in April

    TBC15 £108164 8.2%
    BLB53 £102020 2.0%
  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 31 May 2018 at 10:00PM
    Don't Let Your Granny Loose at the Dogs

    @ 31/05/2018 - £105,022.81

    'Sell In May And Go Away'? After an impressive month (+2.53%). We'll see if the old adage still holds water.
  • Prism
    Prism Posts: 3,861 Forumite
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    Gradually phased out my tech passive fund as I have too much tech elsewhere. Slightly bad timing though that fund has made me 81% over the last two years so I certainly can't complain. Sticking with my healthcare passive

    Total now is £113,791.22
  • TBC15
    TBC15 Posts: 1,525 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Double digits at last.

    TBC15 £113,206
    BLB53 £104,518

    Time for a couple of changes selling Jupiter India and Stewart Investors Global Emerging Markets Leaders. Buying Lindsell Train Global Equity
  • ams25
    ams25 Posts: 260 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 100 Posts
    Still not much in it between active and passive

    Ams25 60:40 active 104883
    Vanguard ls 60:40. 104519
  • bostonerimus
    bostonerimus Posts: 5,617 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 1 June 2018 at 2:19PM
    My running total in dollars is $104806....so up 4.8%...and the pound is weakening too.
    “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
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