FTSE 100 - Vanguard

Poon

Hi all, I'm looking to invest in the FTSE 100 using my vanguard isa, I'm thinking that the ftse 100 unit index fund that they offer is my best option with Vanguard to track the ftse performance - any particular reason why I should steer clear of this?

Alistair31

Of all the funds/ETFs that Vanguard offer, I question why you have chosen the FTSE 100 in the first place ?

kinger101

Is there any particular reason why you only want to invest in UK based companies?  

TBC15

Must be a wind up?

Thrugelmir

Never returns to threads started. One for the ignore list. 

Alistair31

Thrugelmir said:

Never returns to threads started. One for the ignore list. 

Good shout,

Poon

Not sure why this would be a wind up, the FTSE has taken a hit and it will probably drop lower in the future. I don't want to purchase individual shares but i do want to be involved with the UK market at some point to hopefully take advantage when / if the market recovers in the coming years. Don't worry about it guys, I've posted 3 times on this forum and 1 was 11 years ago - I knew there was a reason why i prefer to read and not post.

Thanks for being so helpful. 

wmb194

If it has low fees and it's physically replicated then go for it. The general consensus from the board's 'oracles' is that investing in the FTSE100 is a terrible idea because it lacks diversification and over the decades has been a poor performer compared to other indexes. This is probably the source of the scepticism and in addition recently there have been quite a number of 'shall I invest in the FTSE100' threads, so this could have been an easy troll.

bargainhunter888

wmb194 said:

If it has low fees and it's physically replicated then go for it. The general consensus from the board's 'oracles' is that investing in the FTSE100 is a terrible idea because it lacks diversification and over the decades has been a poor performer compared to other indexes. This is probably the source of the scepticism and in addition recently there have been quite a number of 'shall I invest in the FTSE100' threads, so this could have been an easy troll.

Why is it such an issue because i thought about it, its currently circa 5,600 when it dropped from 7,000+ so in time it will recover and there will be profit made?

HHarry

It’s not as diversified as a whole world fund, but it’s better than buying single shares.
There may be some emotional security to investing in your home market, where you can follow the political & economic factors that affect your investment.
The FTSE 100 has fallen about the same as every other index so has the same potential for gains.
The £ has dipped against the $, which is favourable for US earnings in the big companies.
The FTSE 100 has traditionally underperformed.  But past performance is no indication of future performance.

I’ve put £5k in over the last week.  It’s a small percentage of my portfolio - most of which was already in global funds - it’ll be interesting to see if my gut is right.

bargainhunter888

HHarry said:

It’s not as diversified as a whole world fund, but it’s better than buying single shares.
There may be some emotional security to investing in your home market, where you can follow the political & economic factors that affect your investment.
The FTSE 100 has fallen about the same as every other index so has the same potential for gains.
The £ has dipped against the $, which is favourable for US earnings in the big companies.
The FTSE 100 has traditionally underperformed.  But past performance is no indication of future performance.

I’ve put £5k in over the last week.  It’s a small percentage of my portfolio - most of which was already in global funds - it’ll be interesting to see if my gut is right.

this is what i was thinking - if the crash didnt happen, then i understand, but for the moment, surely the index is just as good as any other for a semi/long term investment