Vanguard 80% and recent events

Thrugelmir

w00519773 said:

Thrugelmir said:

w00519773 said:

There are two significant events at the moment:
1) UK PM has recently announced a national lockdown due to Covid-19.
2) The US presidential election is next week.
I have a small amount (about £5K) invested in the stock market and specifically this fund: https://markets.ft.com/data/funds/tearsheet/summary?s=GB00B4PQW151:GBP.
Is anyone taking any action because of both/either of the events above? I have been debating this over the last few weeks and each time I come to the conclusion that I am invested for the long term so should buy if the markets fall rather than sell.
I realise no-one has a crystal ball, however I would be interested to hear what others have done/are doing - particularly if invested in Vanguard products.

How much are you investing every month? 

£300 PCM.

Then you are better to drip feed the money and ride the waves. The sums involved aren't significant enough yet to be live changing. Watch and learn. Gain experience and become wiser.   

petelondon

I've invested in the VLS 80 with my £20000 ISA allowance paid in a lump sum about a month ago.
It hasnt started well, down 3% in the first month but I'm not going to touch it, or tinker with it, maybe just check-in from time to time. I'm in it for the longterm - at least 10 years ,so will just have to ride out the falls in the short-term