Broad index tracking portfolio of world equities

thickasabrick

redpete said:

Type_45 said:

stephenadarglas said:

Type_45 said:

aroominyork said:

Type_45 said:

 But VLS wasn't quite a good over the last 5 years as the other two, with HSBC a clear winner. 

That's because VLS is overweight to the UK which over the last 5+ years has performed worst of the six main regions (UK, Europe, US, Japan, EM, AP). You will find people on this forum talking about recently upping their UK allocation. Who knows what the future holds.

What we know of the UK's future, at least until 2029 and almost certainly longer, is that it will have this Conservative government in charge.  A government which has crashed the economy with lockdowns and will continue to do so. This will hollow out British businesses and increase the advantages and profits of multinational organisations such as Amazon etc.

Absolute nonsense and scaremongering.

Every word of it is true. 

I suggest any prediction ("This will hollow out British businesses...") cannot be described as 'true'.

Less of a prediction more of a historical note. I suggest reading Nicholas Comfort's book "Surrender: How British Industry Gave Up The Ghost 1950-2012" also available in paperback (2nd hand only) as "The Slow Death of British Industry A Sixty-Year Suicide 1952-2012" 

I may be irrationally optimistic about business in the UK going forward despite the setbacks caused by Brexit and the measures put in place to handle the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Switched my portfolio from being overweight on the UK due to Brexit, not quite optimistic enough to switch back . Will review in a couple of years.

MaxiRobriguez

Brexit has held back UK equities for five years now, but many of the companies in the FTSE100 earn their revenues overseas.

Plenty of interesting opportunities in UK equity space. Half of my portfolio holdings are up 40% in two years with dividends reinvested.

older_and_no_wiser

MaxiRobriguez said:

Brexit has held back UK equities for five years now, but many of the companies in the FTSE100 earn their revenues overseas.

Plenty of interesting opportunities in UK equity space. 

I agree with this.