Stocks & Shares ISA

LG26

So i bought £10,000 vwrp on the Trading 212 app in September i have been adding £50pw. My average price is £144.62 per share (pretty high) currently showing minus £443 should i ignore checking daily. Is this normal? Cheers

Dazed_and_C0nfused

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6689771/stocks-shares-isa

Checking daily, no it's not normal. And isn't recommended.

wmb194

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6689771/stocks-shares-isa

It's normal that markets fall sometimes, yes.

Ayr_Rage

Is what normal?

Stock prices vary by the second when markets are open.

With the current turmoil due to The Orange One, midterm elections, two serious conflicts and a possible AI bubble about to burst, come back and check in a few years, stocks are a medium to long term investment.

Edit : I have my shares as a portfolio in Google Finance which is my home page, I see what is happening every day but don't stress about it.

kempiejon

Funny old mind set, buy something, your future might depend on it, probably better if you don't look at it.

I could probably just do the annual review but I buy a handful of times a year and I do like to update income monthly.

Aylesbury_Duck

The £10k you bought may take a while to recover, although it might recover next week. If it doesn't, your weekly £50 purchases will buy more units than they would have done.

Would you prefer to buy more expensive, or cheaper units, every week?

Catonthemoon

The average investor would recommend reviewing your account every 3 months or so.

kempiejon

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82195624#Comment_82195624

As I've said in the thread I check most months, to note my income and make occasional purchases. Do you review 3 monthly and I'm interested does it encourage action?

eskbanker

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82195422#Comment_82195422

Monitoring income, i.e. actual movements of money, is very different from monitoring capital values, i.e. fluctuations that are only on paper until deciding to sell.

eskbanker

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82195624#Comment_82195624

You're stating that as if it was a fact, rather than a personal opinion!

What does an 'average investor' look like anyway?

Baldytyke88

I check every day, numerous times per day. Perhaps checking so often means that I sell sooner, I sold Wetherspoons because AI stated that is was a hold and almost a sell, it has gone down a little.