FIRE v London
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www.firevlondon.com . #Investing to be Financially Independent and able to Retire Early.
In £££London, and having fun, so FatFIRE really.
In £££London, and having fun, so FatFIRE really.
November: a generally poor month in the markets, despite US federal shutdown ending after 42 days. Australian equities had worst drop for a while. UK equities were the tallest dwarf.
December 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
November: a generally poor month in the markets, despite US federal shutdown ending after 42 days. Australian equities had worst drop for a while. UK equities were the tallest dwarf.
What's the budget done to FatFIREs like me? Here's my take. firevlondon.com/2025/11/30/2... #investing #FatFIRE #budget2025
2025 Budget: Damage assessment
The big news in the UK this week was the latest Budget by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves. The scare story in the budget runup All UK readers of this blog will know that the rumours and counter-rumour…
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November 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
What's the budget done to FatFIREs like me? Here's my take. firevlondon.com/2025/11/30/2... #investing #FatFIRE #budget2025
Great interactive tool - endless fun - well done @danneidle.bsky.social taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/11/27/m...
The mansion tax map: where the money comes from
We map the impact of the new “mansion tax” using Land Registry data, showing where the revenue comes from in each postcode and constituency
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November 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Great interactive tool - endless fun - well done @danneidle.bsky.social taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/11/27/m...
The perils of top slicing - I sold $GOOG at $255 and $265 in the last month. Heading up to $295 based on this week's results. Thankfully I still hold plenty.
October 30, 2025 at 7:32 AM
The perils of top slicing - I sold $GOOG at $255 and $265 in the last month. Heading up to $295 based on this week's results. Thankfully I still hold plenty.
$GOOG is on an absolute tear. I have been top slicing (as it's one of my biggest holdings) above $255 and my holding is still worth more than a month ago.
October 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
$GOOG is on an absolute tear. I have been top slicing (as it's one of my biggest holdings) above $255 and my holding is still worth more than a month ago.
September update - with a slight tweak to the investment strategy firevlondon.com/2025/10/11/s... #investing #portfolioreturns #fire
Sep ’25: Gains continue, and I trim
September was a busy month. In the middle of it we saw a disruptive tube strike. I don’t use the tube that much so didn’t expect it to affect me much but two important meetings were pos…
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October 13, 2025 at 7:42 AM
September update - with a slight tweak to the investment strategy firevlondon.com/2025/10/11/s... #investing #portfolioreturns #fire
There is something extraordinary about HMT issuing this gilt: 5.25% 2041. 1/4
October 12, 2025 at 8:37 AM
There is something extraordinary about HMT issuing this gilt: 5.25% 2041. 1/4
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How Britain is on the cutting-edge of bureaucracy, with crypto ETNs the latest exemplar…
Plus all the week's money and investing reads including bits by @ToddWenning @mrmoneymustache @awealthofcs @Noahpinion @paulkrugman and many (many) more!
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Plus all the week's money and investing reads including bits by @ToddWenning @mrmoneymustache @awealthofcs @Noahpinion @paulkrugman and many (many) more!
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Weekend reading: the white heat death of innovation* - Monevator
Cryptic crypto, plus all the week's best reads
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October 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
How Britain is on the cutting-edge of bureaucracy, with crypto ETNs the latest exemplar…
Plus all the week's money and investing reads including bits by @ToddWenning @mrmoneymustache @awealthofcs @Noahpinion @paulkrugman and many (many) more!
monevator.com/weekend-read...
Plus all the week's money and investing reads including bits by @ToddWenning @mrmoneymustache @awealthofcs @Noahpinion @paulkrugman and many (many) more!
monevator.com/weekend-read...
Sep '25 markets: bouyant, in a word. S&P has really shaken off the Tariffs Tantrum, with AI/Tech leading the way, and is pulling everything else with it so far as I can see.
October 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Sep '25 markets: bouyant, in a word. S&P has really shaken off the Tariffs Tantrum, with AI/Tech leading the way, and is pulling everything else with it so far as I can see.
Markets in August: US rate cut looking more likely has pulled USD down, but lifts US Equities & Bonds; elsewhere, currencies steady, moderating equity gains, but bonds dip slightly.
August 31, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Markets in August: US rate cut looking more likely has pulled USD down, but lifts US Equities & Bonds; elsewhere, currencies steady, moderating equity gains, but bonds dip slightly.
I'm being beaten by the Wellcone Trust. But I'm beating Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard. I'll take that. 10 year returns stats. firevlondon.com/monthly-retu...
August 14, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I'm being beaten by the Wellcone Trust. But I'm beating Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard. I'll take that. 10 year returns stats. firevlondon.com/monthly-retu...
July's markets - Equities were quite a pleasant place to be, particularly in the UK. Bonds easing off a little bit, everywhere. Tariff shocks nowhere in sight.
August 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
July's markets - Equities were quite a pleasant place to be, particularly in the UK. Bonds easing off a little bit, everywhere. Tariff shocks nowhere in sight.
Excellent writing by FT's Robert Armstrong re bitcoin
July 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Excellent writing by FT's Robert Armstrong re bitcoin
June markets: S&P posted another strong month as tariffs fade from view, tho USD down; UK generally weak, reflecting general gloomy mood. Bonds in UK/US up, Equity in other markets also up.
July 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
June markets: S&P posted another strong month as tariffs fade from view, tho USD down; UK generally weak, reflecting general gloomy mood. Bonds in UK/US up, Equity in other markets also up.
My latest post - on swapping a property investment for stocks/shares portfolio firevlondon.com/2025/06/22/s...
Swapping a rental property for a share portfolio
Having sold my London rental flat, what was I to do next? I’ve paid the £20k+ transaction fees. I have paid off the mortgage. I set aside the amount to pay my Capital Gains Tax, a liability w…
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June 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
My latest post - on swapping a property investment for stocks/shares portfolio firevlondon.com/2025/06/22/s...
May was a good month for investments - with a slight exception for UK bonds. S&P led the charge, as the TACO meme took hold (slightly denting USD).
June 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
May was a good month for investments - with a slight exception for UK bonds. S&P led the charge, as the TACO meme took hold (slightly denting USD).
Excellent, astute piece by James Max in ££FT on.ft.com/43SmvxZ
May 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Excellent, astute piece by James Max in ££FT on.ft.com/43SmvxZ
BoE cuts rates by 25bps to 4.25%. Time for an update on my portfolio leverage #dontdothis. Loan To Value (green) close to target. Interest costs (pink columns) continuing to fall, though still high relative to a 'free money' era back in 2021. #investing #marginloans
May 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
BoE cuts rates by 25bps to 4.25%. Time for an update on my portfolio leverage #dontdothis. Loan To Value (green) close to target. Interest costs (pink columns) continuing to fall, though still high relative to a 'free money' era back in 2021. #investing #marginloans
Thanks @monevator.bsky.social for the Weekend Reading link #investing #realestate #buytolet monevator.com/weekend-read...
Weekend reading: risky retirements - Monevator
What caught my eye this week. I noticed an article in This Is Money this week featuring a reader upset that their pension hadn’t been life-styled into lower-risk assets as they’d hoped. Instead, they ...
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April 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Thanks @monevator.bsky.social for the Weekend Reading link #investing #realestate #buytolet monevator.com/weekend-read...
Latest blog post - on mistakes I made deciding to sell my rental flat firevlondon.com/2025/04/20/a... #investing #realestate
A stupid decision to sell my rental property
I sold my rental property last year, after owning it over 20 years. It’s a lovely property, worth around £1m, right in the heart of London – near the middle of the map below. I used to …
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April 22, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Latest blog post - on mistakes I made deciding to sell my rental flat firevlondon.com/2025/04/20/a... #investing #realestate
My write-up about my portfolio in March - which admittedly feels quite a long time ago #investing firevlondon.com/2025/04/11/m...
Mar ’25: Anticipating tariffs
What’s in the news? Talking about the news in March, give nwhat’s been happing on the tariff front over the last few weeks, seems a bit pointless. We entered March with a lot of drama a…
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April 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
My write-up about my portfolio in March - which admittedly feels quite a long time ago #investing firevlondon.com/2025/04/11/m...
March markets.... just before the plunge. GBP sandwiched between falling Dollars (USD & AUD) and rising EUR. Equities dropping in anticipation of tariff-mania. Bonds quiet, and uncorrelated to equities (for once).
April 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
March markets.... just before the plunge. GBP sandwiched between falling Dollars (USD & AUD) and rising EUR. Equities dropping in anticipation of tariff-mania. Bonds quiet, and uncorrelated to equities (for once).
The stock markets are swooning, but my 12 month return is still (barely) positive. Still very ignorable.
April 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The stock markets are swooning, but my 12 month return is still (barely) positive. Still very ignorable.
For once, Bonds (Yellow) are doing what they are supposed to do vs Equities (Blue) - be uncorrelated.
April 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
For once, Bonds (Yellow) are doing what they are supposed to do vs Equities (Blue) - be uncorrelated.
Two limit orders filling on the last day of the month round out a busy month for the portfolio firevlondon.com/diary/
March 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Two limit orders filling on the last day of the month round out a busy month for the portfolio firevlondon.com/diary/