Chris B

I became curious about the stock market when I was 21, reading a bunch of great books like One Up On Wall Street and How to Make Money In Stocks. I saved as much as possible from my very modest earnings and began investing in UK stocks. I've now been investing that small nest egg for over a decade, in the I hope that it will eventually afford me an early retirement.

With a full time job and two young kids, my portfolio performance often varies depending on the time I am able to commit to it!

I am always learning and developing as an investor. As markets change, so must we in order to be successful.

Fundamentals, technicals and macro are all important. I have a decent record of selling to cash when I think a major selloff is coming, as I find myself very focused on minimising drawdowns.

Returns:

2012: 39.98%

2013: 16.55%

2014: 5.76%

2015: 13.72%

2016: -0.84%

2017: 15.78%

2018: 3.83%

2019: 18.29%

2020: 37.55%

2021: 29.45%

2022: -4.21%

2023: -1.59%

2024: 12.49%

My CAGR: 13.53%                                                

FTSE Small Cap CAGR: 10.49%       </strong>

MSCI World CAGR: 11.65%                                 

My Standard Deviation: 13.73%                 

FTSE Small Cap St.Dev: 13.56%      

MSCI World St.Dev: 14.89%